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Imperial Crown
This gorgeous lily is Fritillaria imperialis, in European languages “Imperial crown” (in modern English also “fritillary”), in Persian لاله واژگون lâle-ye vazhgun, that is “inverted lily/tulip” as Persian lâle means both flowers. It grows naturally in the Zagros mountain of Western Iran.
(source: http://riowang.blogspot.com/2009/10/imperial-crown.html)
Fritillaria imperialis is a species of flowering plant in the lily family, native to a wide stretch from [[Kurdistan]] [[كوردستان]] (shlér) across the plateau of Turkey, Iraq and Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Himalayan foothills. It is also widely cultivated as an ornamental.
Similar species: Lilies, Supplejacks, Etc.
By Ali Mohajeran
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Uploaded Sep 23, 2011. Captured Jun 21, 2011 01:04.
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In Iran Folk believes the word lâle means lamp or lantern ! in sunrise and sunset when the sun is behind it, its glossy leaves lite like a lantern :)
and in Iran's Mythology said after this beautiful lily witnessed the death of Siyavash (a character from Shah-name) become so sad that from that time the flowers grow face down to slowly cry in death of Siyavash :) Posted 13 years ago