An interesting note on this flower is that the conspicuous tuft of bracts which looks like a brush dipped in red paint is not the flower at all but merely a bunch of modified leaves, the flower proper being quite inconspicuous and entirely hidden by the red leaves. This species like the avalanche lily commonly pushes it's way through the edge of the receding snow and often early in the spring it may be found blooming through the snow with the white lily. Left to bloom undisturbed they will spread their beauty over many weeks, even months and will be alive and sturdy to repeat their free flower show next season. You are only one of many hundreds of thousands to whom these flowers belong. Those who come after you, have as much right to the enjoyment of these God-given beauties as you have.
Unpicked flowers give unending enjoyment.