Lilium henryi sometimes called Tiger Lily or Henry's lily, is a native lily

Lilium

Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs. Most species are native to the temperate northern hemisphere, though the range extends into the northern subtropics...

 of montane central China

China

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. The flowers are orange, spotted black, and unscented. The petals are recurving, and eventually become Turk's-caps (though not when young).

Typically it grows to about 1.5 m high in the wild, but the tallest and most vigorous cultivated plants can reach up to 2.5 m tall. It is likely to bend away from any shade and seek the light, and hence may need staking. It is useful as a garden ornamental plant

Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...

 for its long lasting flowers, its textured petals, and it is more tolerant than most lilies of lime in the soil.

It was introduced into cultivation in Europe

Europe

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 by Augustine Henry

Augustine Henry

Augustine Henry was an Irish plantsman and sinologist. He is best known for sending over 15,000 dry specimens and seeds and 500 plant samples to Kew Gardens in the United Kingdom. By 1930, he was a recognised authority and was honoured with society membership in Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Finland,...

, and the botanic name is after him.