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National Flower Kielo

Kielo name day is on the 14 June in Finland, Kielo is also the National flower of Finland, since 1967.

Lily of the valley flower in English, is called the Kielo kukka, in the Finnish language.

Convallaria majalis, commonly known as the Lily of the Valley, is a poisonous woodland flowering plant native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe and in the southern Appalachian Mountains in the United States. -Wikipedia.

Legends and tradition.

The flower is also known as Our Lady’s tears or Mary’s tears from Christian legends that it sprang from the weeping of the Virgin Mary during the crucifixion of Jesus. Other etiologies it’s coming into being from Eve’s tears after she was driven with Adam from the Garden of Eden.  –Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_of_the_Valley

Other names include May lilyMay bellslily constancyladder-to-heavenmale lily, and muguet (French). In Bulgarian and Macedonian it’s called момина сълза /momina.səlza/ and момина солза respectively, meaning “lass’s tear.” -Wikipedia.

In the “language of flowers,” the lily of the valley signifies the return of happiness. Legend tells of the affection of a lily of the valley for a nightingale that did not come back to the woods until the flower bloomed in May.

All parts of the plant are highly poisonous, including the red berries which may be attractive to children. If ingested—even in small amounts—the plant can cause abdominal pain, vomiting, and a reduced heart rate. -Wikipedia.

Here are some scientific terms for the Kielo flower plant.

Kielo (Lilly of the valley flower.

Scientific classification:

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Angiosperms

clade: Monocots

Order:  Asparagales

Family:  Asparagaceae

Subfamily: Nolinoideae

Genus: Convallaria

Species:  C.majalis