Sunday, October 7, 2007

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis, commonly known as the Lily of the Valley or Lily-of-the-Valley, is the only species in the genus Convallaria in the flowering plant family Ruscaceae. The flowers are white tepals(rarely pink), bell-shaped and sweetly scented; flowering is in late spring, in mild winters in early March.
The name "Lily of the Valley" is also used in some English translations of the Bible in Song of Songs 2:1, although whether the Hebrew word "shoshana" originally used there refers to this species or not is uncertain. The meaning of this flower is "You will find Happiness."







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