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Tiger Lily
Lilium lancifolium · Perennial
Tiger Lily is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 2–6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade in well-drained and moist soil. Expect orange blooms in summer. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Mature size
- 2–6 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Orange
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds
- Native to
- Russia, China, Japan, Tibet
Will it survive your winters?
We score Tiger Lily’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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