Tiger Lilies: Is there a very tall variety?

iamwhatiam52

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

Love my Tiger Lilies. These are about 3 to 4 feet high.

I sometimes see very tall ones, often seemingly neglected alongside a garage or fence.

Are these a different variety or just the usual ones in different growing conditions?

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Tessa Collie
6 years ago
The orange ones look like a cultivar of lilium lancifolium, also known as lilium tigrinum. the pink ones look more like an oriental cultivar, note the wider leaf. You would also find that the orientals will have a scent, unlike the lancifoliums.
bella rosa
6 years ago
I think the ones that you are referring to are ditch lilies, which from what I understand can be invasive.
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shrav - there's a good chance that your tigers are not infected. As I understand, not all are, however as they say, "YMMV" (your mileage may vary), mainly because the tigers will show no symptoms of any disease. The virus that they can carry can cause color break in tulips and if I recall correctly, can be transmitted via insects - eg., aphids. The plant you bought is a bit early in its bloom - but then that tends to happen if you buy them already potted and blooming. Once the main stem comes up it will hit a certain height and produce a certain number of flowers running along that stem, and then that's it for the season. You would then leave the stem and its foliage in place the rest of the summer as this is what will "feed" the bulb. Once the stem turns brown and can almost be snapped off manually with the lightest of tugs, you can remove that dead stem and discard. But you want to try to hold onto that stem and foliage as long as possible as this will help increase the size of the bulb.
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
'Ditch lilies' are not lilies at all but rather a variety of Hemerocallis or daylily. Lilium lancifolium will grow to a range of heights - anywhere from 2.5' to over 6' - depending on growing conditions and bulb maturity.

btw, tiger lilies - Lilium lancifolium - are a primary vector for lily mosaic virus and are generally NOT recommended to be planted with other types of lilies. They are unaffected by the virus but most other lily species and hybrids are and will develop distorted foliage and stunted growth and eventually weaken the bulbs to the point where they will die.
bella rosa
6 years ago
garden gal, I've read that too about tiger lilies not being recommended to be planted with other lilies. that's a shame.
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
6 years ago
I am not a big fan of mixing orange with pink anyway :-) Just plant the tigers at a decent distance away from any other lilies.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
6 years ago
A visually similar lily is L henryi which grows to five feet in my garden.

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