Lilium martagon
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Lilium martagon
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| This form of Lilium martagon has been in the garden
for decades. We aren't sure if it was planted in the 'teens' or 'twenties',
but everyone we talk who knows the history of the garden can't remember
when it wasn't here. L. martagon is native to parts of Europe and
here is grows very nicely in part shade, something that most lilies won't
do. We are not sure if this form is 'Mrs. R. O. Backhouse', so we bought
some bulbs from a supplier and will see if the new bulbs match up to the
existing plants. Occasionally the lilies are hit with a fungal disease,
which causes the foliage to brown out. When it is bad we remove the plant,
otherwise strip off the worst of the affected foliage.
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