Arabian Knight Martagon Lily

Arabian Knight has pendant, deep russet-red Turk’s Cap flowers with rich golden brushmarks overlaid with mahogany-red markings, smooth mahagony spots and elegant anther-tipped, pale gold stamens. A floriferous garden variety once established and mature, butterfly-beloved L. martagon Arabian Knight is best planted in the fall. It requires well-draining soil that is not humus-rich because it cannot tolerate getting wet feet. It prefers full to partial sun with its flowers and foliage in the sun, and its lower stalk in the shade. It likes it dry over the summer and hates any sort of root disturbance once planted. It may even hold off flowering the first year until it is well established. Once mature, it may yield 40+ flowers per stalk, like so many little hanging presents with fancy bows. Lily Class: Martagon (and Heirloom Species). Bulb size: 14/16 cm. July/August. HZ: 3-8. Height: 3' to 4'.