Tiger lily, Rolled-up red, Devil lily
Lilium lancifolium

Family: Liliaceae

What it is like

A bulb plant. It grows 90-180 cm high and 20-25 cm wide. It roots from the stem. It produces bulblets in the axils of the leaves. The flowers are reddish orange and heavily spotted. The stems are downy. There can be 25 flowers on a stem.

There are about 100 Lilium species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. It prefers lime free soil or compost. It suits hardiness zones 4-7. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Britain, China (country/location of origin), Europe, Japan (country/location of origin), Korea (country/location of origin), North America, Tasmania, Turkey, Türkiye, USA

How it is used for food

The bulbs are eaten boiled, pickled or used as a source of starch. The flowers fresh or dried are eaten in soups, salads, omelettes and in rice dishes.

It is a commercially cultivated vegetable.

Edible parts

Bulb, flowers, vegetable

How it is grown

Plants can be grown by seed or division or the clump of bulbs.

Its other names

Local names

Baihe, Chamnari, Chia-peh-ho, Juandan, Kentan, Martagon, Oni-yuri, Pai ho, Yebaihe

Synonyms

Lilium tigrinum Ker-Gawler;