Tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium)
The species was identified as Lilium canadense on a metal tag placed on the ground next to the plant. Lilium canadense is native to eastern North America (Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and the Eastern USA). However, this plant appears to be almost identical to the better known Tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium) which is native to northern and eastern Asia including Japan. According to Wikipedia, the Tiger lily is one of very few species of the Lilium genus to produce bulbils in the leaf axil, which happen to be present on the plants photographed here (these are the black bean-like growths visible where the leaf meets the stem). Lilium canadense does not produce bulbils. Therefore, the specimen photographed here is L. lancifolium and not L. canadense. This picture taken at UBC Botanical garden, Vancouver.
Tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium)
The species was identified as Lilium canadense on a metal tag placed on the ground next to the plant. Lilium canadense is native to eastern North America (Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and the Eastern USA). However, this plant appears to be almost identical to the better known Tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium) which is native to northern and eastern Asia including Japan. According to Wikipedia, the Tiger lily is one of very few species of the Lilium genus to produce bulbils in the leaf axil, which happen to be present on the plants photographed here (these are the black bean-like growths visible where the leaf meets the stem). Lilium canadense does not produce bulbils. Therefore, the specimen photographed here is L. lancifolium and not L. canadense. This picture taken at UBC Botanical garden, Vancouver.