Asiatic Sunset Lilies from my daughter Jessica on my birthday

            Bouquet consists of multiple bud orange and  yellow lilies that start in the bud stage and open up to reveal their magnificence over several days .. looking forward to taking many more photos!

In China and Japan, lilies have appeared on the dining table for a thousand years. On the island of Santorini, ceramics have been found bearing virtually the same images of lilies that are found on the ceramics of the ancient Minoan culture of Crete. There are scholars who see these Minoan ceramics as remains of the famous Atlantis. Yet older than the Minoan culture, which disappeared 3,500 years ago, is the Hebrew word for lily, "shusan."

Without question, the lily is a flower with a history stretching back to the beginning of time.

Taken on: March 30, 2008

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mosaic

abundant blooms

Asiatic Lilies are associated with wealth and power

These Asiatic Lilies are especially luscious with their vibrant yellow and fiery orange coloring

multiple bud orange and yellow lilies that start in the bud stage and open up to reveal their magnificence over several days

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