Henderson's Fawn Lily in Full Bloom

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a picture of a flower bud that I found up along our ridge line. I didn't know what it was until Steve and I went to the Upper Table Rocks and we found a few in bloom. I waited for ours to begin blooming and yesterday I climbed up to the top of our hill and found countless blossoms growing everywhere! And to realize that Steve and I have been here for over FIVE YEARS and I never knew we had these flowers!! Unbelievable!! I feel very sad that I missed so much beauty for four years but on the other hand, this year I have a very nice camera to take pictures with! :D

Henderson's Fawn Lily is part of the genus "Erythronium", which includes 20-30 species which grow from tooth-like bulbs in early to mid-spring. This species only grows in a small area in southwest Oregon and just south into Northern California. However, they are very prolific in their range and hillsides can be totally covered with these beautiful flowers with their equally lovely mottled leaves. If you would like to know more about this lovely flower, Wiki has a great page here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythronium_hendersonii

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