Fossicking among old photos I found this lily pic from 24 Dec 2019, taken with my old and basic cellphone in Dunedin Botanic Garden. I still love the flower! A search online reveals this flower has a variety of common names but in New Zealand it’s known as the Christmas lily. Lilium regale.
Other names according to Wikipedia are regal lily, royal lily and king’s lily 🙂
Text and photo by Liz; Exploring Colour (2022)
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I had a similar thought as Madeline. And somehow I expected a red lily, perhaps because red poinsettias are such a mainstay at Christmas time. But your white Christmas lily is quite lovely.
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Yes.. that’s true and I can understand where you’re coming from. These big fragrant trumpet blooms are a treat in the lead-up to Christmas and remind me of the angels bringing “good tidings of great joy” to the shepherds in the field, when Christ was born.
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I associate lillies with Easter and not Christmas.
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In New Zealand, these plants come into bloom in the lead up to Christmas: “New Zealand Christmas Lily. An old perfumed favourite that usually flowers between early December and the New Year in most areas.” ~December being our first month of summer 🙂
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