'L. szovitsianum' (Lilium)

Native to wooded clearing and subalpine zones of Transcaucasia and the southern shores of the Black Sea, Lilium szovitsianum is equally at home in the garden when provided with its needs as is Lilium monadelphum . Carrying a strong fragrance, these pendant flowers are straw yellow in color and occasionally have a few spots. Requiring a well drained but heavy soil, they dislike being moved. We have never grown or flowered this species but expect it to be no more difficult than Lilium monadelphum. Photos courtesy of Dr. Fritz Ewald