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Rubrums were a predecessor commercial lily to the 'Stargazers' whose flowers pointed down to the ground. [3] As such, consumers and other end users thought the Rubrums' downward-facing flowers looked wilted. The 'Stargazer' lily was created in 1974 by Leslie Woodriff, a lily breeder in California, to overcome this downward look. Woodriff called ...
Lilium bulbiferum, common names orange lily, [2] fire lily, Jimmy's Bane, tiger lily and St. John's Lily, is a herbaceous European lily with underground bulbs, belonging to the Liliaceae. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The Latin name bulbiferum of this species, meaning "bearing bulbs", refers to the secondary bulbs on the stem of the nominal subspecies.
This group of robust, fragrant flowers includes the popular Stargazer lily. — Garden hybrids. These are a mix of the previous divisions bred for increased variety and resilience.
Lilium (/ ˈ l ɪ l i ə m / LIL-ee-əm) [3] is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world.
Wikipedia: Featured picture candidates/Closeup of Lilium 'Stargazer' (the 'Stargazer lily')
Lilies seed germination is classified as either epigeal or hypogeal. These classifications may be further refined as immediate or delayed. Whether a lily is epigeal or hypogeal may be related to survival strategies developed according to the climate where the lily originated. Epigeal lilies evolved in moderate climates.
The white lily has long been seen as a symbol of purity, coming to be associated with the Virgin Mary in the Middle Ages, from which came the name ‘Madonna lily’ (Lilium candidum). A well-known example is Leonardo da Vinci 's Annunciation (1472–1475) in which the archangel Gabriel bears a Madonna lily.
Platygillellus altivelis C. E. Dawson, 1974 (Sailfin stargazer) Platygillellus brasiliensis Feitoza, 2002 (Brazilian sand stargazer) Platygillellus bussingi C. E. Dawson, 1974 (Bussing's stargazer) Platygillellus rubellulus (Kendall & Radcliffe, 1912) (Shortfin sand stargazer) Platygillellus rubrocinctus (Longley, 1934) (Saddle stargazer)