'L. martagon x 'Manitoba Morning'
Flower Description: Leaning more into the red tones but not really red, 'Manitoba Morning' is breathtaking. We love how the buds color up to let you know what is in store when the flowers finally open. Light spotting highlights the flower centers. As with all martagons, it needs a well drained site. This is not a "water loving" type lily as L. superbum as the photo might lead you to believe as these bulbs were planted well above the high water line. Another butterfly magnet.
Martagon lilies are classic choices for old style gardens. Perfect for the edge of treed woodlots, but as with all bulbs in such areas, protect from tunneling moles, gophers, etc., using wire cages or raised planters with hardware cloth stapled to the bottom as a barrier.
Martagon species, as well as their hybrids, resent being moved and fall is their best time for planting for first year bloom. Actually, the optimal time for moving a martagon is while it is in full bloom. While the jobber companies (those that just buy and resell) are either not aware of this, or simply don't care being they are not growers, we are growers, and we do care. PLEASE NOTE: Spring planted martagons often times do not emerge the first season and those that do, often fail to bloom their first season. Be sure to mark the location of your bulb so that you do not forget about it should it not put up a stem the first season.
More difficult to establish than our Asiatic, Trumpet or Oriental lilies, our Martagon lilies are guaranteed to be healthy and true-to-name, but not for failure to grow. May take an additional season before blooming and conditions need to be more exacting. Martagons pout when they are moved and need to settle back in to their new homes. Provide perfect drainage, rocky soil is fine, and don't over water the bulbs during summer while they are in dormancy. Bulbs resent transplanting and could rot during a cold, wet winter/spring or during the summer, if you add any moisture retentive materials to the soil around the bulb itself. Under no circumstances use peat for L. martagon or its hybrids, but leaf mold and/or compost as a top dressing in the fall is desirable.
Classification: Martagon Hybrid Lily (USDA Zones 3-9, lows to -40° F.)
Stock #4222 - L. martagon x 'Manitoba Morning' - Martagon Hybrid Lily Bulb
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