Lilies are a wonderful kind of flowers.
Lilies are beautiful flowers that are often given as a gift as well. Let’s find out more about them!
- Lily is a flower that grows from a bulb.
- Lily’s genus is a genus.
- Lilies grow in Europe, North America, and Asia.
- In general, there are more than 100 species of lilies.
- Also, there is a big variety of cultivated lilies.
- Lilies grow in the forest and in grassy plain of a mountainous area.
- Some kinds of lilies are toxic to… cats.
- These lilies can damage their kidneys.
- Lily is considered one of the most adored flower variants in the whole world!
- Actually, it belongs in the top 10 flowers worldwide.
- The white lily symbolizes simplicity, happiness, and purity.
- Daylilies symbolize romance.
- Tiger lilies symbolize royalty and wealth.
- In some countries, some specific species of lilies are cooked.
- This happens mostly in Asian countries such as China, Japan, and Korea.
- Chinese believe that lilies are… lucky!
- They are connected with positive Feng Shui decorations.
- Assyrians considered lilies as holy flowers
- Greeks connect lilies with purity and Holy Mary.
- Christians believe it symbolizes purity and innocence.
- Only white lilies have a scent.
- Lilies last very long when you put them aside in a vase.
- But if you remove their pollen. they last even more.
- Lily thought is a perennial plant.
- This means is can live for more than 2 years in nature.
- Asian traditional medicine is being using lilies as a medicine for depression and certain types of toxicities.
- There is an oil extracted from lilies.
- It can be very helpful for cracked and dry skin.
- Lily needs 6-8 hours of direct sunlight in order to bloom and stay alive.
- Lilies need 1 inch of water each week.
- Every lily has 6 tepals.
- Tepals are fused sepals and petals.
