Turk's Cap Lilies - Lilium superbum L. #1
by Carol Senske
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Turk's Cap Lilies - Lilium superbum L. #1
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Carol Senske
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These are AWESOME wildflowers - stunning in their regal presence wherever they grow. Ours get around seven feet high, and each plant stem has many buds. Little bulblets grow in the leaf axils and fall to the ground to begin new plants. They are also able to reproduce by seed.
They take a year or two to get to blooming age with the baby plants having as few as one leaf the first year. As they age, they become ever more beautiful and full of flowers. We've been coddling our garden for years - gone through drought, hungry deer, borers, you name it, and my husband has faithfully picked the little bulblets off the stems as they ripen and spread them around our property. I, with equal dedication, spray them weekly with Liquid Fence to keep the deer and groundhogs away, and it works. I'm posting some pictures.
There is great beauty in the world:>)
They bloom for a good two weeks, going into three because of the number of buds that open in sequence. Look for them to begin flowering in the later half of July (in the mid-Atlantic/Northeastern areas of the USA).
Butterflies and hummingbirds LOVE this plant, and the clouds of swallowtails and a few other butterfly types are at the flowers from early morning until night.
These are worth every bit of care you give them! This is a little read for more info:
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LISU
I used a texture from Belle Fleur to enhance this image; the color has been changed and the transparency adjusted.
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July 22nd, 2013
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PainterArtist FIN
F/v nicely done, -FIN-
Carol Senske replied:
And thanks, too, for visiting this image and commenting so generously! Appreciate the VF as well:>)
Lee Piper
Beautiful work! f/v
Carol Senske replied:
Thank you so much, Lee! I really appreciate that you took time to drop in and comment, and thanks for the V/F, too:>)
Sandra Conceicao
Beautiful!!!!V/F
Carol Senske replied:
Hi, Sandra:>) I hope you've been well. It' so nice of you to visit and comment, not to mention how much I appreciate the V/F. I have discovered Fado, specifically Amalia and Mariza. What marvelous music with such a rich history!
Joyce Dickens
Extraordinary wild flowers Carol and your capture is just perfect...... and yes, There is great beauty in the world! ...and you are part of that beauty..... xoxo Joyce
Carol Senske replied:
Joyce, my dear, you are far too kind:>) My thanks, of course, and my gratitude for this beyond wonderful compliment and your constant support and kind words! XOXO
Mother Nature
A zillion thanks, Eva! It's an honor to be chosen for a feature in this lovely group:>)
Bob Orsillo
Crisp and clear! Wonderful capture MN :) V/F
Carol Senske replied:
I love reading your comments, Bob! Thanks, and thank you for the V/F, too:>). We went fishing at 4 AM and got back rather late in the afternoon, and what greeted us but clouds and clouds of butterflies (mainly Tiger Swallowtails by the dozens, and many are the "dark phase"), and although they like he butterfly bushes, they LOVE the lilies. I saw a stranger and couldn't get a good pic - hoping it comes back tomorrow as we've only seen one other about 10 years ago and we've lived here 45 years! It's called a Giant Swallowtail, Papilio cresphontes, and it is AWESOME!!!!!
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