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Lily of the Valley – May Day in France (2010)
- imdsm 7y agoWeirdest thing. I was watching Outlander last night where the main character talks about Lily of the Valley. Never before have I heard of this plant and yet today, here we are on HN of all places, with a post about LotV.
- davidgaleano 7y agoWeirdest yet is that I finally decided to watch Breaking Bad and the last episode I watched also mentioned Lily of the Valley :-)
- anatabaka 7y agoListen to Queen's song of the same name. :)
- baud147258 7y agoSomething that's not mentioned in the article is the fact that on May 1st, people can sell Lily of the Valley (never knew this word before today) in the streets of France without licence or authorizations. The flowers has to come from one's garden though, you can't resell.
- dpflan 7y agoI'm surprised that this article doesn't touch on that fact that it's poisonous nor did that fact come up in its historical appearances/uses.
- JoeDaDude 7y ago"...its introduction from Japan to Europe in the Middle Ages" That's a very long trip to make in the Middle Ages. How did this happen? What sources are there for this? A quick google search came back empty.
- lou1306 7y agoI don't have a clear answer to that, but I don't find it hard to believe. Lots of plants and fruits were brought from the Far East to Europe in ancient or medieval times: for instance, oranges and peaches originated in China. There were a number of trade channels (not to mention military campaigns or migrations) which allowed for that. Besides, they're plants, so the trip could easily have taken years or decades for all we know.