The fire lily (bot. Lilium bulbiferum) is a wild plant that is widespread in Europe, but has unfortunately become rare and therefore protected. With its orange-red flowers, this easy-care plant is also a great eye-catcher in your garden.

The fire lily likes it warm and sunny

The right location

The fire lily feels really comfortable in a sunny and warm place, and in nature it also prefers sunny locations such as meadows and scree. However, the soil should not be too dry, but rather slightly moist. It may like to be calcareous, but slightly acidic soil is also tolerated relatively well

Planting the fire lily

As with many other bulbous plants, the planting depth of the fire lily is very important. The bulb should be buried about two to three times as deep in the soil as the bulb is tall. Plant in late spring when the risk of frost is reduced. If the willingness to bloom decreases, you should replant the fire lily.

Water and fertilize properly

The soil around the fire lily should be relatively evenly moist, so watering is very dependent on the weather. Avoid prolonged drought, especially during the flowering period. You should fertilize your fire lily from the first sprouting until the end of the flowering period. Normal fertilizer for flowering plants is completely sufficient.

Cut the tiger lily properly

A pruning is not absolutely necessary for the tiger lily. However, it is advisable to remove the spent inflorescences so that the plant does not form seeds. But only cut off the leaves when they are completely withered, because the onion needs the nutrients it contains.

The fire lily in winter

Even in winter, the robust and easy-care fire lily does not require any special care. However, it makes sense to protect them from excessive wetness. It is frost hardy to about - 17 °C.

The essentials in brief:

  • perennial herbaceous plant
  • easy to care for and undemanding
  • durable and robust
  • Location: preferably warm and sunny, partial shade possible
  • Soil: well-drained, humic, slightly calcareous, not too dry, prefers slightly moist
  • hardy to approx. - 17 °C

tips

Don't get tiger lilies from the wild. This plant has become quite rare and is one of the protected species.

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Vegetable garden