Lilium Tribal Dance - Asiatic Lily

The Lilium ‘Tribal Dance’ is a spectacular Asiatic lily with large, star-shaped, tricolour flowers that light up the garden in early summer. Each flower features a raspberry-red, densely speckled, almost black centre, set against a broad, bright yellow zone, with rosy-apricot tips. Borne on tall, sturdy stems, these upright flowers are noticeable from afar. They bring an exotic touch to a flower border and are outstanding in floral displays.

A perennial bulb from the Liliaceae family, Lilium ‘Tribal Dance’ belongs to the horticultural group of Asiatic lilies, renowned for their early flowering, their very varied colours and their robust growth. This cultivar, of the "Tango" type with a heavily spotted centre, was created by Dutch breeder Mart van den Berg and registered in 2014 by Lily Company B.V. Its upright stems, well furnished with foliage, bear linear, dark green leafes, 10 to 15 cm long. Each stem produces 5 to 7 large, single flowers, 14 to 15 cm in diameter, with smooth, slightly recurved petals, very densely speckled towards the centre of the corolla. Flowering occurs from June to July, sometimes until early August. Very hardy and long-lived, the bulb remains in place for several years and eventually forms a generous clump.
Lilies, many of which originate from temperate Asia, have been cultivated in gardens for centuries and already adorned coats of arms and bouquets during the European Renaissance.

In the garden, the ‘Tribal Dance’ lily is used in small groups of 5 to 7 bulbs in the medium of a border, combined with fine, small ornamental grasses such as Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Piglet'. To extend the flowering period of your border, add ivory daylilies with green hearts, 'Gentle Shepherd', and coneflowers in warm tones, ‘Hot Papaya’. In a border, a few clumps of lady's mantle will soften the overall effect. In a vase, this lily is superb with dahlias ‘Black Hero’ and a few umbels of Ammi majus.