What is the flower language and symbolic meaning of calla lily?
The elegantly beautiful calla lily originated in African swamps and has now become a common household decorative potted flower. Different flowers represent different meanings. What is the flower language of calla lily, and what does calla lily represent?
The calla lily is named for its shape, which resembles a horse's hoof. This uniquely shaped flower has a faint, pleasant fragrance. Its flower language is "endless love," symbolizing happiness, and therefore in European and American countries it is a commonly used flower for bridal bouquets.
The calla lily is a perennial herbaceous plant with a large fleshy tuber, growing about 70 cm tall. The leaves are stem-borne with long petioles; the petiole is generally twice the length of the leaf blade, with ridges on the upper part and a sheath-like folded clasping base on the lower part; the leaf is ovate-sagittate, entire, and bright green. The flower stalk grows beside the leaves, rising above the foliage. The spadix is enclosed within the spathe; the spathe is large and opens in a horseshoe shape; the spadix is cylindrical and bright yellow, with stamens on the upper part and pistils on the lower part. The fruit is fleshy and enclosed within the spathe.
Calla lily colors include white, red, yellow, silver-star, and purple-spotted, among others. Generally speaking, the white ones are called calla lilies, and the colored ones are called taro. The white calla lily is like a young maiden in the bloom of youth, boldly displaying all her beauty.
The white calla lily represents happiness and purity, symbolizing "holy devotion, eternal union, and good fortune." Because the white calla lily's flower language symbolizes happiness, it is therefore a commonly used flower for bridal bouquets in European and American countries. Colors include white, red, yellow, silver-star, and purple-spotted; generally speaking, the white ones are called calla lilies, and the colored ones we call taro.
Calla lily, flower lifespan is 10-15 days. For preservation, seal the cut end of the flower stalk with mud, and every day trim 0.5 cm off the base of the stem in water and seal it with mud. Suitable uses and taboos: suitable as a bride's bouquet; small white varieties are suitable as gifts for young friends; do not give orange-red varieties to ordinary friends of the opposite sex; give an even number, not an odd number.
The flower language of calla lily
White calla lily: purity, pure friendship
Red calla lily: devotion, eternal union, good fortune
Pink calla lily: love you for a lifetime
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