Beautiful Death Flower
Even as I watch you
Unfurl your milky white heart
I have to ask myself
How on Earth you got here?
I have several Arum Lilies growing in my front garden, that were already there when we bought the house. I have never planted any more, but just enjoyed those we had, blooming anew every year.
This year I noticed a large Arum Lily growing right by the back stoep. I’ve no idea how it managed to plant itself there and grow; in amongst the air plant and weeds!
Beautiful flowers, love the way you have captured them.
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Thank you so much π
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Magnificent, but suspicious π
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haha Yes! π
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Beautiful shots of an awesome lily! π
Nature finds a way!
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Thank you Tom. Yes, she certainly does π
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Such a beautiful lily, and I just love the bright yellow bud in the middle. Great illustrations Scifihammy!
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Thank you very much Crystal π At least flowers stay still – so a little easier to capture! π
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What a lovely plant, they always look so regal π
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Thank you π They are massive! π
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They are very beautiful, wish I had some in my garden π
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Tho you have had a lot of sun this year, I think your winters would kill the Arum Lily off! π
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I am sure you are right, would have to have it as a house plant π
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Ah – yes, like my Mum used to have a poinsettia every Christmas π
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Yes, we still do, ha ha π
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Ah – it is a British thing π
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Oh yes, even though they seem to die straight after Christmas, well mine do π
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Yes, they don’t last long π
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Nope, not with me π
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haha π
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Look like a triffid βΊ
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haha Quite possibly that’s how it ‘walked’ there! π
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I see these lilies growing in the wild in Perth too at Bushy Lake. I think as you said it, they sprout through wind or root propagation. These are expensive here but I love seeing themπ
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You can buy them here as a massive bulb – which is why I wondered how it had ‘moved’ – but apparently, they seed! It was way too far for the roots to have reached – so not like ‘Son of shrimp bush’ π
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So funny – I always think of this as a random office plant. It definitely does not grow outside here!
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haha And I always think of it as a Death Plant – used at funerals! π
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Strangely in HK at one time it was used for cake boxes, bedsheet prints and weddings. Easter…easter as in life and new beginnings maybe that was why it was used as such in HK back in 1990s.
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I do find it on linen sometimes here also. π
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That’s how my mom thinks of it!
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Beautiful photos….. π
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Thank you Vikey π
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That’s how nature works! You may not see all the steps to the process, however it’s nice to see the outcomes! π
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haha Yes, totally took me by surprise! π
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Wow. . This Arum lily is so beautiful. . I think it somehow learnt how to grow on its own. . haha. . #mystery
Have a beautiful day, Sci π
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haha Thank you Jackie – yes it is a mystery! π
Happy Friday!
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Haha. . Yes it is. Thanks for the wishes. Wishing you the same. π
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