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Saturday, 30 April 2011

Oh Lily!

You, serve as a beautiful reminder,
that Easter is a time for much rejoicing and celebrating.....
You are also the white-robed apostle of hope.... 
Ever wondered how the whole year around, they lie low, almost inconspicuous, but come Easter (March-April) one can find them springing back to life, when a shaft of Green shoots upwards towards the sky bearing tiny buds, which blossom into trumpet shaped flowers in varied colours of  Pure White, Ravishing Red, Mellow Yellow,  Delightful Orange n more….
Springing Back to Life after a long long wait.....
Easter Lillies @ Symbolic of  Joy, Purity, Virtue, Hope n Yearning for Life....
Lilium longiflorum....in all its Pristine Glory!
Amaryllis Lily......Hippeastrum


"Hippeastrum" is Latin for "horseman's star",  also known as "knight's star" as buds on the verge of opening  look something like a horse's ear, while the blossoms resemble six-pointed stars....
Orange Day Lilies

Daylilies are clump forming perennials with Flowers that are large, ornamental, and orange in color while the Leaves are Long, Grass-like, and green in colour. . A leafless stalk, called a scape, extends above the leaves, bearing the flowers. In most varieties the flowers open one at a time, and last only one day, hence the name…. Day Lilies!

Cheer-y Yellow Daylillies.... n  Buzo, our adorable, 8 yr old Lab......sun bathing in the garden.
Some flowers have uniform colors or patterns on all six petals 
while others have more pronounced colors on the upper petals than on the lower ones.... 
as can be seen in this flower.


PS:
I had meant to do this post on Lily around Easter, but nonetheless
Hope this Easter was Joyous for you and your near dear ones!

My entry for : The Haute, The Loud, The Proud # 14 n Flowers on Saturday n
Camera CrittersTodays Flowers # 141 , Mosaic Monday , Outdoor Wednesday
Click on the link above to visit other participants....

21 comments:

Aditi said...

Hi :)
Visiting your virtual garden after a long time. Its my summer recess ! Lovely, lovely lilies.

I believed the Lily was white ... interesting to know there are others esp. Amaryllis Lily. Just beautiful.

Ever Green Tree said...

Hiiiiii Aditi, Its been long indeed. So good to see you here at blogger n Thx a ton for your appreciative comment. So Glad you found them beautiful. Still miss those Y360 days.

Noel Morata said...

aloha,

these are such beautiful lillies, the colors are truly dazzling, i love the the first one - variegated flowers are my favorites.

i should grow lillies to, i never seem to find some good ones here.

Andrea said...

oh Radhika, you have many lily colors! I specifically love that first and last, have also been looking for other colors but haven't got them yet. I only have that Hippeastrum, which you might have seen in my posts in the past. BTW, it seems you are celebrating Easter too, yourself?

Ever Green Tree said...

Hiiii Andrea, You are right, have been celebrating, the essence of Easter. We have lilies growing in containers and every nook n corner ard the garden as well. They are such persevering flowers.... perfect for gardens, one can overlook them thru the year and yet they never fail to blossom come April. I remember your post on Bulbs! Informative.

Anonymous said...

Hi Radhika...what a stunning collection! I grow a few of them but the colours on the first shot and the yellows, are absolutely beautiful!

Have a great Sunday!

Anonymous said...

What marvellous shots of these lovely flowers.

SquirrelQueen said...

What a gorgeous group of lilies, they are all stunning but my favorite is the first photo.

Thank you for you lovely comment on my Today's Flower guest host photos. The flowers are from a pink dogwood tree.

Gemma Wiseman said...

Such striking, beautiful lilies! Adore the one with the bright red features!

Jane said...

Wow, beautiful series of shots. Love the colours:)

Charmaine Poulin said...

WOW! I really love the white and red Lily shots!!!

Linda said...

Wonderful photos!! Great blog - glad to have found you!!

Rajesh said...

Very beautiful and colorful flowers.

My entry @ Orchids

A Bit of the Blarney said...

So very lovely, all!!! I especially like the Apostle of Hope lily! It also has a beautiful name! Have a grand day! Cathy

Autumn Belle said...

Your lilies are really gorgeous. Oh, how I envy you!

Kim, USA said...

Fantastic!! Love lilies they are gorgeous!

MYM

tx sweetie said...

great captures of the flowers! connected with u on GFC too.

and my entry for MYM is up, please check it out, thank you! Sweet Yellow

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

Beau..its ok for a CVD Bananaz whatever color they are awesome.

Míriam Luiza said...

Que lindos lírios! Pura vida colorida e bela!

Míriam Luiza said...

Oi! Eu não sei o nome das flores que aparecem nas fotos do meu post. Se eu descobrir te conto.

taio said...

magnifico