The lovely lily of the valley is a rare and rather secretive sort. It is easy to recognise, with its green leaves and sheer white bells. It is an independent, caring and complex individual who thrives in shady copses and blossoms into the ‘the most beautiful of summers, just after the blooming of the fruit trees’, as Linnaeus wrote in 1755. As a symbol of its beauty, feelings and aesthetics is important to it.
Rosehip, buttercup or Linnea? Make our floral tests based on knowledge from both Linnaeus botany and Jungian psychology. Go to the test.
Step right into the 18th century and the home of Carl Linnaeus.