今年は玄関前に鉢を置いたせいか、早めの開花です。東向きなので、午前中たっぷりと朝日を浴びています。
オニユリ独特のポツポツが無い花で、マニア向けです。花びらはツヤっぽく妖しく見える一方で、キリリとした雰囲気もあります。この濃いオレンジ色の花をみたあと普通のオニユリを見ると、色褪せた花に見えてしまいます。
I placed the pot of tiger lilies in front of my porch, which faces the east. They get plenty of morning sunlight up to midday. This is probably why they started to flower so early this year.
These are a rare variety which comes without the usual dark dots on the petal. Also, the colour of the petal is much darker than that of the common tiger lily.
開花直前の蕾は何となく、食べると美味しそうな可愛い外観。
The flower buds are also very pretty - they even look like candies.
蕾はまだ沢山あるので、数日は楽しめそう。
With lots of flower buds waiting to open, I will be enjoying these lovely flowers for several more days.
