I got these this spring from a bulb place and as they do have the spots (freckles) and the turned back petals..besides the color, they just don't seem the same as when I was younger. I had seen orange then. The stems with so many flowers on them is confusing to me..that is what I don't recall. Is this the type that you remember?
I suppose this is what is called progress. However, I much preffered the 'old' and origional Tiger lilies. They are still beautiful plants but why, oh why, can't we keep the ones that we remember from my younger days too?
my mom has the old fashioned tiger lillys in her garden and theya re just flowering at the moment i wonder if i could nip my camera down there and catch them while thy are still in flower i will try to get some shots if they are still flowering when i go down next but those ones are very beautiful just as you say not the ones we remember
Are these the tiger lilies that you remember? I will be thinning out my lilies in a few weeks and would be able to send you some of the roots.
The kind you remember is the wildflower Day Lily called Tiger Lily, Orange Lily or Ditch Lily... Lilium lancifolium, Hemerocallis Fulva I think the one you bought is the Oriental Lily called Tiger Lily.
The tiger lilies that grow wild around here (and, alas, don't transplant well) are orange and the petals are a bit wider than on those yellow ones. Otherwise they look the same. Here's a pic, but the color is wrong. Mine are definitely deep orange. http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant ... ianum.html
Our tiger lilies look like the picture I had but orange and larger. Not what we call ditch lilys like what gardenmama showed. I bought mine with the name tiger lily but it must be a heirloom..I have the ditch lily too but really want the old fashioned tiger lily in our area...Sherry The tiger lilys we know have spots like a tiger...that is what I remember and these that I have are as close as I can get. Gardenmam...I have plenty of the ditch lily...they grew in a field by my mothers..thank you anyway..Sherry
I have the yellow ones too and I think they refer to it as a "Turks cap lily". I have the orange ones you are referring too (I Think, they haven't bloomed yet) I bought about a dozen of the little bulbil seed things from a lady on ebay about 5 years ago and they are finally big enough to do something There is a bulb lady on line that probably has them too. Look up Van Bourgondien and see if she has them. I found her because I was trying to find some of the Martagon lilies that everyone except me seems to have Deanna :-D
I sure like that one but I remember the ones your talking about.It has lots of freckles and the bloom stands open up right.
Sherry.... I have TONS of the orange ones! If you would like to remind me, once they have done their thing.... I could send you some bulbs.
Quietly awesome...tons of the freckled ones or the plain orange ones?..if they are the freckled ones...I will remind you and gladly pay the postage...thank you..Sherry
Those freckled ones are gorgeous. We have some the orange ones here. We always called them Barnyard Lilies. Thay've already finished blooming. Maybe i aught to give them there special place since they're so hardy any way. jeffrey
I know them as Turks Cap Lily too. I have a photo somewhere...let me find it. Those yellow ones are nice too Sherry.
