Mother's day goes back to the Greeks and Romans, and probably long before that. A day of the annual solar cycle for those who carried life for nine months and raised their child for many years after that. Self-healing DNA twisting and turning until a heart forms, eyes, brain, fingers and toes. A beautiful lily for mother is a wonderful way to reflect on all that she has done; starting from sperm and egg, forming the bulb that will develop another flower to feed the bees that make our honey, the hummingbird that brings inspiration.
Pentas, or Egyptian Star Cluster, or Pentas lanceolata. This bountiful flower adds vibrance to the day of mothers. Luckily my mother already has an abundance of flowers, so the florist is not essential for this holiday.
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