Fourth of July Lilies

I hope you had a fantastic Fourth of July! The artwork below is titled “Fourth of July Lilies,” so I featured it in last week’s VIP Email Update. It seemed appropriate. They look like a garden full of fireworks. People often mistake them for Cahaba lilies, but they are not. The spider lilies, also known as Peruvian Daffodils or Hymenocallis festalis (yes, I had to look that up), bloom well even when my garden is hot and dry, while the semi-aquatic Cahaba variety, Hymenocallis coronaria, requires wet feet.

I painted them not long after I moved into my current home, and they bloom faithfully just ahead of every Independence Day. The 36” x 24” original is still available! Click the image below for purchasing information.

If you love the imagery but would like a more affordable version, I also have them available as 24” x 16” giclée reproductions.

Get yours mailed to your door and ready to frame.

As expected, I bagged some pretty cool photos on my visit to North Carolina. Here are a few of my favorites.

This last one, bee balm, also has a bit of a fireworks feel. Wouldn’t a bouquet of these, along with the spider lilies, be fantastic? I’d just need something bold and blue to make it complete!

Hope your Fourth of July was fun and safe. Let’s keep the being independent part going!

Until next Friday,
Jean

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