The Crown Imperial Lily,
Fritillaria imperialis ‘William Rex’.
Wordless Wednesday 22/3/2017 Crowning Glory or Bad Hair Day for William?
22 Wednesday Mar 2017
Posted in Our Garden@19, Photography, Plantlife
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22 Wednesday Mar 2017
Posted in Our Garden@19, Photography, Plantlife
The Crown Imperial Lily,
Fritillaria imperialis ‘William Rex’.
Delicious color, Brian!
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A good discription Eliza of the colour, thou not the smell!
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🙂
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Beautiful! (Hate the smell though)
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I agree Allison.
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They are oddly beautiful looking things, aren’t they? Hadn’t noticed the smell ….
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You can’t miss it Kate, strong foxy smell.
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Oh, yuck!
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It just shows that looks are not everything!
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I love it!
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They do have an attractive exotic look.
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I agree that the colour is striking.
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Such a lovely colour Brian! Strange – I can smell mine but not see it yet!
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I think the smell is at its strongest when the foliage emerges up to flowering.
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Quite a stunner and I rather like the coiffure… 😉
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Definitely crowing glory, I love these fritilleries. In fact I think I love all fritilleries!
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My favourite is the snakes head, so delicate with intricate markings, and no smell!
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He is a very striking fellow, Brian, despite his body odour 😉
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