Orange Day Lily

Wish they'd grow wild in my garden! I pay good money for them and then the moles dine on them.

we grew up calling them orange daylilies, tiger lilies, or ditch lilies

It seems to happen sometimes for no apparent reason :p Anyway, you are not alone in calling them tiger lilies: check this website http://www.gardenersnet.com/bulbs/tigerlily.htm I'd still stick with "daylily"; the tiger lilies I've known are much more "tiger" colored and have a different stem/leaf conformation.

No, this is not called Tiger lily in the East either, but many people seem to think so. It is Day Lily East or West.

I realize that the wild version of this in the east is called tiger lily, but it seems most commonly known to gardeners as a daylily. The wild tiger lily we have on the west coast is much smaller, a brighter orange, covered with black spots, and sprouts from a slender upright stem.