Pictures of lilies

[RubyToogood]

Two paintings by botanical artist Marianne North.

Waterlily:

Actual lily:

 

[Mumbles274]

Botanically it's all over the shop though.

Waterlilies (Nymphaeaceae) are not lilies (Liliaceae).

True fax.. Are we ignoring the botanical aspecr though?

 

[Mumbles274]

Two paintings by botanical artist Marianne North.

Waterlily:

Actual lily:

They are both beautiful

 

[RubyToogood]

True fax.. Are we ignoring the botanical aspecr though?

Art knows no genus.

 

[Mumbles274]

My pond again, sadly I think this lily has died. It got pot bound and hasn't done its thing last year. Going to get a new one

 

[Mumbles274]

More of my pond

 

[blossie33]

Joining thread....

 

[gentlegreen]

Botanically it's all over the shop though.

Waterlilies (Nymphaeaceae) are not lilies (Liliaceae).

nor are calla lilies (Zantedeschia)

 

[Ms Ordinary]

My art history (limited) is letting me down, who's the artist please? I feel like I'm going to kick myself when you say.

I see you already got the reply - but Tamara de Lempicka, her other speciality seemed to be futurist ice-cool platinum blondes in Bugattis

 

[RoyReed]

Waterlily

 

[RoyReed]

Details of Monet's Waterlilies.

 

[RoyReed]

Calla Lily

 

[RoyReed]

Stink Lily by Roy Reed, on Flickr

Dracunculus vulgaris - also known as the common dracunculus, dragon lily, dragon arum, black arum, voodoo lily, the snake lily, stink lily, the black dragon, black lily, dragonwort, and ragons.