Sunday, December 19, 2010

Spider Lily/Today's Flowers #20

@ mirandablue
The flower is the poetry of reproduction.  It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.  
~Jean Giraudoux

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Spider Lily---an exquisitely-designed star.


Posted for Today's Flowers

11 comments:

Lina Gustina said...

Luna, it guess it's the kind of White Spider Lily. It has unique shape, right?

http://www.womenandperspectives.com/2010/12/flowers-of-jamaican-cherry-tree.html

lotusleaf said...

Beautiful picture! Yes, it is a Spider lily Hymenocallis littoralis.

Rajesh said...

Fantastic shots of beautiful flower.

eileeninmd said...

Just lovely, and it does have a wonderful shape. Just like a star.

Lui said...

Yes they abound in our country! I have pictures of them on files and now I know the name thanks to Lina and LotusLeaf!

msdewberry said...

Wow, it is a beautiful flower. There are so many varieties of lilies you can't help but have trouble picking favorites. I've never seen this one before!

Larry said...

An amazing bloom! L

Carver said...

The star flowers are very beautiful.

Míriam Luiza said...

Linda como uma estrela!

Francisca said...

Fabulous captures of a Spider Lily, Luna!

eden said...

Lovely flower. Beautifully captured