where to buy Martagon lilies?

Marie Tulin

last year

Didn't want this urgent question to get lost in the martagon lily post?

Where have you purchased your martagon lily bulbs? Interested in bricks and mortar places and on line sources.

Thanks

Marie

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dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts

last year

Hi Marie,

Personally, I have never seen any martagons in any nursery, but that's just in my neck of the woods. All my purchases have been on-line with great results other than the occasional mislabel. And the mislabels were beautiful also.

My Guinea Golds came from K Van Bourgondien and even though they came to them from Holland they still had viable plump roots on them when they arrived at my place. I was very happy with the results.

Some came from the Lily Garden and they too are doing fine. They did run out of one that I had ordered but as I had asked for a refund, that's what they gave me. I just put in an other order to them for Manitoba Morning and Claude Shride. Hopefully they'll be able to fill the order. If you plan on using them, order quickly as they are out of a good number of them already!

I ordered 3 from American Meadows and although the bulbs were fine quality, they sent me two mislabels. But, I would have ordered them anyway eventually so I wasn't upset.

All the bulbs I ordered were good quality and even though they all warn you that they might sulk the first year and not even emerge from the ground, everyone I ordered grew just fine and bloomed. Of course the first year the plants are much smaller and my only second year plant is Guinea Gold and they just about doubled in size.

I have an order in to Solaris Farms for the first time as they have a great selection and I might put in another order later.

There are other places that sell them, John Scheepers has a few varieties. Just check all the vendors that sell lilies but don't wait too long as I don't think that the people who actually grow them and dig them have all that many at one time.

Oh, and the prices can vary considerably, so if you see something you really want and it's more expensive my advice is to just grab it. A lot of these places don't offer the same varieties year to year and you might miss out.

Hope I haven't rambled on a bit too much....

Donna

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NHBabs z4b-5a NH
last year
Both my two go-to online sources carry them.

John Scheepers

https://www.johnscheepers.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Martagon

Brent and Becky’s

https://brentandbeckysbulbs.com/category/lilium-fall-planted-bulbs/?s=lilium&post_type=product&limit=20&orderby=title&v=7516fd43adaa
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Marie Tulin
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Thanks D. and Barb,

I've looked at every site I can find. Are prices at the Lily Pad correct, $9-$12 for a single bulb? Some where on the web, waaaay back, I read that's because they also do R &D, so to speak. But still, everywhere else is around that for 2 -3 bulbs.

Still it is the only one that carries Snowy Morning, which leads to my next question:

If any one has this is it as beautiful in 'real life' as it is on the page?

I'm cautious about ordering from American Meadows and its ilk. The reviews on Garden watchdog are bad and if one can order from Brent and Becky's, sheepers or the lily pad why take the chance.

I only have Golden Guinea and it suprised me when it came up last year. I love the buds, the foliage and that it stands up without staking. It is a very encouraging first martigon. I've had other lilies and between their height, the staking and RLB they were a labor of love to keep going in the garden.

Thanks for the encouragement.
Marie Tulin
Original Author
last year
did it. Ordered 3 Snowy Mornings from the Lily Garden. she who hesitates.....

beats herself up in the morning.
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
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Good for you!! I was going to try that one too but my hole digger (hubby) has set a limit this season as to how many holes he'll dig for me. Last spring and summer I got a little carried away ordering daffodils and they alone amounted to 57 holes. (large holes as I like to put 15 to 25 bulbs per hole). He wasn't too happy. (and that wasn't counting the lilies)! I'm no spring chicken so I really can't dig a big hole myself. But, we just bought one of those pogo stick bulb planters and I will give it a try for a few martagons.😂

I love the white martagons!!

Donna
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
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https://farawayflowers.com/collections/Liliesfall2022?page=5

There's some eye candy here!

( of course, start at page one where the martagons are, I sent it on the wrong page)😏
aerbk7b
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I’m looking for sources for species martagon bulbs — both the pink and the white — not hybrids. Any suggestions?
bellarosa
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Donna, get an auger. They drill holes easily when attached to a power drill. They make lighter models of drills too.
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
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But if I hit a rock?😂
Mary Kuehn
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Better to hit a rock then a root. You can determine the speed of the drill. I love my drill auger. They aren't that expensive. You;ll love it and wonder why you didn't buy one 10 years ago!
laceyvail 6A, WV
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"I'm cautious about ordering from American Meadows and its ilk. The reviews on Garden watchdog are bad"

Garden Watchdog shows 43 negatives to 197 positives. I wouldn't call that bad. And I've ordered from them before--and just placed an order for this fall--and have had no problems.
dondeldux z6b South Shore Massachusetts
last year
Last year I had a small order in for 4 varieties of daffodils and everything went smoothly...

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