Some Facts And History About Lilies - Lilies Are Always In Stock At St Anne's Florist

There is an immense range of Lilies (Liliums) available across the world varying in colour, flower head size and flower head shape, fragranced or non fragranced. This large variety has contributed to the Lilies popularity throughout history.

Oriental Lily -Sorbonne

For alot of people, the quintessential lily is the white lily, its an emblem of purity and majesty and it is believed to be in existence since the ice age. The white lily is often used in religious festivals and for 2,000 odd years the white lily has been depicted with the Virgin Mary in paintings throughout time.

The Longiflorum Lily is a symbol of the resurrection and is used particularly over Easter in Christian religions (although they are available in Perth year round)

Lilies generally are a long lasting flower, they can be picked and sold as a bud and will open up over the a week or two from the bottom flower heads to the top. Removing the stamens can help the flowers to last longer, as they can be tricked into continuing to flower in the hope of being fertilized.

Oriental Lilies are a large headed, highly fragranced long lasting lily that is really popular because of its beauty and longevity.

Asiatic Lilies are a hybrid and are a smaller flower headed lily, with little or no scent and come in a large range of colours being available all year round. The Asiatic Lily is a popular flower to send to people in hospitals due to this low fragrance level.

Orange Asiatic Lily

Look after you Lilies as you would any other flower; re cut the stems every day or two, change the water regularly, remove the stamen when the buds open and remove the dead flower heads.

St Anne's Florist and Gift Baskets always has Asiatic Lilies and Oriental Lilies in stock ready to be arranged in a Flower Arrangement or Flower Bouquet for Perth Same Day Delivery. You can order Lilies online at www.stannesflorist.com.au , call us on 08 9388 8844 or come into our Perth Flower Shop at 111 Newcastle Street, Perth Western Australia 6000