Each flower consists of 6 strongly recurved tepals that are orange to orange-red covered with black spots on its petals.
The tiger lily can grow up to 3 inches across and has a strong, sweet scent.
The blooming period occurs during mid- to late summer, lasting about 1-1½ months.
The tips of the tepals bend backward toward the base of the corolla or a little behind the corolla.
There is little or no floral scent.
They are used to relieve heart diseases, pain in the cardiac region and angina pectoris and prescribed for the treatment of myopic astigmatism and to strengthen the eyelid muscles.
They are used in traditional medicine to treat coughs, sore throats, palpitations and boils and also commonly used to treat bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. in Korea
Flower is used either fresh or cooked in salads, soup rice dishes or dried and used as spice for seasoning.
