Gentile Lilies

Lily flower – gentile and beautiful

Lilies are one of the most gentile and popular flowers all in the world. Lilies are beautiful and graceful of all summer-blooming flowers. History of Lily counts more than 3000 years!

Lily in mythology:
Lily was dedicated to the goddess Hera, the wife of Zeus. Legend has it that when Zeus fathered Hercules with the mortal woman Alceme, he wished his son to partake more fully of divinity. To attain this, he had the baby brought to Hera after he drugged her to sleep. Then he placed the baby at her breast and Hercules nursed. Hera awoke in horrified surprise and flung the baby from her. Some of her milk gushed across the heavens and formed the milky way. A few drops fell to earth and from those drops sprang the first lilies.

What are True Lilies?
There are many kinds of flowers, which have been called "Lilies", but many of these so-called Lilies such as the day-lily, water-lily, and arum-lily, actually belong to other groups of flowering plants.
True Lilies are composed of fleshy scales without a protective outer coating. True Lilies are never dormant.
Lilies staying popular as Gift for a long time and Lilies are very popular as gifts in different forms. You can gift a bouquet which includes lilies or a special bouquet only with lily flowers for your beloved.

Looking how to send Lilies to Ukraine, Moldova for a special occasion? Flowers Ukraine recommends delivery bouquet of lilies for such special occasions as Anniversaries, Birthdays, etc.
White lilies symbolize innocence, purity and sweetness. Yellow lilies express gratitude and gaiety.

The average vase life of a stem of lilies is 14 - 20 days. Individual blooms generally last 4 - 5 days. For a longer flower life, remove anthers from open flower before yellow pollen stains white petals. Gentily run of pollen stains with cotton. If you get lily pollen on your clothing, use a dry toothbrush, chenille stem or dry towel to brush off. Do not brush off with your hands as this rubs pollen deeper into fabric.