Orange tiger lilies in terracotta jug
Lilium lancifolium The TIGER LILY is often grown in the flower garden but in the Orient it is cultivated for its edible bulb In fact when grown as a root crop the Chinese actually pick off the flower buds to stimulate the production of larger bulbs All other members of this genus also produce edible bulbs though these can often have a bitter flavour When baked lily bulbs taste rather like potatoes One word of warning with this particular species although tolerant of virus disease it can often act as a carrier of these diseases and so becomes a vector infecting other species
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