Tiger lily, Juan dan
Lilium tigrinum

Family: Liliaceae

What it is like

A bulb plant. The bulb is broadly round. It is 4-8 cm across. The scales are white or yellowish. The stem is streaked with purple. It is 0.8-1.5 m tall. There are fine wooly hairs. The leaves are scattered and do not have a leaf stalk. The leaf blade is oblong or sword shaped and 6.5-9 cm long by 1-1.8 cm wide. There are 5-7 veins. There are small bulbs in the axils. The flowers occur as 3-6 or more together in a group. They are horizontal or nodding. They are bright red with dark purple spots.

There are about 100 Lilium species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in thickets and grassy slopes on hillsides and near riverbanks between 400-2500 m altitude in China. In Sichuan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, New Zealand, SE Asia, Tasmania, Tibet

How it is used for food

The bulbs are eaten fresh or partly boiled to remove bitterness.

It is a commercially cultivated vegetable. It is widely cultivated in China for its edible bulbs.

Edible parts

Bulb, flowers, vegetable

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

See Lilium lancifolium;