About Mrs. R.O. Backhouse

Yellow-orange flowers with purple spots and a hint of pink. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Sarah (Mrs. Robert Ormiston) Backhouse was a Quaker and a prolific plant breeder around the turn of the 20th century in England.

About Lily, Martagon

The small, recurved flowers of the Martagon Division dangle from upright stems in early summer. Self-seeds in a good site, preferring part shade. Flowers open from the bottom up over one to two weeks. All parts of the lily are toxic to cats, even small amounts of pollen and water that held cut lily stems. See the ASPCA for more.

Pot Size & Price
1.5 gal. pot
$37.00
Height
40"–60"
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun Partial Sun shade
Catalog
U028
Plant Traits
New This Year

Other varieties of Lily, Martagon

Martagon lily Arabian Knight, down-facing dark red recurved lily flowers
Photo by Andowan

Arabian Knight

Catalog
U024
Lilium Claude Shride, dark red down-facing lilies
Friends School Plant Sale photo by Jenn L.

Claude Shride

Catalog
U025
Martagon lily Early Bird, down facing pink to orange with small maroon speckles
Photo from Lily Land

Early Bird

Catalog
U026
Lilium martagon 'Manitoba Morning', dark pink down-facing lilies, speckles
Photo courtesy of Dennis Drews

Manitoba Morning

Catalog
U027
Martagon lily Sing Out, orange out-facing flowers with narrow petals

Sing Out

Catalog
U029
Martagon lily Slate's Morning, reddish pink petals are yellow near centers with dark spots
Photo from Lily Land

Slate's Morning

Catalog
U030
Lilium martagon Sunny Morning', orange and gold downfacing lilies
Photo from Burpee Seed Company

Sunny Morning

Catalog
U031