Lilium longiflorum - Wikipedia Lilium longiflorum This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( April 2015 ) This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese. ( September 2012 ) Click for important translation instructions. View a machine - translated version of the Japanese article. Google 's machine translation is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy - pasting machine - translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low - quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign - language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary ( using German ) : Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at ( ( : de : Exact name of German article ) ) ; see its history for attribution. You should also add the template ( ( Translated ja テッポウユリ ) ) to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia : Translation. Lilium longiflorum Scientific classification Kingdom : Plantae ( unranked ) : Angiosperms ( unranked ) : Monocots Order : Liliales Family : Liliaceae Genus : Lilium Species : L. longiflorum Binomial name Lilium longiflorum Thunb. Lilium longiflorum ( Japanese : テッポウユリ, Teppōyuri ), often called the Easter lily, is a plant endemic to both Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands ( Japan ). Lilium formosana, a closely related species from Taiwan, has been treated as a variety of Easter lily in the past. It is a stem rooting lily, growing up to 1 m ( 3 ft 3 in ) high. It bears a number of trumpet shaped, white, fragrant, and outward facing flowers. Contents 1 Features 2 Cultivation 3 Use in Eastertide 4 History 5 Chemistry 6 Toxicity 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links Features Plants tend to grow from about 50 cm ( 20 in ) to 1 m ( 3 ft 3 in ) tall. They have long oval leaves and the vein enters the horizontal direction. From April to June, the plant 's flowering season, it produces pure white flowers on top of the stem. The stem has a cylindrical shape, with a diameter of about 5 cm ( 2.0 in ). Cultivation A variety of it, L. longiflorum var. eximium, native to the Ryukyu Islands, is taller and more vigorous. It is extensively cultivated for cut flowers. It has irregular blooming periods in nature, and this is exploited in cultivation, allowing it to be forced for flowering at particular periods, such as Easter. However, it can be induced to flower over a much wider period. This variety is sometimes called the Bermuda lily because it has been much cultivated in Bermuda. Lilium longiflorum ' Pink - Heaven ' Use in Eastertide Lilium longiflorum is known as the Easter lily because in Christianity, it is a symbol of the resurrection of Christ, which is celebrated during Eastertide. The `` lily has always been highly regarded in the Church '', as Jesus Himself referenced the flower, saying `` Consider the lilies how they grow : they toil not, they spin not ; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these '' ( Luke 12 : 27 ). Moreover, according to pious legend, `` after Jesus ' death and resurrection, some of these beautiful flowers were found growing in the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus went to pray the night before His crucifixion. Legend has it that these flowers sprung up where drops of Jesus ' sweat fell as he prayed ''. In many Christian churches, the chancel is adorned with Easter lilies throughout the Paschal season. A poem of the early 1900s titled Easter Lilies by S.R. Allen, delineates this custom : Somewhere while the Easter lilies Swing their perfumed censers white, Softened rays of sunlight falling In lines aslant, and warm, and bright, Shall gild the altar, nave and chancel ; Rest with tender roseate ray On the font, enwreathed with lilies For baptismal rites today. Another pilgrim on the journey From the cradle to the tomb, Shall receive a name and blessing While the Easter lilies bloom. -- Mrs. S.R. Allen History From the 1890s to the early 1920s, there was a thriving export trade of bulbs from Bermuda to New York. A disease affected the Bermuda lilies : this was identified by Lawrence Ogilvie. In 1903, USDA Agricultural Research Services ( ARS ) started to distribute disease free plant materials and seeds. The agency also started a breeding program, and released one of the first dwarf cultivars for potted - plant production in 1929. Prior to USDA 's effort, lily bulbs were mostly imported from Japan before the 1940s. The supply of bulbs was suddenly cut off after the attack on Pearl Harbor and Easter lilies became extremely valuable in the United States. Currently, nearly all Easter lily bulbs used in North America are grown on coastal bottom lands in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon, particularly in the town of Smith River, California, according to the trade association Easter Lily Research Association, as cited in an article on takepart.com Chemistry The Easter lily is a rich source of steroidal glycosides. It also contains bitter principles such as 3, 6 ′ - diferuloylsucrose. Toxicity Some Lilium species are toxic to cats. This is known to be so especially for L. longiflorum, though other Lilium and the unrelated Hemerocallis can also cause the same symptoms. The true mechanism of toxicity is undetermined, but it involves damage to the renal tubular epithelium ( composing the substance of the kidney and secreting, collecting, and conducting urine ), which can cause acute renal failure. Veterinary help should be sought, as a matter of urgency, for any cat that is suspected of eating any part of a lily -- including licking pollen that may have brushed onto its coat. References Jump up ^ Collins, Cynthia ( 19 April 2014 ). `` Easter Lily Tradition and History ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2014. The Easter Lily is symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Churches of all denominations, large and small, are filled with floral arrangements of these white flowers with their trumpet - like shape on Easter morning. Jump up ^ Schell, Stanley ( 1916 ). Easter Celebrations. Werner & Company. p. 84. We associate