Easter Lily |
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Easter lily is also known as Lilium longiflorum in Latin. It is a beautiful white flower in the shape of a trumpet, popularly known as Easter lily in North America and other parts of the world. Its origins can be traced back to the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan. Easter lily stands for beauty, life and hope. It is used in Easter decorations and has come to symbolize Easter itself. Easter lilies are used in church decorations during Easter. |
On Easter, they are grown and sold in a pot or as cut flowers, adding charm and grace to the festivities.
Growing the Easter Lily
Lilium longiflorum (Easter Lily) is a scented flower. It is a very important plant from the commercial point of view. Easter lilies can be grown indoors and when the weather becomes warmer they can be planted in the garden so that they bloom beauty all over the place. Easter lily bulbs grow best in a narrow strip of land, about half a mile wide and twelve miles long, near the borders of California and Oregon with a view to the Pacific Ocean. All Easter lily bulbs in North America are grown on this soil which was once a part of the ocean floor. The soil is never touched by drought or freeze, and is therefore, perfect for growing Easter lily. The Easter lily bulb is very shy to come out in the open and stays underground for over a thousand days, i.e. almost three years. During that time period, three times it is harvested, sorted, cleaned and replanted. The Easter lily bulbs produced on this land are later transferred to a greenhouse where they are forced to bloom as if under natural conditions. Thus, the Easter lily is virtually reborn, in tune with Easter philosophy, before they bloom into lovely flowers ready to beautify our lives during the Easter holidays.
Keep reading the pages of Dgreetings for more fascinating information on Easter celebrations.
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