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Calla Lilies are one of my favorite early spring flowers to capture. In this composition I used Lenabem-Anna's Texture - 45 to enhance the image.
Calla lily plants produce classically beautiful flowers, prized for their elegant, trumpet-like shape. The white calla lily is one of the most well-known and popular varieties, but if you're a fan, check out the many other colorful options. Calla lily is available in a multitude of colors, grows from rhizomes and is ideal for use in beds and borders. You can also grow calla lilies in containers outdoors or as houseplants. Although not considered true lilies, the calla lily (Zantedeschia sp.) is an extraordinary flower.
Zantedeschia aethiopica, commonly known as calla lily and arum lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa in Lesotho, South Africa, and Eswatini.
The derivative of the word calla is the Greek word for beauty — calla. The flowers have an interesting mythological history. Calla lilies are said to come from the ancient god Hera, the wife of Zeus. In the story, Zeus brought Hercules to nurse from his wife while she was sleeping. He wanted his son to have the strength of the gods. Hera awoke and pushed the baby away from her. Drops of milk flew across the sky creating the milky way and everywhere they landed on earth, calla lilies bloomed.
They also have been tied to Venus in Roman mythology. Venus saw the flower and felt her beauty was threatened by its pure white blossom so she cursed it with an unsightly pistil.
Fotocamera:Nikon D700
Esposizione:0,008 sec (1/125)
Aperture:f/11.0
Lente:105 mm
ISO:200
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Flash:No Flash
One of the easiest to grow flowers, these are were grown from cuttings in my mother-in-law's gardens and they just flourish when you replant them. They never fail to flower every year.
Calla lilies are one of the most beautiful flowers with a unique flower form, i love them. They are really coming up all over my garden. We have heavy rains this year and it has inspired everything to grow
Calla Lilies are very popular for wedding bouquets as they signify magnificence and beauty.
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Calla lily flowers, also called trumpet lilies or Lily of the Nile, most often have waxy-white flowers that gracefully twist and curl, ending in a delicate point. Calla lily flowers can also come in pink, orange or red, and the dark green, heart-shaped foliage can also be variegated with white spots. Calla lily plants are native to marshlands of South Africa but have gained popularity in gardens in the United States as marginal pond plants and container plants.
viewed on Explore on Mar 27, 2008 #495
This flower photo is taken using Sigma Ex Macro 105mm lens, ISO 100 with f/11 with spot metering, 0.7 sec exposer using one 70W florecent lamp and one 100W frosted lamp with paper towel in front of the bulb.
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The much loved Calla Lily is known for its striking appearance when in flower. Large waxy flowers delicately twist and curl around a yellow centrepiece to form an extraordinary trumpet.
The beautiful flowers of the Calla Lily grow on long thick stems and have glossy green leaves.
This delightful indoor or outdoor plant will continue to bloom for several weeks - but be aware: when planted in the garden, Calla Lily bulbs will re-shoot in the garden each year. ***
So be warned: once these lilies are planted, you could be stuck with them...!
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