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The Story of the Easter Lily

Sandy Mitchell — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:57:42 +0000

The Easter lily, correctly lilium longiflorum, has a long association with the Easter holiday. Legend maintains that there were lilies in the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed before he was arrested and killed. It is said that lilies grew up from the spots where Jesus’ tears fell.

Other facts about the Easter Lily include:

* The lily is native to Japan’s Ryukyu Islands

* During the 1880s, this lily was widely cultivated in Bermuda and is sometimes called the Bermuda Lily.

* Prior to World War II, the majority of Easter Lilies were imported from Japan. That ceased after Pearl Harbor and today more than 95% of Easter Lilies are grown in the United States, primarily along the Northern California and Oregon coastlines.

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The Story of the Easter Lily

Easter Lilies are Poisonous to Pets

Sandy Mitchell — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:27:09 +0000

Yes, Easter lilies are lovely, especially this time of year, but if you have pets, it’s best to leave those lilies at church. In addition to the Easter lily, avoid tiger lilies, star-gazer lilies, and many kinds of day lilies. Instead, use pet-friendly plants, such as orchids, daisies, tulips, or violets in your spring arrangements.

Any type of lily can be toxic to pets, especially cats. The first signs of poisoning can occur within 30 minutes to two hours of ingestion and include vomiting, loss of appetite, blindness, paralysis, kidney failure. If you suspect your pet has come into any sort of contact with a lily, you should seek medical care immediately.

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Easter Lilies are Poisonous to Pets

What’s Your Favourite Flower?

Sasha Manuel — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:33:36 +0000

Mine are Lilies and Tulips.

The reason why I’m asking is because a few days ago, I saw this movie, Imagine Me & You, which stars Matthew Goode, Piper Perabo and Lena Headey and it got me into thinking about flowers.

In the movie, they had scenes where in they show different reasons why you give flowers to another person and basically it tells us that flowers do speak of our intention and of the person we’re giving them to.

Luce [Lena Headey] runs a flower shop in the movie, and did the flowers for Heck and Rachel’s [Matthew Goode, Piper Perabo] wedding where they met and fell for each other.

Piper’s favourite flower in the movie were Lilies, too. There was a scene wherein they talked about some of the flowers’ meaning. And when she asked about Lilies, Lena said that the flower’s message is “I dare you to love me.”

And I did a little research on Tulips and I found out that they actually tell the person you’re giving them to that you’re desperately in love.

Hmmm. Curious thought.

Flowers have been playing a big part in the whole sphere of love and romance that somehow it has become a cliche. However, it’s still considered one of the most romantic ways of letting the other person know how we feel without words. This brings me to think that it is important that we do consider their meaning so we can best relay the message.

Though, I do wonder how much of it — your favourite flower, I mean — is true in describing you as a person.

Thoughts?

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What’s Your Favourite Flower?