I grew up in Oklahoma
@GardenGerty (160779)
United States
July 15, 2021 4:52pm CST
I grew up in Okahoma. This is the plant that my grandmothers called Tiger lilies.
Other people call some of the day lilies tiger lilies.
I was always puzzled because this flower has spots. Tigers have stripes. I thought it should be a leopard lily.
Double checking my facts before I posted I saw that they come in pink and yellow varieties as well.
I am going to move these plants this fall. There are only three. Where they grow right now they frequently get mowed down.
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@RasmaSandra (80206)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jul 21
That is a very lovely flower, I have been to Oklahoma once to Tulsa, I love Oklahoma the musical,
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
That was a really fun musical. I saw a surrey with the fringe on the top when I visited Nebraska this spring. In a museum.
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@RasmaSandra (80206)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Jul 21
@GardenGerty I wouldn't mind riding in one
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
This was here when I moved here, but it brings back great memories.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
@DianneN I have lots of those too. They actually have some gorgeous hybrids, too.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
16 Jul 21
@GardenGerty I have lots of orange day lilies which I mistakenly called tiger lilies. You set me straight 
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@allknowing (137051)
• India
16 Jul 21
We have them in pure white. Pretty flowers. Yes one should call them leopard lilies 
My nephew and his family live in Oklahoma. I spent a week with them years ago
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
I imagine the pure white would look wonderful. We have pure white Easter lilies but they have a different shape of flower.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
@allknowing This is quite unique. It reminds me of one we called the Peruvian lily.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
I love how they put their heads down and furl the petals backwards.
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@Vikingswest1 (6304)
• United States
15 Jul 21
That's a nice one. I have white and yellow Day Lillies.
That Tiger Lilly is impressive.
Make sure to check your zone for the best time to transplant.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
I had not thought of checking the zone. I had just assumed fall.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
@Vikingswest1 yep me and my search engine should get right on it.
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@Vikingswest1 (6304)
• United States
16 Jul 21
@GardenGerty
It could very well be but some things will call for a transplant during the growing season before they go dormant in the fall.
It should be easy to check.
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@wolfgirl569 (107002)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Jul 21
I always wondered about the name also.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
My young childish mind has always questioned things. Can you imagine what a three or four year old thought when she heard that daddy was working the "swing shift". It could be an entire story.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
@wolfgirl569 We had lots of oil derricks around, even in Oklahoma City proper. In my mind he was on a swing suspended from the oil derrick.
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@wolfgirl569 (107002)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Jul 21
@GardenGerty I thought it was a fun job for him to have. I quickly figured out it wasnt 
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@BarBaraPrz (47453)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Jul 21
Never been to OK but have seen lots of tiger lilies before. Don't see them much around anymore. I read somewhere that the influx of asiatic lilies did them in.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
They may not be as popular and sought after as Asiatic lilies. I like them all. In my reading so far I have learned some ways to propagate them once they are through blooming.
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@BarBaraPrz (47453)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Jul 21
@GardenGerty Oh, goodie.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
Lots of different lilies and they are all gorgeous.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16771)
• China
17 Jul 21
We call Tiger lilies (Lilium Lancifolium) "Juan Dan"-transliteration.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
I would love to tour a botanic garden.
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@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
17 Jul 21
Are you able to do it now? In my country during the Covid peak period, we have virtual tour of the botanic garden.
@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
Yes. I am going to find out when and how to do it right. There are at least three plants.
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@just4him (317122)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Jul 21
@GardenGerty I'm sure you'll find a safe place to transplant them.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
This is the traditional name for it. If you look up seed catalogues and such that is what they are called.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
Traditional and old fashioned. It brings back memories.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
16 Jul 21
@GardenGerty I do understand.
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@kaylachan (70611)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jul 21
Those are nice looking plants.
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@GardenGerty (160779)
• United States
16 Jul 21
I have been watching them, hoping this was what they were.
