Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
Division: II. Martagon Hybrids

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Cut Flower
Toxicity: Other: All parts of the plant are lethal to cats
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: Species lilies will come true from seed; cultivars and hybrids will not.
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Other: Bulb scaling.
Parentage: Lilium hansonii X Lilium martagon
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Lily
  • Common Turk's Cap Lily
  • Martagon Hybrid Lily
Also sold as:
  • Mrs. Backhouse
  • Mrs. R.O. Backhouse

Photo Gallery
Location: Maine
Location: My Garden
Date: 2015-07-03
Location: Lincoln, NE
Date: 2012-05-17
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-06-28

photo credit: Steve Law
Photo by Joebass
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-06-30
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-06-26
Photo by Leftwood
Location: Shade garden Pittsford NY
Date: 2010-06-06
Soft butter yellow
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-06-16
Location: Part Shade Zone 6
Date: 2010-06-11
Location: Part Shade Zone 6
Date: 2011-06-17

Photo courtesy of B&D Lilies Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: -Tasmania 2014
Date: 2016-11-25
Location: Part Shade Zone 6
Date: June 2011

Date: 2016-06-26

Date: 2016-06-26
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