The "lily" flower buds known as jīnzhēn (金针, "golden needles") in Chinese cuisine are actually from the daylily Hemerocallis fulva.
Lilium | Lilium speciosum | Lilium martagon | Lilium auratum | Lilium superbum | Lilium michauxii | Lilium maritimum | Lilium mackliniae | Lilium longiflorum | Lilium (band) |
by Sydenham Edwards
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including of Urtica, Chelidonium, Convolvulus, Euphorbia, Rumex, Aconitum, Lilium, Anthriscus, Aster, Rosa, Lonicera xylosteum, Acer and Quercus.
Both were part of the rock formation Passion Fodder from 1985 to 1991 before they split up and Cantat moved on to establish his own famous band Noir Désir, whereas Humbert went on to join the American band 16 Horsepower, and later to Lilium and Wovenhand, amongst others.
Lilium ledebourii is endemic to a small area in the Talysh Mountains and in Amarlu District, where it occurs at altitudes around 2,100 meter.
In 1679 Augustin Royer used these stars for his constellation Lilium (the Lily, representing the fleur-de-lis and in honour of his patron, King Louis XIV).
The garden was established in 1967, and now cultivates about 1,500 species of useful plants, including collections of Cactaceae and other succulents (such as Agave, Euphorbia, Kalanchoe, Stapelia, Sansevieria), Iris, Lilium, Paeonia, Rosa, Syringa, as well as flora of Asia and the Far East, Kazakhstan, Europe, the Americas, and medicinal plants and conifers such as Podocarpus.
The flowers behind her are traditional symbols for Mary: lilies for her purity and columbine for her sorrow.