Lily Oriental Montezuma

Lily Oriental Montezuma

latin name	Lilium
Genus	Oriental
Colours	Deep Red
Aspect	Full Sun/Partial Shade
Height	100-140cm
Planting period	Spring
Flowering period	July/August
Soil Type	Acidic/Ericaceous

Montezuma is a deep red/pink Oriental Lily that will grow from 100cm to 140cm tall once fully established with blooms up to 20cm in diameter. Montezuma may need support.

Montezuma Oriental Lily from the Gold Medal winning Harts Nursery

https://www.hartsnursery.co.uk/Montezuma.html

The robustly noble ‘Montezuma’ bears huge, fragrant, up-facing, deep red blooms with tiny flecks of black-red and hints of dark maroon. These widely opening flowers are borne in succession in midsummer on sturdy stems lined with lance-shaped green foliage. Intense direct sunlight in hot regions can result in light leaf scorch.

Oriental lilies result from complex crosses of several Asian lily species. They are renowned for their large, flaring, bowl-shaped blooms. The blooms are often spotted, fragrant and have distinctive hairs at the base of the tepals. They are borne atop upright stems lined with glossy green, narrow, lance-shaped leaves. once they have flowered they will not bloom again until the following year, so be sure to plant them with ornamentals that look great later in the season.

This lily grows its finest in full to partial sun and neutral, well-drained, humus-rich soil. It grows from scaled bulbs that are easily planted; a typical planting depth is eight inches for Oriental hybrids. Regal beauties like ‘Montezuma’ are ideal for perennial borders, large containers and cutting gardens--anywhere where their color and fragrance can be appreciated. Remove the anthers (pollen pods) of the cut flowers when brought inside as they will stain fabrics.

http://www.learn2grow.com/plants/lilium-montezuma/