Flower of Lilium nepalense, a native of the Himalayas, growing at between 1000 and 3000m above sea level. Its growth habit is stoloniferous; the bulb

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Flower of Lilium nepalense, a native of the Himalayas, growing at between 1000 and 3000m above sea level. Its growth habit is stoloniferous; the bulb develops a upright stem, together with stolons (horizontal stems). These grow beneath the surface of the soil, eventually terminating in a new shoot, and so propagating a new plant. In horticulture, new plants may appear at some distance from the original bulb. Lily flowers show three-fold symmetry. Each has 3 petals and 3 sepals, showing a similar colour pattern, sometimes referred to as the \tepals\". In the centre of the flower are 6 stamens ending in pollen-bearing anthers (one partly hidden, here, behind the style). The club-shaped structure below centre is the stigma, borne on a green style. The flowers are pendulous and unscented during daylight hours. In the evening, they develop a heavy scent"

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Keywords: anther, biological, biology, botanical, botany, bulb, flower, garden, lilium, lily, nepalense, petal, plant, sepal, stamen, stigma, stoloniferous, style, tepal