Burke’s Improved Tiger Lily has triple overlapping, deeply 
recurved petals. 
Spectacularly beautiful, sub-zero hardy, virus tolerant, 
botrytis immune, there is no other lily like it. They should 
be planted 40 to 50 feet away from susceptible and less- 
tolerant lilies. 
To give best results they require a rich, well-drained soil 
and frequent, copious watering. Like most lilies, they will 
not tolerate “wet feet’? and will not do well in a ’dobe or 
gumbo soil unless specially prepared and provided with 
drainage. They are heavy feeders, needing plenty of thor- 
oughly decomposed manure and compost thoroughly mixed 
with the soil. Use of commercial fertilizer may prove bene- 
ficial in some soils. 
Propagation bulblets form on stem between top of bulb and 
soil surface. These lilies will give best results as a permanent 
planting, removing bulblets by hand when too thick. 
Black, seed-like bulbuls form in the leaf axils. Planted about 
one inch deep, these will make new plants, coming into 
bloom in 3 or 4 years. 
Bulblets should be planted 2 to 3 inches deep, large bulbs 
and jumbos up to 6 inches deep. 
When left in the ground undisturbed, these lilies should 
form a root ball more than a foot in diameter and the bulb 
will weigh up to 4 pounds when 4 or 5 years old. 
Never cut stems while green. The blossoms may be harvested 
freely so long as the main stem is not cut. When stems are 
completely dry, cut off above ground or twist out of bulb. 
