tiger lily or day lily

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Hello," Tiger lily or day lily" which one do English speakers use to describ the kind flowers more often?Thanks,Lynn

Nona the brit · Accepted Answer

Both are used as they are different types of lily.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Hello Lynn-- and welcome to English Forums. I suppose I know them as Tiger Lilies, since the term Day Lily is unfamiliar to me. However, they appear to be different flowers, though I admit that they look alike. From various internet sources:

Tiger Lily is a common name for several species of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium:

Tiger Lily
(Lilium columbianum)
a.k.a. Columbia lily, Oregon lily
The name 'tiger' probably refers to the spots on the petals.

The Tiger Lily is a perennial that grows from a white bulb and can reach up to 1 metre. Tiger Lily stems are unbranched.
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Daylilies comprise the small http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus Hemerocallis of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant in the family http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemerocallidaceae. Despite the name they are not true lilies (, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliaceae).

Many fancy horticultural strains of day lily have been developed from the eight or so horticultural species of the genus Hemerocallis -- the Day-Lily genus.

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Oops! According to one website, one of the species of daylilies (or day lilies) is called, among other things, Tiger lily: Orange Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Lily, or Ditch Lily (Hemerocallis fulva). Well, if you do a Google Image search of either name, you will find lots of pretty orange lilies.

Lynn3 · Answer

I see. They are different flowers. After I checked all the pictures, there were none of them that I looked for. This is the flower that I wanted to know how you call it in English (as the picture). The kind of flower can be eaten in my country.

Thanks,

Lynn

Mister Micawber · Answer

There seem to be any number of hybrid tiger lilies and day lilies, Lynn. Here is [url=http://store.lilies.ca/cgi/lilies/D0034a.html?id=56onU8xL]A DAY LILY[/url] that looks a bit like yours.

I also tried to look through [url=http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=101]HERE[/url] for the name on your photograph, but I cannot read Chinese characters very well.

Sorry I can't be of more assistance.

Lynn3 · Answer

I think the day lily (Fulva day lily) you showed me is pretty much exactly what I was looking for. I think I got it now. Thank you very much for all your help, Mister.

Lynn

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