Leopard Lilies, Lilium pardalinum, have just begun to bloom. Mary Sue Ittner photographed this group of beauties.
These native wildflowers are endemic to California and they are treat to see. Promise me you won't pick them!
Thanks to Mary Sue for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Beautiful sunny day here today!
Maria Bardini-Perkins wrote, “On a walk with a friend we came across a meadow filled with colonies of the beautiful California native Tiger Lily. The number and bright color of them took us by surprise!”
Lilium pardalinum are also called Leopard Lilies. Promise me you will never pick them!
Thanks to Maria for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
One of my favorite summer wildflowers is the Leopard Lily, Lilium pardalinum. Bob Rutemoeller and Mary Sue Ittner found a nice group of them recently.
Never pick these beauties, just enjoy their splash of color wherever you might be fortunate enough to see them.
Thanks to Mary Sue and Bob for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Bob Rutemoeller recently photographed a beautiful Leopard lily, Lilium pardalinum. They are also called Tiger lilies.
You can see in Bob's photo that there is a bud in the background. This tall lily puts out multiple blooms. I have some growing near our place in Anchor Bay. They can grow several feet high. Never pick the flowers, though! They need to develop seeds in the flower head so they will grow again next year.
In my book, Mendonoma Sightings Throughout the Year, I have a fun fact about this native wildflower: It you smell a Tiger Lily, you are sure to get freckles.
Thanks to Bob for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Barbara Rice found a nice group of Leopard Lilies, Lilium pardalinum. These beautiful lilies are also called Tiger Lilies.
You should never pick these wildflowers, as the flower head develops the seeds the plant needs for the following year.
Here's a close-up of this beautiful native with a Swallowtail butterfly feeding. This photo was taken by Peter Baye and is included in my beautiful book, Mendonoma Sightings Throughout the Year. It also shows that native plants feed native critters.
Thanks to Barbara and Peter for allowing me to share their photos with you here.