Hello.
Was out camping yesterday in central British Columbia Canada. On the drive back, I spotted a vibrantly colored flower along the roadside. I had forgotten my digital camera, so I picked it and put in a bottle with water. Took some close up pics of it when we got home.
Can anyone tell me the name of this flower?
Well, I checked with my mom because she has a few just like this growing at the side of the house, she tells me it's a lily, but didn't know what kind. I looked up tiger lily and found this:
There's also one called a liberty bell:
Here is the one that was growing at the side of my mom's house
It looks like a lily. But before you run out and buy some, note the Asiatic Lily Beetle (little red bugs) are muching their way through Asiatic lilies in the entire world. Day lilies are not affected, however.
Looks like a Tiger Lily.
Tiger lily ( Lilium columbianum )
Hello again, after 2 days of searching, I finally found another of these plants (In the same general area). I did not cut this one as they seem to be rare??
Would this Lily adapt to a home garden if I dug it up and transplanted it? Or should I cut it and put in rooting hormone?
Thks, Dave
This lily isn't that rare (around here in bellingham, wa) and I've found it many different times before in the woods. I don't suggest that you dig it or cut it though. It would be kindest to purchase it from a specialty nursery. If digging is the only option, then mark the area and return when the lily has died down to the ground for the year. Then treat it as you would any other lily or bulb. Take note on how deep the bulb is in the soil, you will want to replant it at that depth.
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