Turk’s cap lily found blooming in Fontenelle Forest for first time since 1975, but its stay is short
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Adam Klinker / World-Herald News Service wrote:The last time a Turk’s cap lily was observed in Fontenelle Forest, disco was in flower.
And judging the 4½-foot-tall plant by its blaze orange and leopard-spotted bloom, the Turk’s cap could fit nicely into any ’70s decor.
For the first time since 1975, a Turk’s cap lily was discovered blooming just off a trail in the Bellevue forest. But seekers of rare flowers in the forest will have to wait until next year to get a look at this one: the bloom is off the lily.