Tiger Lily - Lilium Lancifolium

Tiger Lily is a striking perennial plant with bold orange, spotted Turk's cap-shaped flowers and whorled, lance-shaped leaves. It is often grown for its vibrant and exotic appearance in gardens. It offers many benefits when incorporated into landscaping. Its captivating appearance, resilience, and ease of cultivation make it a favored choice among gardeners and landscape enthusiasts. Without delving into its applications in herbalism, let's explore how it enhances outdoor spaces through its aesthetic appeal, ecosystem contributions, and adaptability.

Upgrade Your Landscape With Tiger Lily

It produces showy orange blossoms and tall, leafy stalks, making it a very impactful addition to any garden. This flower works well in lush beds of flowers since it can stand out from the rest of the plants. It grows in dense clusters that work well for things like tree borders and sidewalk accents. Any time you want to create a landscape with a combination of consistency and colors, this flower is the ideal choice.

This plant is a favorite of gardeners everywhere for its stunning blossoms. Each flower is a six-petaled bloom with long, narrow petals that curve backward from the center. The flowers are bright orange with speckles of black running along the top of each petal, and the center contains a spray of long, dark orange stamens. The heavy blossoms tend to cause the supporting stalk to bend slightly, so they hang upside down with a beautiful bell-like appearance.

The Appeal of Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium)

This plant has many other perks beyond its beautiful blossoms. The rest of the plant consists of a tall, narrow stalk with blade-like leaves that fan in regular rows around the stalk. Each stalk is relatively narrow and is usually only around 10 inches wide. These fascinating plants have a unique, vertical shape that helps them stand out from most traditional shrubs. The stalks grow in clumps, creating a vibrant, dramatic look for your landscape.

Enjoy this Native Perennial In 3 Seasons 

It keeps growing during every part of the year. Each spring, delicate green shoots peak through the soil. These stems keep growing upwards until they reach the plant's full height of around five feet. Starting in late summer, the signature orange blossoms of the plant begin to appear. Long after most other garden flowers have left, this plant keeps blooming. After finishing its blooming season in fall, leaves start to lighten and fall. The plants remain dormant bulbs over the winter before returning to their full glory in spring.

How do I care for this plant?

They are hardy and easy-to-grow garden flowers that prefer well-draining soil and full to partial sun exposure. Water the plant, especially during dry periods, and deadhead old flowers to keep the plant healthy and vibrant.

When do they bloom?

They usually flower in mid to late summer and provide the gardens with some bright orange flowers. The flowers can take weeks to wilt which makes them ideal when one needs to set flowers for display for a long period of time.

Can they grow in containers?

They may do equally well in containers if the pots chosen have drainage openings and enough room for the plant's roots. When well taken care of, these plants can brighten patios and balconies.

Do they attract pollinators?

They are particularly popular with butterflies and bees, improving your garden's biodiversity. This makes them rather attractive for people who like to enjoy the beauty of nature and have pretty flowers with sweet-smelling nectar blossoming in their gardens.

Are they easy to propagate?

Absolutely! The tiger lily can be propagated via bulbils, small sections arising from their stems that can grow into new plants. Collecting and planting these bulbils is relatively easy.

This Is How Your Plants Will Look upon Delivery

Bloom Season

Summer

Bloom/Foliage Color

Orange

Height at Maturity

Over 12"

Care

Tiger Lilies thrive in well-drained soil and benefit from regular watering. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage more flowers. After flowering, allow the greenery to die naturally before cutting it down. Fertilize annually with a balanced fertilizer.

Plant Reproduction

Tiger Lily spreads by bulbils, which are small bulbs.

Planting bare-root perennials is best in any season if they are dormant; we only sell dormant plants. Planting them year-round is also excellent if you can get dormant perennials. When your bare-root perennials arrive, soak the roots in water for a few hours to rehydrate them. Lant by digging a hole wide enough to spread the roots comfortably and deep enough to place the top portion crown (where the roots meet the stem) at or slightly above ground level. Position the plant in the hole, backfill with native soil, and gently firm the soil around the roots—water well after planting to settle the soil around the plant and eliminate air. Apply a 2-3 inch layer of mulch to keep weeds at bay and moisture locked in, keeping the mulch away from the crown. Irrigate plants regularly during the first few weeks of drought; never water in full sun, and water late in the evenings to ensure the roots are established well. Fertilize sparingly in the first year, using a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in subsequent years as needed. 

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