Flower names

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "rowen_lm" <rowen_lm at y...> wrote:
> Random monkey said:
> 
> Hmmm. I also looked on some flower sites. Lily is "return of 
> happiness" and Petunia is "I am furious!" Very interesting.
> 
> Lily was sort of a matyr and I guess most of us would view that as 
> pretty pure, although I don't know about return of happiness. 

Lilies are also closely associated with Easter, which is the festival 
of rebirth and salvation--which ties in with Lily as a martyr, and 
Harry being protected as a result of her sacrifice.
 
> Padma - Another excerpt from WIAN?: "Padma (Ganga) is the Hindu 
> goddess of the Ganges, India's most sacred river. She is the sister 
> of the mountain goddess Parvati." It also means lotus, which stands 
> for "estranged love."

As I recall, the lotus in Eastern symbolism is a sign of life and/or 
wisdom.  Depending on how it appears in Hindu art, it can have 
several meanings.

> I'm also adding Moaning Myrtle to this. Myrtle stands for "home or 
> love." It's also a Hebrew emblem of marriage! lol

I'm going to have to check my Hamilton on this, but I think the 
myrtle was also the sacred tree of Aphrodite...I could be wrong here.

~Christi