Lilium martagon L.
Fully-hardy, vigorous, clump-forming lily with purple or red-flushed stems, lance-shaped leaves borne mostly in whorls, and narrow racemes of up to 50, unpleasant-smelling, pendant, turkscap, pink to purplish-red flowers, with darker spotting, in summer. To 2m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘A native of the Austrian mountains and of some other parts of Germany. Becomes in our gardens a large plant, between three and four feet high, or more. Corolla glossy, glazed like porcelain, varies in its colour from purple, to whitish purple and white.’ [BM t.893/1805]. BM t.1634/1814.
Introduced to Britain in 1596. [JD]. Johnson’s Dictionary lists 11 varieties if Lilium martagon, predominantly colour forms but including 2 with double flowers.
History at Camden Park
Received per ‘Sovereign’, February 1831. [MP A2948]. Listed in the 1843, 1845 and 1850 catalogues.
Notes
Lilium martagon Ledeb. (1853) = Lilium avenaceum Fisch. ex Regel
Lilium martagon Walter (1788) = Lilium superbum L. which see.
Published Dec 28, 2009 - 04:20 PM | Last updated Jan 07, 2010 - 01:21 PM
Lilium martagon L. | BM t.893/1805 | BHL
| Family | Liliaceae |
|---|---|
| Category | |
| Region of origin | Europe and North Asia |
| Synonyms | |
| Common Name | Martagon, Common turkscap lily |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Lilium martagon 4 var. |
| Confidence level | high |
