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Lilium henryi x speciosum 'Black Beauty' [Orienpet Lily]


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Blum, A.G. (2013) Lilium henryi Baker x speciosum Thunberg 'Black Beauty' (Liliaceae) Orienpet Lily. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet and visible light. http://www.ultraviol...-orienpet-lily/

 

Middletown, New Jersey, USA

28 July 2013

Cultiver in home garden

 

Comment:

Black Beauty is a cross between Henry's Lily, L. henryi, a Trumpet lily and the Japanese Lily, L. speciosum, an Oriental lily - thus becoming an Orienpet lily. The green grooves at the base of the petals produce nectar.

This lily is UV-dark, but dense conical cells on the petals produce a strong, bright iridescence where the UV light rakes across them.

 

Reference:

1. Missouri Botanical Gardens (2013) Lilium 'Black Beauty' http://www.missourib...ack-beauty.aspx

 

Equipment [Nikon D600-broadband + Nikon 105mm f/4.5 UV-Nikkor]

 

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Visible Light [f/16 for 2" @ ISO 100 with onboard Flash and Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

The raspberry red, white-edged petals and the green and white central star give Black Beauty a distinctive appearance.

lilium\'black beauty\'VisFlash_072813wf_13164origPN01.jpg

 

Visible Light [f/16 for 2.5" @ ISO 100 with onboard Flash and Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

The green grooves at the base of each petal ooze sticky nectar.

lilium\'black beauty\'NectarVisFlash_072813wf_13262origPN.jpg

 

Visible Light [f/16 for 2.5" @ ISO 100 with onboard Flash and Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

Anther.

lilium\'black beauty\'StamenVisFlash_072813wf_13256PN201.jpg

 

Visible Light [f/16 for 1.3" @ ISO 100 with onboard Flash and Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

The graceful retroflexed petals with their green ribs give Black Beauty a pretty back view.

lilium\'black beauty\'VisFlash_072813wf_13207pn3pn5.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/11 for 20" @ ISO 400 with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

The petals are densely covered in conical cells creating a strong iridescence on the UV-dark petals.

lilium\'black beauty\'UVBaadSB14_072813wf_13174PN2.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/16 for 15" @ ISO 400 with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

The petals have an adaxial UV-dark stripe and abaxial UV-dark ribs.

lilium\'black beauty\'UVBaadSB14_072813wf_13229pn2pn5.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/16 for 15" @ ISO 400 with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

A petal close-up showing the dense conical cells.

lilium\'black beauty\'ConicalCellsUVBaadSB14_072813wf_13274origPN.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [100% crop from preceding photo]

lilium\'black beauty\'ConicalCellsUVBaadSB14_072813wf_13274pnCrop100.jpg

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  • 1 year later...
Now, that is a really convincing evidence that those shimmering or 'greyish' areas of the corolla in fact are conical cells. Ready for the text books?
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