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19th-century illustration. Lily of the valley ( Convallaria majalis ; / ˌkɒnvəˈleɪriə məˈdʒeɪlɪs / ), [2] sometimes written lily-of-the-valley, [3] is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring. It is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia ...
Maianthemum canadense ( Canadian may-lily, Canada mayflower, false lily-of-the-valley, Canadian lily-of-the-valley, wild lily-of-the-valley, [3] two-leaved Solomon's seal) [4] is an understory perennial flowering plant, native to Canada and the northeastern United States, from Yukon and British Columbia east to Newfoundland, into St. Pierre and ...
' lily of the valley '), likely the narcissus; and ḥavatzelet ha-Sharon (lit. ' rose/lily of the Sharon '), likely the sea daffodil. Solomon likens his Shulamite love interest to the last-named flower, also referred to in the Mishnah as the "king's rose." According to the Tanakh, ancient Jews made us of flowers as a natural form of decoration.
In Christian iconography plants appear mainly as attributes on the pictures of Christ or the Virgin Mary. Christological plants are among others the vine, the columbine, the carnation and the flowering cross, which grows out of an acanthus plant surrounded by tendrils. Mariological symbols include the rose, lily, olive, cedar, cypress and palm.
Lily of the Incas (Alstroemeria) Such strong connection that language is limited when trying to explain it Alstroemeria (Lily of the Incas) CT: 小百合: Sayuri: Lily (orange) Hatred, revenge Orange lily: 鈴蘭/百合: Suzuran/Yuri: Lily of the Valley/Spider lily: Sweet Lily of the Valley: 鬼百合: Oniyuri: Tiger lily: Wealth Tiger lily ...
Maianthemum dilatatum ( snakeberry, two-leaved Solomon's seal or false lily of the valley) is a common rhizomatous perennial flowering plant that is native to western North America from northern California to the Aleutian islands, and Asia across the Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan, and Korea. It grows in coastal temperate rainforests, and is often ...
Alstroemeria 'Saturne'. Alstroemeria ( / ˌælstrɪˈmɪəriə / ), commonly called the Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Alstroemeriaceae. They are all native to South America, although some have become naturalized in the United States, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Madeira and the Canary Islands.
The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. [2] They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a fair amount of morphological diversity despite genetic similarity. Common characteristics include large ...