L. martagon x Dalhansonii dates way back to 1890s A cross of L. martagon var. dalmaticum X L. hansonii.    Chestnut brown undertones with accented halo markings. 

       Marking the end of the Victorian Era in the United States, became the beginning chapter of Edwardian Era in Britain as well as The Gilded Age and Progressive Era. The new awakening of significant, also played an important role that outlined research of botanist studies, finding rare and unusual delights and scribing the growth cycles and behaviors of such materials that were under studies.   Finding wild L. dalmaticum, and using it in a cross, became the parent of dalhansonii.  This valuable hybrid was the beginning of many many studies of the hybrids we see today.  I offered this hybrid four seasons ago and I am now offering a few again this year. 

    This stunning dark and strongly recurved tepals had my toes curling, and my brain spinning. Looking up the history, there are pages and pages of the genetic lineage of this hybrid that is very valuable indeed for any hybridizer or collector that enjoys the history behind the perianth.  RARE BEAUTY AVAILABLE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES at http://www.hartlegilmangardens.com