These brightly colored flowers can be found in open woods and forest openings throughout western North America, from British Columbia to California, and Idaho to Nevada. Tiger lilies are edible, and can be used as cake decorations. Native Americans boiled or steamed the bulbs, and Chinese planted lilies in rows for food. And who can forget the character Tiger Lily in Peter Pan, the Piccaninny princess of Neverland, who was kidnapped by Captain Hook?
Print and fold a Tiger Lily
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Directions: Follow the same instructions as the Camellia.
1.
Print and cut out Tiger Lily origami along outer solid lines.
2a. With printed side facing
down, fold half along horizontal line as shown. Unfold.
2b. Fold in half along vertical line as shown. Unfold.
3. With printed side facing
up, fold in half along diagonal line as shown. Unfold.
4. Your Tiger Lily origami should be creased as shown:
5. Fold along
blue lines, pulling in on
red lines to create a "tent" fold as shown. Your Tiger Lily should now be shaped like a diamond.
6a. Fold back right white corner as shown.
6b. Repeat on other side, folding left white corner back as shown.
7. Turn your origami
over.
8. Repeat process, folding back right and left white corners.
9."Open" your Tiger Lily by pulling out right petal, then pulling out left petal.
10. Complete your Tiger Lily by folding back down, as shown.
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