Checkered Lily Flower

I came across this gorgeous little flower in our backyard - my wife's always surprising me with the lovely little flowers she plants :)

Many thanks to my 365 friends for voting this one into the TOP TWENTY :) worldwide

Thanks everyone for your feedback on the names - “Fritillaria or "snakeshead." or "Fritillaria meleagris" or "Schachblume" (chess flower) or "Kibitzei" (lapwing egg).

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely capture

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely shot and such a pretty looking flower.

[Pat Knowles]

A Frittalaria, they are just amazingly beautiful. I always remember the first time I first saw these flowers .....they really took my eye. Fave.

[AWendes]

Absolutely beautiful photo. One of my favourite flowers. One of the first things I photographed too.

[Kaylynn]

Wow not only am I learning about photography but flowers also. Never heard or seen this one - but it is so interesting and beautiful shot.

[Mallory]

This is so pretty.

[Beryl Lloyd]

So pretty !

[Dianne]

This is gorgeous. @julzmaioro will like this too.

[Dustyloup]

That flower is a knock out

[julia]

Yes @happypat is right.. such a sweet flower.. another flower that I admire but can't grow in our mild winters.. Nicely taken..

[Jean]

That is so gorgeous!

[Cazzi]

I have never seen a flower like that before. The patterned petals and colours are gorgeous. Lovely shot.

[SandraD]

Lovely shot

[Louise & Ken]

Great surprise! A beauty!

[Tom]

A lovely rendering of the flower

[Kate]

Cool flower and nice shot

[gloria jones]

Fabulous capture...love the petals' colors, patterns

[Carole Sandford]

Gorgeous capture!

[haskar]

A wonderful capture.

[Nina Ganci]

wonderful, never seen a flower with these markings
fav

[KV]

Lovely!

[George]

Beautiful colours and great DOF.

[Annie-Sue]

snakeshead fritillary

[Linda Godwin]

wow what a beauty!

[Domenico Dodaro]

Well, the flower is gorgeous, but the photo makes it justice!

[Shepherdman's Wife]

That is so pretty, your wife has good taste

[Peter Dulis]

@anniesue - you got it Annie - the flower goes by a few different names :)

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this pretty flower. Know it as : kievitsbloem - Fritillaria meleagris . The Dutch name comes from (an egg of) a bird it very looks like .

[Laura]

Lovely.

[Islandgirl]

Wow gorgeous..........looks like a stained glass plant!
Nice to see your flowers blooming!

[Annie-Sue]

@pdulis I only know that one - have you got any of the white ones? so subtle

[Peter Dulis]

@anniesue - no Annie- just these ones- i’d love to see white ones

[Pat]

Superb, fav.

[Joanna kate]

How beautiful and unusual this is

[petaqui]

Lovely flower, really cool!

[Virginia Stapleton]

I agee, that is cool!

[*lynn]

beautiful

[Ethel]

How utterly lovely

[Shutterbug]

@happypat Thanks for posting the name. It is new to me.

[Shutterbug]

Love your comp and background.

[Melvina McCaw]

Oh My Goodness this is beautiful.

[Jennie B.]

I have to admit this flower is unique!

[Kate]

Very cool plant and very thoughtful wife!

[Harry J Benson]

Looks like a 1930s lamp. Good composition

[Rick]

Super capture.

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful

[Paula C]

Really unusual, lovely shot

[Ingrid]

What an incredible pattern has this flower!

[Margo]

Doesn't look real Very nice capture

[Casablanca]

Fritillaria or "snakeshead." Love 'em! This is a super shot of one.

[Rob Z]

How very different - quite unique!

[Santina]

wonderful shot, a have never seen a flower with these colors and squares

[Lastrami]

How I love this beautiful blossom! I wish I could find this here, too. We call her "Schachblume" (chess flower) or "Kibitzei" (lapwing egg). Fav

[Sarah 🌸]

Beautiful! 🌷

[Annie-Sue]

@pdulis it's not the best pic I've got of them - but it's the one I could find. If you like them you could buy your wife some as a present - and then have the entirely incidental pleasure of shooting them next year! ;-)

[Peter Dulis]

@anniesue - thanks Annie - do you have a link to your white flower?

[Lil H]

Really nice shot!

[Monica]

Lovely flower!

[Elizabeth]

Beautiful shot! The patterns and light on the petals are so unusual.

[Monique]

Love this flower, we call it after a bird 😉 beautiful shot

[Fisher Family]

A super shot of this delightful flower - fav!

Ian

[Annie-Sue]

@pdulis that's funny - I put it there! I'll try again! No. It's not working. There we go!

https://365project.org/anniesue/2017/2019-04-08#comment-31232665

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful

[Sheila Guevin]

I have never seen anything quite like this. amazing. FAV

[diane day]

gorgeous..

[Jane Pittenger]

I thought this was a PS creation...nature’s creativity

[CC Folk]

Wow! Fav!

[tony gig]

Beautiful...fav

[Wendy Telford]

Stunning! Never seen anything like this flower!

[Wyomingsister]

Wow! I thought it was clever photo processing! Amazing things in nature!! Tell the wife THANKS! And thank you for sharing!

[Junko Y]

What a beauty --- and lucky you, this is exactly the flower I want to plant in my backyard because it attracts butterflies and bees and won't be eaten by squirrels.

[Taffy]

Congrats on TT, Peter!

[Peter Dulis]

@taffy - thanks Taffy for pointing this out - congrats to you as well :)