Wednesday, 8:00 AM. 55 degrees, wind WSW, calm. The channel is lightly wrinkled, the sky is clear with some haze in the east, and the barometer predicts sunny weather. It will be a gorgeous day.
The tiger lily, Lilium tigrinum, is an old fashioned garden favorite, a native of eastern Asia. It is quite similar in appearance to the native Turk’s cap lily, both of which have spotted, recurved petals and are very handsome. They bloom at the same time of year. The tiger lily has more strongly recurved petals and, a dead giveaway, little bulblets growing in the axils of the leaves. It is a common escapee from gardens. The native lily has green coloration at the base of the petals inside the flower. Otherwise they are strong lookalikes.
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