Lilium ‘Arabian Knight’

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Chestnut-red blossoms with orange and gold highlights dangle from the tall stems of the Lilium ‘Arabian Knight,’ a Martagon that adds warm, rich color to the late spring and early summer garden while attracting butterflies. Once planted, this beauty may need a year to get settled, but mature plants produce up to 40 Turk’s Cap-style blossoms on a single stem. Plants prefer well-drained soil and sites that tend to be dry in summer. Once in the ground, they do not like being disturbed. Martagons prefer sun on their leaves and blossoms with shady cover at their roots, so surround your Lily plants with mounding perennials. Cat lovers, pass this one by. All parts of the plant, including the pollen, are toxic to felines.

Lilies are one of the truly great garden plants. Their beauty, diversity, extended season of bloom, exquisite fragrance, graceful stature, and reliable disposition reflect the fruits of hundreds of years of selective breeding. Your garden should not be without them, whether you manage acres of mixed borders or a few pots on a city balcony. Lilies prefer cool soil, which argues for shade at their feet from low-growing companions such as Ferns, Geraniums, or Hellebores.

For more information on growing and care, click Growing Guide.