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Oriental lily Oriental Lily<br />
 Lilium speciosum Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Oriental lily

Oriental Lily

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  1. Superb exposure on this shot, Sean. Promoted to homepage! Posted 12 years ago
  2. I see quite a few species in the tags. It is definitely a Lilium, probably an oriental hybrid.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_%22Stargazer%22
    Posted 12 years ago
    1. Tags updated, thanks. Posted 12 years ago

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''Lilium speciosum'', sometimes called the Japanese lily , is a lily native to Japan. It grows up to around 1.5 m in height. The flowers are white to pink in colour, and strongly scented. It is later flowering than most other species. Many garden forms are in cultivation, and the species has been widely used for breeding of garden forms.

''L. speciosum'' contains phenolic glycosides, such as 6′-O-feruloylsucrose and -26-methoxyspirost-5-en-3β-ol 3-O-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl--β-d-glucopyranoside,.. more

Similar species: Lilies, Supplejacks, Etc.
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Sean Townsend

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Uploaded Oct 9, 2012. Captured Jul 14, 2012 15:38.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO100
  • 41mm