The Bermuda Lily, with its sizeable white blooms, represents the pure new life that occurs from the Resurrection of Christ.  Because they are shaped like trumpets, the blooms are even symbolic of immortality.  Church pulpits are typically adorned with lilies at Easter to recall loved ones.

In Roman mythology, the lily is connected with Juno, Queen of the Gods.  When Juno was feeding Hercules one day, she dropped some portion of the milk and it fell to earth.  Where ever the milk hit the terrain, a gorgeous pure white lily would rise up.

Bermuda Lilies were first to be found in Bermuda by Ms. Thomas Sargent in 1880.  She helped bring them back with her to Philadelphia.  Legitimate Easter Lilies are found in Japan on the islands of Liuchiu Archipelago.  They grow outdoors on the rocky coast.  The stunning flowers were first collected by Carl Thunberg in 1777 and shipped to England approximately 1800.  The bulbs found their way to the united states by 1930.  The flowers bloom around Easter in early spring.  You will discover them in most Easter floral bouquet and in the church pulpits.  A popular type of this flower is the Lavender Calla Lily Plant.

Painters have for many centuries portrayed Gabriel the Angel as approaching to the Virgin Mary with a spray of lilies to pronounce that she will be Jesus’ mother.

Oftentimes recognized as the “White-robed Apostles of hope,” lilies were found growing in the Garden of Gethsemane after Jesus’ agony on the cross.  It’s reported that the lilies grew up exactly where each drop of His sweat dropped to the soil in his final hours.

To retain them a bit longer following Easter, you have to follow these recommendations.  For the blooms to last for a longer time, snip out the yellow anthers as soon as the flower opens.  Pick and choose plants that only have 1-2 buds open.  You should not set the plant in a scorching window or in immediate sunshine.

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