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Lilium lancifolium Tiger lily (1 Page of 5) The Lilium lancifolium plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea. It is a member of the Liliaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Tiger lily. Some home gardeners know the variety as L. tigrinum. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Medicinal | Edible Uses Latin Name: Lilium lancifolium Common Name: Tiger lily Family: Liliaceae Author: Thunb. Known Hazards: The pollen is said to be poisonous, producing vomiting, drowsiness and purging[4]. Mature Height: 1.2 Mature Width: 0.25 Habitat: Long cultivated and not known in a truly wild situation. Possibly of hybrid origin involving L. leichtlinii and L. maculatum[90].
Cultivation Notes: Prefers an open free-draining humus-rich loamy soil with its roots in the shade and its head in the sun[200]. Prefers a lime-free soil according to some reports[28, 47, 143], whilst one says that it succeeds in a calcareous soil[1] and another that it succeeds in ordinary garden soil[1, 42]. Prefers a deep acid loam[47]. Likes a sunny position according to one report[143] whilst others say that it is best grown in open woodland or amongst dwarf evergreen shrubs[1].
Stem rooting, the bulbs should be planted 15 - 20cm deep[143]. Early to mid autumn is the best time to plant out the bulbs in cool temperate areas, in warmer areas they can be planted out as late as late autumn[200]. Plants grow well in northern gardens in Britain[90].
A sterile triploid species, probably of hybrid origin[90].
A very ornamental plant[1], it is cultivated for its edible bulb in Japan[2, 42, 163].
This species tolerates virus infections, but it can transmit them to other species in this genus and so is best grown away from any of the other species[47].
The plant should be protected against rabbits and slugs in early spring. If the shoot tip is eaten out the bulb will not grow in that year and will lose vigour[200].
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