Mast Farm Inn Lily
by Rob Hemphill
Title
Mast Farm Inn Lily
Artist
Rob Hemphill
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The morning we left the lovely Mast Farm Inn in Valle Crucis, North Carolina it was raining heavily. The flowers looked so vibrant and photogenic as they were covered in numerous raindrops, so I had to capture the elegance of this flower.
Lilies are tall perennials ranging in height from 2–6 ft (60–180 cm). They form naked or tunicless scaly underground bulbs which are their organs of perennation. In some North American species the base of the bulb develops into rhizomes, on which numerous small bulbs are found. Some species develop stolons. Most bulbs are buried deep in the ground, but a few species form bulbs near the soil surface. Many species form stem-roots. With these, the bulb grows naturally at some depth in the soil, and each year the new stem puts out adventitious roots above the bulb as it emerges from the soil. These roots are in addition to the basal roots that develop at the base of the bulb.
The flowers are large, often fragrant, and come in a wide range of colors including whites, yellows, oranges, pinks, reds and purples. Markings include spots and brush strokes. The plants are late spring- or summer-flowering. Flowers are borne in racemes or umbels at the tip of the stem, with six tepals spreading or reflexed, to give flowers varying from funnel shape to a "Turk's cap". The tepals are free from each other, and bear a nectary at the base of each flower. The ovary is 'superior', borne above the point of attachment of the anthers. The fruit is a three-celled capsule.
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Featured in the following FAA Groups:
"Beautiful Flowers Group" 04/06/2024
"Drip Drops and or Dots" 09/20/2020
"Monthly Theme and Artist Promotion Group" 09/13/2020
"Mind-Blowing Photography" 09/11/2020
"Global Flowers Photography" 09/10/2020
"New FAA Uploads" 09/09/2020
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"Just Perfect" 09/08/2020
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"Daily Promotion" 09/06/2020
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"Fine Art America Professionals" 09/06/2020
"Hodge Podge" 09/05/2020
"The Outdoor Photographer" 09/05/2020
"Flower On Green" 09/05/2020
"Water Forms" 09/05/2020
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September 5th, 2020
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