Lilium bulbiferum, SE: Brandlilja, DE: Feuer-Lilie,
NL: Roggelelie, UK: Orange lily, Fire lily, Tiger lily

Scientific name:  Lilium bulbiferum L.
Swedish name:  Brandlilja
German name:  Feuer-Lilie
Nederlandse naam:  Roggelelie
English name:  Orange lily, Fire lily, Tiger lily
Family:  Liliaceae, Lily family, Liljeväxter

Sweden Flowers,Lilium bulbiferum, SE: Brandlilja, DE: Feuer-Lilie, NL: Roggelelie, UK: Orange lily, Fire lily, Tiger lily

Life form:  Perennial herb
Stems:  Height 40-100cm, stem rigid, unbranched
Leaves:  Alternate, simple, dark green, lanceolate, sessile
Flowers:  6 upright tepals, the outer are slightly narrower than the inner ones; 5.5–8.5 cm wide, bright yellow-orange with reddish-brown dots; 6 erect stamens, about half as long as the tepals, with red anthers; style orange, 3.5cm high; 1–5-flowered umbels
Flowering Period:  July
Fruits:  Loculicidal capsules
Habitat:  In the vicinity of settlements
Distribution:  Througout the country

Lilium bulbiferum, SE: Brandlilja, DE: Feuer-Lilie, NL: Roggelelie, UK: Orange lily, Fire lily, Tiger lily


Derivation of the botanical name:
Lilium, Latin li, white; +lium, flower; Greek leirion, the name applied to the eastern Mediterranean Lilium candidum.
bulbiferium, Latin bulb onion and Ferre bear, the name refers to groddknopparna in the leaf axils.
  • The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.

Flowers in Sweden, Wildflowers, Nature



Lilium bulbiferum, SE: Brandlilja, DE: Feuer-Lilie, NL: Roggelelie, UK: Orange lily, Fire lily, Tiger lily