Can anyone name this flower? Yes, Fernanda has now identified the flower as “Lírio-das-areias”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Two Subjects
How can something so beautiful and delicate grow in such barren land? What life-lesson could we learn from this simple flower? Is less more?
Please share your thoughts…
Piglet in Portugal 
Great photo! 🙂
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like a diamond in the rough
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Glad someone helped.
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It is a beautiful flower but I was more interested in the surf board behind it being a surfer ;0)
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the picture was taken at Praia da Zavial on the Western Algarve. There are some pretty wild surfing beaches up to West coast of Portugal. Do you know the area?
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Great entry for the theme 2 subjects 🙂
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Hi Jaime,
Great website! I have taken loads of pictures of flowers in the wild which I need to identify…looks like I’m going to be busy 🙂 Thank you!
When you say “our flora-on list” is it your website?
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Hi Piglet, this was a project of several people…to put all data of our national flora on-line, now everyone can search about it, and it´s easy…Thank you for your interest, hope it´s helpful:)
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It´s called Narciso-das-areias…(Sand dafodil?) here you can see it in our flora-on list :http://flora-on.pt/#/6pancratium 😀
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Your photo is lovely, PiP. It reminds me of the flowers I saw in northern Chile, “Desierto Florido.” In years that it gets enough rain to sprout them, one of the driest deserts in the world suddenly is a sea of flowers. Beauty from nothingness.
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Hi Rose, I bet that wold be one hell of a photograph if you could capture that!
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Very intriguing combination, Carole! I love the sand lilly, it is really sweet.
I’ve still scared all the readers away, 😆 bit too heavy topic perhaps?
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At least I had a good old rant 🙂 The benefit culture is one thing that makes me really angry. Trouble is when you genuinely need help if you don’t know how to play the system….
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Agree with that thought 100%
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It’s a Sand Lily, or sometimes known as a Sea Daffodil because of the way it’s six petals frame the middle of the flower, just like a daffodil; very pretty, and amazing that such a delicate looking flower can grow in such a barren place.
I love what Jeanne said about it – “difficult struggles can develop real character and character creates true beauty!”
How beautiful is that – and so true!
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Hi Barb, yes I thought Jeanne’s comment was perfect. Fernanda gave me the link to identify the flower and it’s a Lírio-das-areias. Which in English I’ve just checked is a sand lily!
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Flowers aren’t my thing and i have no idea what it is, but like you I can only admire its ability to flourish in such harsh surroundings.
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Hi CC, I love admiring the wild flowers but this is the most beautiful one I’d seen, especailly considering its surroundings on the beach.
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I think it’s Lírio das areias Pancratium maritimum, L; http://profs.ccems.pt/palma/Flores%20Silvestres/Cores/Brancas.htm
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Lírio-das-areias yes that’s it! What a mine of information you are. Thank you 🙂
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Beautiful flower but no idea what it is. Definitely less is more, the less you have the more you appreciate the things you do have.
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That is so true Lindsay, until it comes to toilet paper…remember your post about using corn plants? Jsut poked my finger in my eye and tears are running down my cheek, so can’t look it up right now. What is the link?
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I don’t know what species it is but sure, I can name it for you. How about, Fred?
Don’t mind me….it’s been a long week. I need a holiday. In Portugal maybe?
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OK, we will name the beautiful flower Fred…but come on, you should have at least called it Clarissa or Melanie…but Fred! How romantic is that? LOL 🙂
Yep you def need a holiday in Portugal to find your inner peace 🙂
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I have no idea. It’s shape reminds me a little of an iris, or maybe I just have irises on my mind. You make an excellent and thought-provoking point about beauty in barrenness. We saw cacti blooming on a trip to California. That’s awesome, and reminds me of a Hispanic author who wrote about a cactus flower. If you’re interested let me know and I will look up her name when I get home.
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Hi Celia, yes please I would love the name of the Author. Cacti is another great example. Some of them are such ugly plants, but when they bloom….wow. People should have more cacti makeovers to make them bloom and feel good about themselves
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I think it could be a sand Lily Pip. Amazing how some beautiful flowers just grow without any pampering!
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Oh great Sami, thanks for the lead! I will check it out 🙂
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PIP, I think difficult struggles can develop real character and character creates true beauty!
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Oh Jeanne that is indeed beautiful 🙂
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It’s like our world. There is tiny brilliant smile in such barren land. 🙂
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You are right – the flower made me smile when I saw it growing in the sand and so close to a disguarded surfboard
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