Large-flowered lily - Large-flowered lily

...There are also variegated cultivars. There are many morphological variations, and the ones with particularly large flowers are called Ooboshibana var. hortensis Makino, and are cultivated for decorative purposes and dyeing purposes. Blue paper dyed with the juice of the flowers, which contains the blue pigment commelinin, is used as a paint for the underpainting of Yuzen and tie-dyeing.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ooboshibana" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…また斑入りの園芸品種もある。形態的に変異が多く，花がとくに大輪のものはオオボウシバナvar.hortensis Makinoと呼ばれ，観賞用または染料用として栽培される。青色色素のコンメリニンを含む花の汁で染めた青紙は，友禅，絞染の下絵の絵具に用いられる。…

※「オオボウシバナ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報