Lilies have enjoyed a cultural role as far back as ancient mythology. The lily was so respected by the Greeks that they believed it to sprout from the milk of Hera who was the queen of the Gods. Known as the May birth flower, lilies are commonly used at 30th wedding anniversaries. The white lily was the first to have a meaning attached to it. Symbolizing virtue and chastity, white lilies were the symbol of the Virgin Mary’s role as Queen of the Angels and also were representative of her purity.

White stargazer lilies are used to represent sympathy whilst pink stargazer lilies represent prosperity and wealth. The fleur-de-lis is a lily that is used as a decorative sign. Often used in heraldry, the fleur-de-lis can be “at one and the same time, political, dynastic, emblematic, and symbolic”. Whilst you can surely purchase yourself lilies from flower delivery birmingham, you may be harder pushed to buy yourself a fleur-de-lis! Lilies are also the flowers that are most often associated with funerals as the lily symbolized the soul of the departed individual who has received restored innocence after they died.