Also known as a Blackberry Lily for the fruits it produces after it flowers. But it's in the Iris family, so it's not a lily at all. Fascinating flower.
This particular one I found in a local garden park. Not too long thereafter, I bought one for my own garden :-)
Ditto the bug comments, and I like the flowers in this too. I like it when I snag a bug in the air in a shot like this. We have a similar looking wild plant here called "Pine Lily".
it looks to me like the flower is reaching out to the bug, rather than the other way around...and I love how the other flower blends into the background...nice bokeh
Wow, that emerald sea of green in the BG is awesome, setting off the sunlit fiery petals. And the little whatever-it-is flying by adds a candid touch. These little beauties are at the botanical garden here, I just never knew the name before--thanks!
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