Lilies: Martagons, 0 by Leftwood

Leftwood wrote:
Frankly, I don't see anything wrong with letting a hawk eat a rabbit. It's much better than just shooting it. But . . . . those sure are cuddly ones you've all got pics of here.

Back to the martagons . . . .

This one I got as a seedling from Arrowhead Alpines. It was supposed to be Lilium x marhan, but is clearly not. And I am very glad about that, since this has become one of my favorites. It's a small martagon and the first to bloom, about a week before Claude Shride. Even so, as of this year it is no longer my first blooming lily of the season.