lily

     

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Trivia about lily

  • An oft-misquoted Shakespeare line goes "To gild refined gold, to paint" this flower
  • Convallarin, a heart stimulant, is obtained from this flower "of the valley"
  • The name of this flower precedes "of the Nile" & "of the Valley"
  • "Gilding" this flower means adding unnecessary ornamentation
  • The Madonna type of this plant was once used at Easter but often failed to bloom in time; the Bermuda type replaced it
  • Popular varieties of this flower include the Easter & Madonna
  • Gabriel, angel of the Annunciation, is usually portrayed holding this flower, a Christian symbol of virginal love
  • Shakespeare wrote that it was wasteful & ridiculous "to gild refined gold or paint..." this
  • All by itself, the calla this makes a nice bouquet--oh, I shouldn't have
  • The White Queen's "floral" daughter in "Through the Looking-Glass"(4)
  • A South African frog favors the arum type rather than the water type of this plant
  • Not the Easter but the Prairie type of this flower is the floral emblem of Saskatchewan
  • Mrs. Herman Munster
  • On Utah's flag, the sego type of this flower symbolizes peace