| Plant Type | All Plants, Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizoms, etc. |
|---|---|
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, part sun |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, well drained |
| Flowers | 6 orange-red petal-like tepals with black spots, recuved blossoms, nodding, can be up to 30 plus per plant |
| Leaves | narrow lance-like, parallel veins, clasping stem |
| Stems | unbranded purple black stem, covered with cob web like hair, bulbets in the leaf axils |
| Dimensions | 3-6 feet |
| Propagation | division, bublets |
| Misc Facts | Referred to in Chinese literature as long ago as the 10th century, growing it in rows as a vegetable and claimed it brought the pained dragon to life. William Kerr sent the Tiger lily from Canton China to Kew in England in 1804. A Tiger lily in Wonderland's looking glass garden told Alice "We can talk when there is anybody worth talking to." (#164) |
| Notes & Reference | #164-Heritage Flower Farm (www.heritageflowerfarm.com) |
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