Sherry8
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject: Tiger Lily... |
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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?
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They don't seem the same to me either, Sherry - but they are beautiful. I love the close-up shots.
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Sherry8
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| Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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I just would love to find the old fashioned ones in orange but most places do not even sell them.
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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?
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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
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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.
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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.
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Sherry8
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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
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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 
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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.
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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.
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Sherry8
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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
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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.
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I know them as Turks Cap Lily too. I have a photo somewhere...let me find it.
Those yellow ones are nice too Sherry.
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