The Sego Lily, called the Mariposa Lily in California. The pioneers are have said to survived by digging and eating the roots, a large corm that I have been told is quite delicious, although I wouldn’t know. It is protected in Utah.
When I went out to plant a heirloom tomatoe plant in the back 40 this morning, this had not yet opened. Later when I went out to attend to the irrigation ditch, low and behold this rare little flower. It will close up tonight and open again in the morning.
What is your state flower and how does it smell?
Stephen
The flower of Ontario is the trillium. I don’t see a way to upload a picture, but suffice to say that it’s actually not so terribly different from your sego lily. The three petals would be pointier. Actually, the bracts between the petals of your lily remind me of a trillium. The trillium has a few different colour phases, but white is the ’standard’. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever smelled on up close.
Mike
Comment by Metalworker Mike — June 20, 2008 @ 2:27 am
Google trillium in an image search will show about 140,000 images. Also http://www.50states.com/flower.htm will give the fifty states flowers by both common name and scientific name.
Comment by Jack — June 20, 2008 @ 8:34 am
Embarassingly, I had to google the state flower for PA. It’s the Mountain Laurel. As luck would have it, we just planted one in the back yard a few weeks ago.
Comment by The Village Carpenter — June 20, 2008 @ 11:32 am
The Kansas State flower is the sunflower, basically a big, honkin’ weed. The seed are good for the wildlife though.
Comment by Roger Nixon — June 20, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
North of us is Holland,their flower is the tulip, listen to the song “thousand tulips from amsterdam” and you become so emotional, you will need no fragrance,… it’s all in the song.
South of us is France,there it’s the lily, well… I’m sniffing, but it ’s rather
odorless,you better taste the local wine, never transport it,just sit down and drink it.Santé.
And here we are little belgians, right in the middle, between two big mouths,not to mention germany.No sir, no flowersign here, beg you pardon.But my father grew bacara roses and eyelets and arums,and the sense of smell of these flowers I will always remember. hhhhmmmmmmmmmm…
Geetings Stephen.
jan.
Comment by Jan Van Humbeeck — June 20, 2008 @ 3:13 pm