Plant Details

a mostly unbranched stem sprouts from a scaly bulb growing in a cluster of six or seven. Pointed leaves scatter themselves in sparse whorls up the 2-6 ft tall stem. Dozens of upward facing, bell-shaped flowers have tangerine orange tepals that slightly curve back revealing a light orange or yellow throat spotted purple or brown. flowers are smaller with orange stamens that do not protrude beyond the tepals. Fruit is a capsule less than 1 inch long. flowers bloom June-August. Sierra tiger lily is found in moist areas such as bogs, streamside and smongst willows from 4000-9000 ft in the Sierra Nevada. Partial shade in moist to wet soil. The plant readily hybridizes with other Lilium species growing close by. (Source: Seven Oaks Native Nursery)