Lipstick by auntietk

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jul 03, 2007

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Another unusual flower from Ann's wonderful garden. I called her last night to ask her what the name of this plant is - she usually has far more information than I ever need. She said, "Oh I don't know - I just call it lipstick!" So there you have it. ............... I made the image nice and big, so if you look at it in full view, you'll be able to see each photo in a larger format. (Sorry Harry!) .............. .............. Edit note: Thanks so much to rockstrider for identifying this flower! He has informed me that it is actually a member of the Alliaceae family, and is called "Brodiaea ida-maia." I verified the information, and am quite satisfied that he is 100% correct. Thanks, Carl!

Comments (42)

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drag

3:08PM | Wed, 04 July 2007

They do kind of remind me of bombpops. A most unusual flower. Beautifully photographed and presented. Ann has a wonderful garden of such diverse plants.

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dorothylee

4:32PM | Wed, 04 July 2007

Gorgeous flowers, I love the bright colors. Beautiful!

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alhak

7:53PM | Wed, 04 July 2007

fabulous shots...bit dark for my lipstick colour though...

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Richardphotos

10:00PM | Wed, 04 July 2007

the colors are astonishing.such a wealth of beauty

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sharky_

1:00AM | Thu, 05 July 2007

Never seen that one before. Nice name too. Excellent. Aloha

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lizzibell

2:52AM | Thu, 05 July 2007

Great capture...

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NekhbetSun

6:14AM | Thu, 05 July 2007

Neato :o)

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RobyHermida

12:26PM | Thu, 05 July 2007

Impresionante Tara!!!!! Me gusta mucho esta serie y ver como evoluciona esta flor!! Roby ;O)

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Digitaleagle

4:45AM | Fri, 06 July 2007

Sounds like a good name to me, great shot wonderful image!!!!!!!

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JeffG7BRJ

6:00AM | Sat, 07 July 2007

They look fantastic, great colours, I don't think they are Clivia nobilis though, you can check here http://www.cliviasociety.org/clivia_nobilis.php I have some Iris's in the garden, the seed pods after flowering look similar but are all green, this is not a seed pod but a beautiful flower! +++

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