Martagon Lily (Lilium martagon): Turks Cap Lily with Whorled Leaves

Martagon Lily (Lilium martagon), also called Common Turks Cap Lily, is a graceful, shade-tolerant lily with whorls of narrow leaves along its stem and numerous small, pendant, turks-cap flowers — petals strongly reflexed — in shades of pink, purple, or white, heavily spotted. Blooming in early summer, it's long-lived, drought-tolerant once established, and prefers alkaline soil.

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