the lily with Easter, as pre-eminently the symbol of the Resurrection. Jump up ^ Soares, Theodore Gerald ( 1907 ). The Week of Our Lord 's Passion. Hope Publishing Company. p. 210. Retrieved 20 April 2014. The lily has always been highly regarding in the Church. Jesus said `` Consider the lilies. '' The white lily is the symbol of purity. There is a peculiar fitness in the choice of this flower as an Easter emblem. Its bulb is hidden in the earth, and waits the coming of the Easter season to spring forth and blossom. Beautiful in itself it is still more beautiful in its sacred significance. Jump up ^ Hafer, Todd ( 2006 ). Easter A to Z. Hallmark Cards, Incorporated. p. 17. ISBN 9781595301079. Retrieved 20 April 2014. Easter lilies are, perhaps, the most famous holiday flowers of all time. Sometime after Jesus ' death and resurrection, some of these beautiful flowers were found growing in the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus went to pray the night before His crucifixion. Legend has it that these flowers sprung up where drops of Jesus ' sweat fell as he prayed and became very sad about what was happening to Him. Jump up ^ Swenson, Allan A. ( 2002 ). Flowers of the Bible : And How to Grow Them. Kensington Publishing Corporation. p. 182. ISBN 9780806523149. Retrieved 20 April 2014. Christian tradition also says that lilies were found growing in the Garden of Gethsemane after Christ 's agony. Jump up ^ Luther League Review : 1936 - 1937. Luther League of America. 1936. There were Easter lilies everywhere, on the platform in Sunday School, and the church was full of them, around the organ, along the chancel rail, inside the chancel, the whole front of the church seemed full of them. Jump up ^ Franklin, Estelle Eva ( 1906 ). Home Science Magazine. Lore of the Lily : Beautiful Traditions That are Associated With the Easter Flower - Its Universality. Home Science Publishing Company. p. 550. The Easter lily, the emblem of the Christian church for centuries, is probably more largely used for decoration of altar and shrine throughout the civilized world, in the festival of the Resurrection, than all other flowers combined. Jump up ^ Ludwig, O.C. ; S.R. Allen ( 1906 ). Pictures and Poems of Arkansas. Easter Lilies. Sketch Book Publishing Co. p. 103. Retrieved 20 April 2014. Jump up ^ `` A Brief History of Easter Lilies and the Role of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center '' ( PDF ). USDA - ARS. Jump up ^ `` Are Your Easter Lilies Poisoning This California Town ? ''. Participant Media. Jump up ^ Munafo, JP ; Gianfagna, TJ ( 2011 ). `` Quantitative analysis of steroidal glycosides in different organs of Easter lily ( Lilium longiflorum Thunb. ) by LC - MS / MS ''. J Agric Food Chem. 59 ( 3 ) : 995 -- 1004. doi : 10.1021 / jf1036454. PMID 21235207. Jump up ^ Shoyama, Yukihiro ; Hatano, Koji ; Nishioka, Itsuo ; Yamagishi, Takashi ( 1987 ). `` Phenolic glycosides from Lilium longiflorum ''. Phytochemistry. 26 ( 11 ) : 2965. doi : 10.1016 / S0031 - 9422 ( 00 ) 84572 - 0. Jump up ^ Langston CE ( January 2002 ). `` Acute renal failure caused by lily ingestion in six cats ''. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 220 ( 1 ) : 49 -- 52, 36. doi : 10.2460 / javma. 2002.220. 49. PMID 12680447. Jump up ^ Hall J ( 1992 ). `` Nephrotoxicity of Easter Lily ( Lilium longiflorum ) when ingested by the cat ''. Proc Annu Meet Am Vet Int Med. 6 : 121. Jump up ^ Volmer P ( April 1999 ). `` Easter lily toxicosis in cats '' ( PDF ). Vet Med : 331. Jump up ^ `` Lily poisoning in cats -- Vet Help Direct Blog ''. Further reading Vidali, Luis ; Hepler, Peter K. ( 1997 ). `` Characterization and localization of profilin in pollen grains and tubes ofLilium longiflorum ''. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 36 ( 4 ) : 323 -- 338. doi : 10.1002 / ( SICI ) 1097 - 0169 ( 1997 ) 36 : 4 < 323 : : AID - CM3 > 3.0.CO ; 2 - 6. ISSN 0886 - 1544. PMID 9096955. Holm, Preben Bach ( 1977 ). `` Three - dimensional reconstruction of chromosome pairing during the zygotene stage of meiosis in Lilium longiflorum ( thunb. ) ''. Carlsberg Research Communications. 42 ( 2 ) : 103 -- 151. doi : 10.1007 / BF02906489. ISSN 0105 - 1938. Reiss, Hans - Dieter ; Herth, Werner ( 1979 ). `` Calcium ionophore A 23187 affects localized wall secretion infqu hoeegion of pollen tubes of Lilium longiflorum ''. Planta. 145 ( 3 ) : 225 -- 232. doi : 10.1007 / BF00454445. ISSN 0032 - 0935. PMID 24317727. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lilium longiflorum. www. the - genus - lilium : Lilium longiflorum Lilium longiflorum in Flora of China Taxon identifiers Wd : Q311206 EoL : 1002644 EPPO : LILLO GBIF : 2753336 GRIN : 22176 iNaturalist : 223669 IPNI : 537642 - 1 ITIS : 503456 NCBI : 4690 NZOR : a78d1906 - 6061 - 4de0 - 9255 - d7a090aa0cac Plant List : kew - 280023 PLANTS : LILO3 POWO : urn : lsid : ipni.org : names : 537642 - 1 Tropicos : 18400675 WCSP : 280023 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lilium_longiflorum&oldid=837030455 '' Categories : Lilium Flora of Japan Flora of the Ryukyu Islands Garden plants of Asia Easter traditions Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from December 2017 Articles with permanently dead external links Articles needing additional references from April 2015 All articles needing additional references Articles to be expanded from September 2012 All articles to be expanded Articles needing translation from Japanese Wikipedia Articles with ' species ' microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikispecies Cebuano Deutsch Español فارسی Français Gaeilge Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska 日本 語 Português Svenska Tiếng Việt Winaray 中文 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 18 April 2018, at 08 : 39. 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Question: where did the easter lily get its name
Answer: in Christianity, it is a symbol of the resurrection of Christ, which is celebrated during Eastertide; because in Christianity, it is a symbol of the resurrection of Christ, which is celebrated during Eastertide