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Key characteristics

Family: Liliaceae
Height: 36–48 inches
Width: 12–18 inches
Flower color: Pinkish-red and yellow with dark mahogany spots
Bloom time: Early to mid-summer
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Moist, well-drained soil; avoid waterlogging
Fragrance: Lightly fragrant
Maintenance: Deadhead spent flowers to promote new blooms; allow foliage to die back naturally in fall
Growing zone: USDA zones 3–8
Wildlife: Bees, butterflies

Bulbs

Lilium martagon 'Manitoba Morning'

Manitoba Morning Martagon Lily

Lilium martagon 'Manitoba Morning' is a Martagon hybrid lily with elegant, highly recurved pendant flowers. The bold blooms are rosy to rusty red and yellow with numerous moderately purple-red spots, creating a distinctive and attractive pattern. These flowers typically appear in late spring to early summer, around June, adding a touch of sophistication to garden settings.

Originating from Martagon lily breeding, 'Manitoba Morning' exhibits a tall, upright growth habit.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moist, well-drained soil; avoid waterlogging

Bloom time

Early to mid-summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Under Trees
Containers
Cut Flower Gardens

Companion plants

Astilbes · Foxgloves · Bergenias · Sedums · Columbines · Lungworts

Design tip

Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. Plant in generous groups rather than single spots, and set them among perennials whose new growth covers the fading foliage.

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