Lilium martagon var. album AGM
White Turks Cap Lily
Reflexed white petals curve backwards above dangling orange stamens. Up to 20 elegant small flowers per stem in May and June. 3-6ft
Best sown in summer and left outside till following spring. Do not disturb until true leaf is visible. Can be germinated in platic bag of vermiculite. Keep warm 1-3 months till seed germinates. Then keep cold (in fridge) 3-4 months. Then pot up several per pot and grow cool, not too wet for 1-2 years, then plant out in autumn as foliage dies down
20 seeds per packet (approx).
| Hardiness: | Hardy |
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| Longevity: | Perennial |
| Growing Condition: | Light shade or sun |
| Season: | Early summer |
| Season: | Spring |
| Good For: | Cut flower |
| Flower Colour: | White |
| Foliage Colour: | Green |
| Germination: | Sow in autumn, overwinter outdoors, germinates in spring. Or mix seed with damp vermiculite, keep warm 3 weeks, put in fridge 6 weeks, then sprinkle mix on compost and put in cool light place |
