Lilium Tigrinum Splendens

27.06.2023 - 08:49 / aberdeengardening.co.uk

Lilium Tigrinum Splendens, how showy is this plant. Last Summer was the second year that Tigrinum Splendens graced the main border of the back garden.

In its first year it performed well, last year it was spectacular. I am finally over my assumption that Lilies deteriorate after the first year.

I planted two groups of five, the sturdy black stems  three feet in height with bulblets forming along the length of them  carry at least ten flowers.  The umbels of buds on this Turks-cap Lily before reaching flowering stage resemble candelabras.  Although I am not always so very keen on orange flowers, I found this easy to overcome when faced with such perfection.  The recurved petals of the orange flowers are conspicuously dotted black.

The Turks cap Lilies have a preference for free draining soil which is on the acidic side.  Plant them at least six inches deep in Autumn or early Spring with sand or grit at the base, this helps with the drainage which is essential with all Lilies.

This Turks cap Lily is probably more likely to naturalise in the garden than any other form available, I think it is the bees knees.

Hardiness – Fully hardy

Height – 90cm – 3ft

Position – Sun/part shade

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Another Turks cap Lily flowering in the garden in mid August is Sweet Surrender.

The creamy white flowers have just a hint of lemon and speckled maroon. Another showy Lily that will naturalise and look great in your garden. Is it an Asiatic or turks cap, well some refer to it as Asiatic and others diplomatically refer to it as having the Turks cap style. Whatever it looks great, last year was the first Summer which we had this one in the back garden, we liked it so much we had more bulbs of it delivered in