Data specific to Lilies (Edit)
| Division: |
IX. Species and Species Cultivars
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General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
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| Plant Height: |
4-7 feet |
| Leaves: |
Other: Herbaceous
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Orange
Yellow
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| Bloom Size: |
3"-4"
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| Flower Time: |
Summer
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| Underground structures: |
Bulb
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| Uses: |
Cut Flower
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| Toxicity: |
Other: All parts of the plant are lethal to cats
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Will not come true from seed
Other info: Species lilies will come true from seed; cultivars and hybrids will not.
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Offsets
Other: Bulb scaling.
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| Pollinators: |
Bees
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| Containers: |
Not suitable for containers
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| Miscellaneous: |
Tolerates poor soil
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- Tiger Lily
- Lily
- Species Lily
- Devil's Lily
- Accepted: Lilium lancifolium
- Synonym: Lilium lancifolium var. flaviflorum
- Synonym: Lilium tigrinum
- Synonym: Lilium lancifolium var. fortunei
- Synonym: Lilium lancifolium var. splendens
Posted by
Lucius93 (Croatia - Zone 9a) on Jul 6, 2020 3:40 AM concerning plant:
The most resistant lily in the world and also one of the easiest to grow and propagate. It should be kept away from other lilies because the majority (if not all) of them are infected with viruses.
Posted by
ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Aug 1, 2023 1:30 PM concerning plant:
This Tiger Lily still has an older scientific name being used by many of Lilium tigrinum and it is native to northeast Asia. It is an easy-to-grow and robust lily that is resistant to any lily diseases. It has unbranched stems that can be green or dark purple with white hairs bearing alternate lance-shaped 3 to 7 inch long leaves that are smooth with conspicuous parallel veins. Its unscented orange, spotted flowers are drooping and about 4 to 5 inches wide and do not have a green star-like throat as the similar Turk's-Cap Lily of the eastern US and southeast Canada. The Tiger Lily also bears purplish-black bulblets in the axils of its upper leaves that can emit roots while they are still on the plant. It is somewhat commonly used in gardens and it can escape locally from cultivation. Its flowers bloom for several days and are good cut flowers that can last to about 2 weeks in a vase of water.
Posted by
robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Mar 3, 2013 7:41 PM concerning plant:
a classic. Grows very well here in zone 5b southern New Hampshire.
Plant Events from our members
| gardengus |
On June 25, 2015 |
Bloomed
pink one opened |
| piksihk |
On June 9, 2023 |
Bloomed
Orange blooms |
| piksihk |
On June 23, 2022 |
Bloomed
back fence near globba; bulbils put in pot |
| piksihk |
On June 29, 2018 |
Obtained plant
Bulblets from trade |
| piksihk |
On June 14, 2016 |
Bloomed
Dark red tiger |
| piksihk |
On June 13, 2016 |
Bloomed
Yellow tiger in window box |
| piksihk |
On June 1, 2015 |
Bloomed
Dark cherry red |
| paleohunter |
On March 6, 2022 |
Obtained plant |
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![Date: c. 1913
photo [as L. tigrinum fortunei] from 'The Garden', February 8, 19](/pics/2022-08-17/scvirginia/6fa59b-250.jpg "Date: c. 1913
photo [as L. tigrinum fortunei] from 'The Garden', February 8, 19")
![Location: Lilium lancifolium as L. tigrinum splendens [top] with L. leichtlinii [bottom]
Date: c. 1870
illustration by Worthington G. Smith from 'The Floral Magazine',](/pics/2020-02-13/scvirginia/e0a400-250.jpg "Location: Lilium lancifolium as L. tigrinum splendens [top] with L. leichtlinii [bottom]
Date: c. 1870
illustration by Worthington G. Smith from 'The Floral Magazine',")
