The document discusses the meanings and symbolism associated with several common spring flowers. The Easter lily symbolizes purity, hope, innocence and peace, and is commonly associated with the resurrection of Christ and the significance of Easter. The crocus was one of the first flowers to appear in spring and represents love and youthful joy, while the daffodil symbolizes hope, bravery and new beginnings. Tulips signify perfect love, imagination and grace, and each color carries different meanings, and irises represent wisdom, faith and valor.

1. The Significance of Easter
Lilies and Other Blooms

2. We have often associated different flowers with specific
meanings and values. With springtime, these blooms bring
beauty and also the history and characteristics that give
each particular flower its meaning.

3. Easter Lily
 Symbol of purity, hope,
innocence and peace.
 Also known as the
Bermuda Lily, Trumpet
Lily, and Jacob’s Tears.
 Flower commonly
associate with the
resurrection of Christ.
 Reminder of the
significance of the Easter
season.

4. The Crocus
 The first flower to appear
each spring.
 Dates back to 1500
before Christ.
 Valued in ancient times
as medicinal and herbal
properties.
 Symbol of love and
youthful joy.
 Legends say the flower
was named after a young
shepherd boy’s deep
love.

5. Daffodil
 Referred to as the
Narcissus.
 Symbol of the American
Cancer Society,
representing hope,
bravery and new
beginnings.
 Legends symbolize it as
unrequited love, vanity
and egotism.

6. Tulips
 Symbol of perfect love,
imagination, and
wistfulness, grace and
elegance.
 Various colors often carry
different meanings.
 11th anniversary flower.
 Dark center symbolizes
the hear of a passionate
lover.

7. Iris
 Symbol of wisdom, faith
and valor.
 Received its name from
the Greek goddess of the
rainbow.
 Used by French and
English royalty as a
symbol of God’s blessing
upon the throne.
 Now seen as the flower
of purity, light and
perfection.