reflexed
Abruptly bent or turned downward.
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Turk's cap lily or the Martagon hybrids have petals that face downward with swept-back or reflexed petals, giving them the appearance of a "Turk's Cap".
They have white petals, sometimes slightly reflexed, and a flat but brilliantly colored small cup of a vibrant color that sometimes seems to leak into the base of the petals. That cup is usually edged with red, making the blooms unusually vibrant.
Its 3- to 6-inch-diameter flowers are notable for their reflexed (drooping) petals. Bloom begins in midsummer and lasts until frost. Plants grow 3 to 3-1/2 feet tall.
The cup is about ¾ of an inch long, and the petals are slightly reflexed. The plant's foliage is only about 8 inches long and very tidy. In most years, it's the first daffodil to bloom in my garden, appearing about the first of March.
Sally Ferguson, spokesperson of the Netherlands Bulb Information Center in New York, describes the glory lily flower as "the ultimate tropical flower." Resembling "parachuting spiders," the reflexed petals bend backwards, ...
"Red Love' has a healthy, glossy, full 14-inch plant with long lasting spiraled 1 1/4-inch double long-stemmed blooms of medium red reflexed petals.
Tamil Nadu and the national flower of Tamil Eelam, being widely displayed on Maaveerar Day. These are also called 'climbing' lilies, due to their growth habit, and bear some resemblance to birds of paradise, though they have more rounded, reflexed ...
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