This is Alstromaria, a plant pollinated primarily by bees. The lines on the petals are believed to assist the pollinators to find the nectar in the center of the flower. In turn, the bees will help in reproduction by transferring pollen to the pistils (I teach Biology and my students "dissected" flowers this week.) :)
I had my camera set on high contrast, color, and saturation.
Very minor changes in Photoshop: auto level, auto contrast, crop, desaturate the greens, unsharp mask, save for web.
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