Wordless Wednesday 22/3/2017 Crowning Glory or Bad Hair Day for William?

Brian Skeys Our Garden@19, Photography, Plantlife March 22, 2017March 21, 2017 1 Minute

The Crown Imperial Lily,
Fritillaria imperialis ‘William Rex’.

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Published March 22, 2017March 21, 2017

18 thoughts on “Wordless Wednesday 22/3/2017 Crowning Glory or Bad Hair Day for William?”

Eliza Waters says:

March 22, 2017 at 01:34

Delicious color, Brian!

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1. Brian Skeys says:
  
  March 22, 2017 at 08:17
  
  A good discription Eliza of the colour, thou not the smell!
  
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  1. Eliza Waters says:
    
    March 22, 2017 at 13:58
    
    🙂
    
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Frogend_dweller says:

March 22, 2017 at 07:59

Beautiful! (Hate the smell though)

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1. Brian Skeys says:
  
  March 22, 2017 at 08:11
  
  I agree Allison.
  
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kate@barnhouse says:

March 22, 2017 at 08:53

They are oddly beautiful looking things, aren’t they? Hadn’t noticed the smell ….

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1. Brian Skeys says:
  
  March 22, 2017 at 16:52
  
  You can’t miss it Kate, strong foxy smell.
  
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  1. kate@barnhouse says:
    
    March 22, 2017 at 17:22
    
    Oh, yuck!
    
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  2. Brian Skeys says:
    
    March 22, 2017 at 18:19
    
    It just shows that looks are not everything!
    
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susurrus says:

March 22, 2017 at 13:14

I love it!

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1. Brian Skeys says:
  
  March 22, 2017 at 16:53
  
  They do have an attractive exotic look.
  
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Sue Garrett says:

March 22, 2017 at 23:27

I agree that the colour is striking.

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hoehoegrow says:

March 23, 2017 at 17:15

Such a lovely colour Brian! Strange – I can smell mine but not see it yet!

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1. Brian Skeys says:
  
  March 23, 2017 at 22:08
  
  I think the smell is at its strongest when the foliage emerges up to flowering.
  
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smallsunnygarden says:

March 23, 2017 at 22:03

Quite a stunner and I rather like the coiffure… 😉

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Off the Edge Gardening says:

March 24, 2017 at 09:47

Definitely crowing glory, I love these fritilleries. In fact I think I love all fritilleries!

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1. Brian Skeys says:
  
  March 24, 2017 at 09:58
  
  My favourite is the snakes head, so delicate with intricate markings, and no smell!
  
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Cathy says:

March 25, 2017 at 07:27

He is a very striking fellow, Brian, despite his body odour 😉

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