Spider Lily

by v1olet on Friday, March 20th 2009 in Nature | 9 Comments

Take a lesson from lilies of the fields …. Not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these – Mat 6 : 28, 29
Hymenocallis sp., Spider Lily, Winter Spice
by v1olet

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White Water Lily

by vanillaseven on Sunday, February 8th 2009 in Nature | 1 Comment

It’s Sunday, rest and enjoy quality time with your loved one :)

Looks like our little friend also taking a break from spinning web on this sabbath day :)
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Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria

by vanillaseven on Thursday, February 5th 2009 in Nature | 3 Comments

It’s white thursday :)

Alstroemeria, commonly called the Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas, is a South American genus of about 50 species of flowering plants.
Alstroemerias are tall, with round clusters of butterfly-shaped flowers atop dark green stems.
The plants are distinctive vegetative, with a rootstock consisting of a slender rhizome or group of rhizomes (the [...]

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Leopard Flower, Blackberry Lily

by vanillaseven on Wednesday, February 4th 2009 in Nature | 5 Comments

Rawr.. behold this kitty :3
Is that a cocoon on top of the flower?

Scientific Name: Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.
Synonym: Gemmingia chinensis Family: Iridaceae
Common name: Leopard Flower, Blackberry lily, Manipuri, Kabo Leiteng, Assamese, Surajakanti, Chalkumra, Torobot
Leopard Flower is an iris-like perennial herb, with leaves in fans on branching stems. Lance-shaped leaves will reach 2 to 3 [...]