Small and delicate-looking, plum and white specked blooms, hang from the tall stems of Martagon lily ‘Alberta Morning’ during June and July. 

Originating from the Swiss Alps, these dainty-looking ‘Turk’s cap’ lilies are far tougher than they look – the bulbs will survive cold temperatures providing your soil is not waterlogged, naturalising in part-shade in the garden to re-emerge in early summer for decades to come.

Each candelabra-like stem carries up to 30 exquisite and exotic-looking, downward-facing flowers which need to be seen up close to be truly appreciated.

Bring some Middle Eastern luxury to your early summer garden with the exquisitely beautiful flowers of Martagon lily ‘Arabian Night’.

These ‘Turk’s cap’ lilies are so called thanks to their highly reflexed petals which curl back on themselves, giving a turban-like appearance.  Each tall stem is adorned with 20-30 captivating flowers.

A rich palette of gold and velvet-maroon shades gives this variety an opulent and mysterious look.

Perhaps surprisingly, the plants originate from Swiss mountain meadow regions and therefore thrive in part-shade, able to withstand cold winters and are more than happy to naturalise in the right conditions.

Downward-facing, mahogany red flowers are peppered with yellow-orange speckles on enchanting Martagon lily ‘Claude Shride’.  The flowers bloom, up to 30 per stem, during June and July each year.

This dramatic and floriferous 1970’s lily is excellent for cutting and adding architecture and contrast to floral displays, just as it does in the garden border.  Loved by butterflies, ‘Claude Shride’ will naturalise beautifully in part-shade, in rich, well-drained slightly alkaline soil.

Striking, coral-rose Martagon lily - ‘Manitoba Morning’ will bring exotic beauty to shady borders with stems adorned with exquisite, spotted blooms.

Martagon lilies produce a candelabra stem-formation, holding numerous downturned, recurved blooms which resemble miniature turbans, hence the common name ‘Turk’s cap lily’.  These tropical-looking lilies are native to mountain meadow areas of Europe, and not warm climates as some might believe - they are therefore able to withstand cold winters providing the soil does not become waterlogged.

A haven for butterflies and pollinators, this captivating and romantic lily is one for the wildlife-friendly garden and makes a fantastic, long-lasting cut flower.

Enchanting Martagon lily ‘Sunny Morning’ produces bountiful stems of downturned orange-yellow blooms, splashed with burgundy-red spots and markings.

The small, delicate looking flowers are surprisingly tough, as these plants originate from mountainous meadow areas of the Swiss Alps – they therefore thrive in a cooler climate and the bulbs  withstand cold winters.  Grow Martagon lilies in humus-rich, well-drained soil in a position in part shade and they will thrive and naturalise readily in the garden.

Plant extra bulbs to ensure you have enough to spare for cutting, as the stems make wonderful, unusual cut flowers.