Friday, December 25, 2020

Christmas Flowers

 Christmas lilies opening right on time:

What do my northern hemisphere friends call this summer-flowering lily, Lilium longiflorum? Maybe trumpet lily?

A different Christmas flower:


 A welded metal one, delivered by tractor this morning.


6 comments:

Julierose said...

I think we do call them Trumpet Lilies...so pretty and mainly we see them available at Easter time...
I like the welded one--it will be pretty in the garden...
hugs in the cold only 25 degrees F Julierose

Laura said...

We always called them Easter lilies.

jacaranda said...

Love your welded flower. On my Christmas table I have a vase of orange lilies, as I couldn’t get any Christmas lilies in bud.

Jeanette said...

The lily is shown in paintings of the Annunciation. It is a symbol of purity and is held by the angel Gabriel or in a vase. There is a tradition that says that when Mary touched it the scentless bloom an exquisite fragrance arose from it according to one source.

Pamela said...

I think in the US I’ve heard these called Easter lilies, too. I don’t know what they are called in Japan. Probably not Christmas or Easter lilies.

chris said...

Love the metal sculpture! Hope you had a peaceful Christmas.