Calla Lilies Collection

The calla lily is not a true lily. It belongs to the genus Zantedeschia. A member of the Araceae family, it is like caladium and philodendron.

 

Part of several mythologies, the calla lily symbolizes beauty specifically that involved with fertility, marital bliss and true devotion. hence its inclusion in wedding bouquets. More specifically, the calla lily marks the 6th wedding anniversary.

 

In Greek calla means “beauty. In Greek mythology Zeus was married to Hera but fathered son Hercules by a mortal. Desiring to give Hercules more power, he brought him to nurse from the sleeping Hera. She awoke and flung him from her breast spraying her milk across the sky. Each droplet grew as a calla lily. Goddess of love and beauty Venus was so envious she cursed the flower with an unsightly spike in the middle. It is somewhat hermaphroditic in appearance containing symbols of both male and female in each blossom linking it to fertility and sexuality.

 

The Romans used calla lily to honor a youth who died very young and calla are often used in funerals to respect the deceased. Early Christians connected white calla with the innocence and purity of The Virgin Mary. Choose your own meaning from the vast history of Calla Lilies