Yet another flower impossible to grow in India; the Lily of Valley Flowers. The remote possibility of finding them would be in the regions that are cold all twelve months of the year. When I chanced upon the sight of this single stalk of bells, I went on my knees. They are tiny, measuring a centimeter, with a gentle breeze blowing; it was a challenge to frame them well. After so many settings I got them standing still in my frame.
Convallaria majalis, a beautiful little flower, so hard to believe they are poisonous. It is considered as garden weed by some, how can they think so? I thought. There are just three varieties of this flower, the one here is the Convallaria majalis var. montana - from the USA, with green-tinted midribs on the flowers. I found this growing in the gardens of a castle in Normandy region, France.
This flower is the May Birth Flower, and the meaning is sweetness and humility. That is obvious from the way these little ones are bowing down.
22 comments:
What a delicate, exquisite flower, Indrani! And you've captured it perfectly. I lived in Montana for 18 years and I think I just may have seen some of these -- although I didn't know what they were until now! Exquisite! Hope your weekend is going well!
Sylvia
Nice capture. And what a charming name for this exquisite lily !
very pretty! they look like little dainty bells.:p
Eine wunderschön poetische Fotografie eines Maiglöckenchens liebe Indrani...
Liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz
Hans-Peter
Your photo is beautiful, you captured them perfectly. These are one of the first flowers we see here in the early spring. There is a small pond in one of our local parks where they grow in abundance.
So beautiful!! And a wonderful photo!
Hugs
SUeAnn
I have always loved Lily of the Valley. They used to grow well in my father's garden in England.
I love their scent!
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Have a blessed Sunday!
Amazing picture. Thank you for this joy. Please have a good new week.
Beautiful image.
a beautiful delicate flower..i haven't seen this in India definitely :)
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I love these beautiful and fragile looking flowers. Great shot.
Such elegant and lovely simplicity.
what a lovely flower!
again, i'm not familiar when it comes to this blooms, but they are certainly very pretty,
and the way you captured it, was just perfect.
lovely
I'm glad you found them Indrani and I think it's a lovely shot!
I have never noticed those green spots before your photo!
I had no idea they were poisonous. I have them in my garden.
I too went on my knees to photograph mine. Some plant expert says the ones in NZ are called snow flakes.
I finally did my post on my terrapin story. Each time, I see your turtles on the log, I tell myself, when I get my photos, I will post it.
Exquisite blooms! I love that little tinge of green on the white!
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