Usually they are planted quite deeply so the soil insulates them from summer heat. That way they don't wither away to nothing in one season. You can plant them in biggish containers which would give them about eight inches of root room and four inches or so of cover. Be prepared to check them over each year because the bulbs multiply quite quickly and they run out of both room and food. (Hungry feeders.) In the garden they make lovely patches of colour but they're probably best at the back of a border so they can act as a green background to other plants in front when they finish flowering. Do 'mark the spot' as they are very easy to stab when weeding or working around them. They appreciate liquid fertiliser as they're growing. Half-strength weekly, if you have to water often. They don't do well if they dry out.

Macella I can send you the orange Tiger Lilies if that is what you are looking for - have lots. More orange than pink. If you are interested I would be interested in your Weigela. irisman646

Cannot be done. Different genetics. It would be like trying to cross a cat with a dog.

I recently bought a home that was surrounded by and had numerous "orange" lily beds. I would say they numbered, at minimum in the thousands. For those of you who like these, good for you. I did not plan on putting any more of these into the ground but did have to come up with a way of removing them from my landscaping scheme. I had 2 areas. One, around my entire home. I buzzed them all down with a hedge trimmer. Put a weed guard over the exposed bulb stumps and topped that with about 4 inches of mulch. My problems arose where the weed gird has its edges. Around the perimeters and where the holding stakes pop through the barrier itself. They are coming back here and there as I predicted in these areas so I am using a chemical that breaks down when in contact with the soil, as most do and will not have long term effects. It is a work in progress but a controled one. Second Area . . . flower beds removed in my yard. Had success! I mowed the lillies to the ground with a weed trimmer as close to soil as I could. I then soaked them, and only the bunches with a degrading chemical. This did it. They are done in these areas and are decomposing and not returning. In addition, the grass seed I had planted is growing fine. I wish I would have done this with the ones under the mulch but I have learned for future. I hope this helps with anyone with this problem and you can use this in your own situations.