It is hard to miss this show-off in my garden right now.
If you are not looking in its direction, its fragrance will turn your head.
This Stargazer Oriental lily/ Lilium orientalis has doubled in size since last summer.
The only drawbacks are the staining orange pollen and that it is toxic to cats.
(I do not have a cat, but needed to share that for my cat-loving readers.)
Some flowers are beautiful. This one is crazy beautiful!
Flower
floweralley 
Oh wow! I love that!
LikeLiked by 1 person
I have missed you. Are you going to be home this week?
LikeLike
They are a show stopper.
LikeLike
Wow!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Beautiful lilies – that close-up is especially gorgeous! I can’t grow lilies because I have two cats – if they were to lick the pollen off their fur it could kill them . (Their kidneys would be damaged by it.) So I’m glad to see the warning.
LikeLiked by 1 person
They are crazy beautiful and the scent is so wonderful. I try to pull off the stamens before they open (as soon as I can grab them) as the staining drives me crazy. Did you know that a cotton ball will magically grab pollen grains off petals, surfaces, even cloth (so long as they haven’t been ground in)?
LikeLiked by 1 person
No I did not know this. What a great tip. Thanks.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely
LikeLike
Absolutely agree with you on that last bloom!
LikeLiked by 1 person