It's the first Hall of Fame lily, and simply one of the 20th century's best. A European wildflower, it appeared in the earliest herbals, was painted by the Dutch masters, and by 1830 was offered in U.S. catalogs. Its rich orange has made it a favorite in Northern Ireland. With its pendent, yellow, turk's-cap flowers minutely dotted with brown, 'Citronella' looks a lot like a wild lily. This wild lily looks wild.
Martagons are one of the cold-hardiest lilies.
Against dark evergreens or a bit of shade, one graceful candelabrum of its waxy white turk's-caps can be positively illuminating. All rights reserved.