Lilly / Amaryllis at Minsmere ?

[Hobjob]

Can someone identify this ??

Growing wild beside the pond at Minsmere !!!!!



And what is the difference between these big lillies a amarillae?

[aeshna5]

It is definitely an escape (or deliberate planting) of a Lilium species, probably L. candidum or a cultivar of this species.

Amaryllis are in a totally different family- in fact the same family as the Daffodil.

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by aeshna5

It is definitely an escape (or deliberate planting) of a Lilium species, probably L. candidum or a cultivar of this species.

I like to think that no one would have deliberately planted it
where it was ............. but some people !!

Google images confirms L. candidum as most likely, so thanks
for your usual efficiency and accuracy

[mrs fish]

Hoveflies like them

Do you think some animal may of buried it , or it was washed in ?

Keep an eye out for Scarlet Lily Beetles , they'll find it !!

[thunder]

Originally Posted by mrs fish

Hoveflies like them

Do you think some animal may of buried it , or it was washed in ?

Keep an eye out for Scarlet Lily Beetles , they'll find it !!

I expect someone thought it would brighten up a dull place like Minsmere!

henrya

[Susie]

It is possible that it travelled in as seed, I think.

[Tiggrx]

I think it is a Regal Lily (Lilium regale) - it is not pure white enough for a Madonna Lily

[Bub-les]

Originally Posted by Tiggrx

I think it is a Regal Lily (Lilium regale) - it is not pure white enough for a Madonna Lily

I agree I think its the Regal Lily
Barbara