TIGER LILY :
The flowers of this perennial can grow up to three inches in width.The Tiger Lily is also known as the ‘Ditch Lily’ as it is found in and around ditches in large parts of America.
Kingdom     Plantae
Division       Magnoliophyta
CLass         Liliopsida
Subclass     Liliidae
Order           Liliales
Family         Liliaceae
Genus         Lilium
The Tiger Lily has a strong, sweet and distinctively lily smell. Besides producing a stunning spectacle, most parts of this plant are edible. There are two varieties of the Tiger Lily:
The Oriental Variety:       Propagates through bulbs that form at leaf axils.
The Common Wildflower Variety:      Propagates by tuberous roots.
The Tiger Lily is known by a host of different names in different parts of the world. Some of the synonyms are: Lilium tigrinum, Devil Lily, Kentan, Lilium lancifolium, Leopard Lily, Pine Lily, Lilium catesbaei, Columbia lily, Oregon Lily, Western Wood Lily, Chalice-Cup Lily, Western Red Lily, etc.

Facts About The Tiger Lily

• Tiger Lily was first described by the famous Swedish botanist Carl von Linne (Linnaeus) in 1753.


• The Tiger Lily has significant medicinal use. A tincture is made from the fresh plant and has proved of great value in uterine-neuralgia, congestion and irritation, also in the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.


• Tiger Lily flower essence helps in suppressing aggressive tendencies in individuals and helps in holistic healing.


• Tiger Lily can often act as a carrier of viral diseases and so becomes a vector infecting other species. It is therefore better to grow this species well away from your other lilies


• Tiger Lily has some toxic effects on cats. It can produce vomiting, in appetence, lethargy, kidney failure, and even death.


• Tiger Lily has edible flower buds apart from edible roots and shoots. These can often have a bitter flavor. When baked, lily bulbs taste rather like potatoes.


• The best place to find dried Tiger Lily buds is in an Asian market. Look for soft buds, and store well in a cool, dry place. Tiger Lily buds must be soaked in warm water for about 30 minutes to soften them before adding them to dishes. The tough stem attached to them should be removed. Besides adding to Chinese dishes, they can enhance the flavor of egg dishes and salads.


• There is an old legend from Asia about the Tiger Lily. A Korean hermit helped a wounded tiger by removing an arrow from its body. The tiger asked the hermit to use his powers to perpetuate their friendship after his death. The hermit agreed and when the tiger died, his body became a tiger lily. Eventually the hermit drowned and his body was washed away. The Tiger Lily spread everywhere searching for its friend.


• There is a superstition that smelling Tiger Lily will give you freckles.


• The Tiger Lily stands for wealth and prosperity.


• The Tiger Lily, have six stamens (composed of anthers and filaments), one pistil (composed of the stigma, style and ovary), a long style, and a three-lobed stigma.

Growing Tiger Lily
Due to its wild growing nature, the Tiger Lily is incredibly easy to grow. Tiger lilies thrive well in moist to wet soils and hence grow well near the ditches. 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. The Tiger Lily is sterile and does not produce seeds. They can, however, be propagated through the bulbils (small bulbs) that grow in the axils of the leaves. Bulb scales can be removed from the bulbils and grown in moist peat in a cool dark place until they produce bulbets. They can be then grown in a nursery and later planted outside.
Taking care of Tiger Lily
The Tiger Lily does not require any special care. Fertilizers are needed only in the poorest of soils. Tiger lilies can be sometimes attacked by slug or lily beetles. You can grow the tiger lily in raised pots or use biological controls to keep the slugs at bay. The beetles can be removed by hand.
As mentioned previously, tiger lily is a type of Lily and it is a large orange flower. On its petals there are dark spots and it has a strong and sweet fragrance. This flower was first described in a famous Swedish botanist Carl Von Linne's writings. Apparently around 1804, William Kerr introduced Britain to this flower. There are 2 sub types of this flower. One is the Oriental type and the other is the wild species. The oriental one has to be planted by the bulbs. These can be later dug up and divided. On the contrary, the wild species grows with the help of tuberous roots. If you want to know how to grow tiger Lily Flower, well, the answer is easy.
The primary requirement is damp soil for growing tiger lilies. For instance, Columbia Lily needs well drained soil coupled with organic fertilizers or mulch. This flower can grow from 4 to 6 inches long to a width of 3 inches. In addition to this, the leaves of this plant are narrow and are a couple of inches wide. These give a bright and jazzy look to your garden or yard. It can be safely called a perennial flower or a herb, and it is edible. The bulbs are dug up and boiled or steamed in USA and in some Oriental countries as well.

ASIATIC LILY :
The term Asiatic lilies is used to refer to a group of herbaceous flowering plants belonging to the genus lilium. These plants are typically native to temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. They are grown in abundance in several regions of North America, Europe and Asia. Asiatic lilies are quite popular owing to their beauty, which makes them ideal garden plants.  Their soaring popularity in various regions of the world can be attributed to the fact that they are quite easy to grow. Asiatic lilies, meaning symbols of pride, purity and flirting, have also been cited in numerous literary works, and play a prominent role in several cultures across the globe.
Not many people are aware of the fact that Asiatic lilies are grown from bulbs. In fact, they are harvested in several parts of the world owing to their edible bulbs. They are typically characterized by a fleshy stem, blade like leaves, and relatively large flowers, which resemble a trumpet. These flowers bloom in a range of colors, including white, pink, yellow and red. Among the different types of lilies, around a 110 species belong to this genus. Many people believe that all the plants with a common name 'lily' are lilies. The fact, however, is that only the plants that belong to a certain genus are actually lilies, genus lilium being one of them, and hence are referred to as the true lilies. Most of the other species are referred to as lilies only by people who lack any knowledge about horticulture, and this genus of flowering plants.
The best time to plant Asiatic lily bulbs is in spring or early fall. Choose an area wherein the plants will receive ample sunlight at least for the half of the day. Though these plants will grow in different types of soil, well-drained soil is known to bring out the best in them. You will have to dig small homes for each of these bulbs, and plant them individually. If the bulbs are small, you should ideally plant them 2-4 inches below the surface, and if they are large, you should plant them 4-6 inches below the surface. Not surprisingly though, planting these species in groups can give your garden a colorful appearance.
In order to stimulate proper growth, you will have to resort to fertilisers at least once in a year, ideally in spring season. Yet another important aspect of Asiatic lilies care is mulching, which has to be undertaken every fall. Experts suggest that it is wiser to leave the mulch until the last frost, and simultaneously you should clear the dead foliage of the plant to facilitate proper growth.