Lilies: Some interesting species bulbs (part 2), 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
I think some of my pics are fairly large too, I just crop some off and when I save they go from over 2MB to anything from over/under 100kb to over 1MB, it depends on the picture content and size cropping to. They are automatically resized on DG to a number of bytes, and always 100 x 100 pixels which seems strange.

There will be more! L. majoense has a single bud, it shouldn't be long.

Lefty, Dicksonia antarctica is sold widely here, they are clearing a lot in Tasmania and other places. Some people spend a lot of money on them and kill them, they are usually £30 per foot of trunk but can be £25, it depends on the thickness I think. I have often thought of getting one but a suitable spot is needed, and it is a lot of money!

Here's a close up of the anthers, the filaments holding them are so thin at the ends. Look at that moist stigma, they collect water droplets ready to transport pollen, it's also spotted. I want the other to open now, it's not far off but this one may be too old to cross polinate, I should put some pollen in the fridge then I can try it on the other but the reverse may not work.

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