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Astonishing lilies

Astonishing lilies

Astonishing lilies


Lilies are plants that are prized for their beautiful and fragrant flowers. There are about 100 species of true lily. They belong to a much bigger plant group called the lily family, which contains about 4,000 species. The lily family includes tulips, hyacinths, and the onion. Water lilies are not part of the lily family.
Most true lily plants are about 30 to 120 centimeters tall. They have narrow leaves. The flowers can be shaped like trumpets, funnels, tubes, or bowls. They can be any of a variety of colors.
The water lily, yellow water lily, lotus, and several other aquatic plants are about 60 species of aquatic herbs. These plants occur in shallow, fresh waterbodies and the usual habitats of these plants are ponds and shallow water around lake edges. The leaves are simple, glossy, dark-green and float on the water surface. In most species, the flowers open at dawn, and close at dusk for the night.

The white water lilies are widespread in North America, and have large, roundish leaves. The large flowers are colored white, or rarely pink. The blue water lily has bluish or pale violet flowers. There are about 10 species of yellow water lilies.
The water-shield occurs widely in ponds and shallow waters along lake and pond shores in Americas and Eurasia.
Attractive lily

Attractive lily


The Oriental sacred lotus and sacred lotus are native species in Asia.
The royal water lily’s floating leaves can be larger than one-meter across, and can support the weight of a child.
A Native American folktale says that the water lily was once a star. It fell from the sky, and when it struck the water, it changed into the beautiful flower.
People often grow water lilies to decorate garden ponds. The French painter Claude Monet is famous for his paintings of water lilies.
Lilies also provide food for fish and other water animals. Frogs like to sit on their leaves.
Awesome lily

Awesome lily


Sea lily is the least-known animal of the deep oceans. It resembles a plant more than an animal. Sea lilies are related to sea urchins, starfish, and sea cucumbers. The main body has a jointed appearance and may reach up to 70 cm in length. Sea lilies vary in color, but most are delicate shades of yellow, pink, or red.
Lilly pilly is usually a medium-sized to tall tree up to 20 m in height, but is often reduced to a shrub. The foliage is usually very dense and glossy, forming compact crowns.
Lily was an emblem of the royal power in France.
For the Romans, the flower symbolizes luxury, sophistication and wealth. Residents of Germany on the contrary, considered this flower a symbol of death. In Japan, white lily is considered a symbol of luck. This lily is also an integral part of wedding bouquets around the world.

Astonishing lilies

Beautiful lily

Beautiful lily

Charming lily

Charming lily

Cute lily

Cute lily

Gorgeous lily

Gorgeous lily

Graceful lilies

Graceful lilies

Great lily

Great lily

Interesting lily

Interesting lily

Lovely lilies

Lovely lilies

Magnificent lily

Magnificent lily

Majestic lily

Majestic lily

Nymphaea caerulea

Nymphaea caerulea

Pretty lilies

Pretty lilies

Purple lily

Purple lily

Red lilies

Red lilies

Striped lilies

Striped lilies

Stunning lily

Stunning lily

White lilies

White lilies

Yellow lily

Yellow lily

Yellow water lily

Yellow water lily

Wonderful lilies

Wonderful lilies

Lilies in paintings

Order of the White Lily

Order of the White Lily

Lilies on the coat of arms

Lilies on the coat of arms

Gold Italian coin

Gold Italian coin

Alexey Timchenko. On the bridge

Alexey Timchenko. On the bridge

Alma Tadema. Flag Of Truce

Alma Tadema. Flag Of Truce

Art Nouveau. Alphonse Mucha

Art Nouveau. Alphonse Mucha

Bykova Marina. White Lily. 2002

Bykova Marina. White Lily. 2002

Charles Courtney Curran. Lotus Lilies. 1888. Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago

Charles Courtney Curran. Lotus Lilies. 1888. Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago

David Smith. Landscape with lilies

David Smith. Landscape with lilies

Eastman Johnson. Gathering Lilies, 1865

Eastman Johnson. Gathering Lilies, 1865

Frank Percy Wild. Picking Water Lilies. 1861

Frank Percy Wild. Picking Water Lilies. 1861

George Hillyard Swinstead

George Hillyard Swinstead

Giovanni Bellini

Giovanni Bellini

Henri Fantin-Latour

Henri Fantin-Latour

Icon of the Mother of God

Icon of the Mother of God

Jaroslav Friedrich Julius Vesin. By The Lilly Pond

Jaroslav Friedrich Julius Vesin. By The Lilly Pond

James Jebusa Shannon

James Jebusa Shannon

John Singer Sargent. Garden Study of the Vickers Children, 1884

John Singer Sargent. Garden Study of the Vickers Children, 1884

Jolanta Brigere

Jolanta Brigere

Kinuko Craft. Psyche weeping

Kinuko Craft. Psyche weeping

Lady with lilies. Gustav Pope

Lady with lilies. Gustav Pope

Lauri Blank. Red June

Lauri Blank. Red June

Maria Pavlova. Pond

Maria Pavlova. Pond

Marie Spartali Stillman. Convent Lily, 1891

Marie Spartali Stillman. Convent Lily, 1891

Martha Walter. Lilies in the pond

Martha Walter. Lilies in the pond

Pati Bannister

Pati Bannister

Pond with white lilies, 1893

Pond with white lilies, 1893

Sally Sweetland. Garden in Quogue

Sally Sweetland. Garden in Quogue

Svetlana Loginova. Morning on a pond with water lilies, 2008

Svetlana Loginova. Morning on a pond with water lilies, 2008

The youth of Mary

The youth of Mary

Thomas Brooks. Thames Lilies. 1870. Private collection

Thomas Brooks. Thames Lilies. 1870. Private collection

Vladimir Borovikovsky. Annunciation

Vladimir Borovikovsky. Annunciation

William Bouguereau

William Bouguereau

Amazing lilies

Amazing lilies