Queen Emma Crinum Lilies
by Ellen Henneke
Title
Queen Emma Crinum Lilies
Artist
Ellen Henneke
Medium
Painting
Description
Extreme realism watercolor painting of burgundy and white Queen Emma lilies or Giant Spider Lilies (Botanical name: Crinum augustum). Native to the Seychelles and Mauritius in the western Indian Ocean, Queen Emma lilies grow and increase vigorously in suitable conditions, and bloom continuously, but most heavily in springtime. The thick, burgundy, succulent flower stems are topped by mophead-like spidery clusters of large fragrant flowers with narrow pale pink-burgundy to nearly white petals.
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July 29th, 2010
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