Blood Lily

Come summer and comes the "Blood Lily". Its known by many names - Football Lily, the Pin Cushion Lily and the the Blood Flower. Although some people call it simply as the "May Flower", in true sense it isn't really a "May flower", as its blooming season varies between late February and late May. The arrival of the flowers every year will be a welcome surprise as they appear when the plants have completely "disappeared", as if dead !! The plant comes from Tropical Africa but it is widely distributed. Our house has been gifted with 5 such flowers this time; with its numerous scarlet flowers, its truly beautiful !!

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