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QUICK FACTS
Light:
Partial Shade
Soil:
Well Drained, Moist
Bloom Colour:
Pink
Bloom Time:
June
Water:
Moderate
Latin Name:
Lilium martagon 'Gaybird'
Common Name:
Martagon Lily 'Gaybird'
Type:
Bulb, Perennial



PLANT INFORMATION
Height
Tall (1m - 1.2m)
Spread
0.25m - 0.5m
Foliage Colour:
Green
Zone:
3
Gardens:
Martagon Lily Garden
Breeder: Edward Robinson
Notes: Inside of tepals moderate red, throat light yellow-green; outside greyish-purplish-red shading to strong purplish-pink towards margins; numerous dark red spots with brilliant yellow halo on basal 1/2 of tepals and along margin on reverse; margins moderate red; midribs moderate olive-green; nectaries moderate olive-green; scented; strong recurve; 6cm fls; 20 fls; stems mottled green. (Dowd, 2023, p.70).
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