Columbia Tiger Lily
Lilium columbianum
Columbia Tiger Lily is a bulb for bulb layer, focal point, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam or moist ground, flowering Jul, Aug, Sep.
| Type | Bulb |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 120 cm |
| Spread | 20 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 4a-8b, RHS H7 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 120 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 20 cm of room to spread, roughly 5 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 8b and rated H7 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, wet soil, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Columbia Tiger Lily's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- It copes with ground that stays wet, which most border plants will not.
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- African Iristo flower when it does not
- Allegheny Monkeyflowerto edge in front
- Allium 'Purple Sensation'to flower when it does not
- American Beautyberryto flower when it does not
- American Cranberrybush 'Redwing'for height behind it
- American Elderberry 'Adams'for height behind it
Garden styles
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: