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 Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)
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Lilium martagon (Martagon or Turk's cap lily) is a species of lily. It has a widespread native region extending from central Europe east through northern Asia to Mongolia and Korea. Several subspecies have been named. The plant is stem-rooting, growing between 1 m and 2 m tall. The flower colour is typically a pink-purple, with dark spots, but is quite variable, extending from near white to near black. The flowers are scented. Numerous flowers are borne on each plant, and up to 50 can be found on vigorous plants.
Name
The name Turk's cap lily, also applied to a number of other species, comes from the characteristic reflexed shape of one of the petals.
References
The European Garden Flora, 1986.
