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Lilium calchedonicum
Red wild liliums (Lilium calchedonicum), a very common wildflower species in Greece, spotted at a general store, Vathyrevma village, Thessaly, Greece. I know for sure that's a local species, because I saw one flowered plant, while we were driving past the village...
Spotted on Jul 21, 2013
Submitted on Jul 27, 2013
2 Comments
The color is reddish orange, and the species is very common in Greece. Because of that shade of color, the common greek name is "Turkish Lilies", and it was probably inspired by the color of the Fez (Ottoman red hats).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fez_(hat)
I like the color all I see are the orange tiger lilies