India is a land, where flowers has special place in our life and society. While the Western societies have just glamorized and commercialized flowers, they use flowers for very limited purposes. On the same hand, Indians have blended their lives with flowers. Traditionally, the days began in India with men and women plucking flowers for worship. Other then the religious front Marriages and festivals, Christmas Day, Anniversaries, Valentines Day are special occasions to engage in floral design and decorations.
Spring and summer are the best time to visit India as flowers are in full bloom during these seasons to welcome the visitors with the explode of colours. The scented flower plants found in India add to the natural beauty of the country. 
Bougainvillea, Rose, Jamine, Orchid, lily, and Lotus are some of the popular flowering plants of India. In North -East –India, orchids and marigold plants grow in plenty. So they are retailed at reasonable price and are in demand to cater the requirements of the customers for various occasions.
Lily has very important place in India, as it is considered that it is easy to grow from bulbs. People from Ayurveda industry believe that, white Lilies has medicinal qualities too, their Bulbs are extremely acrid. When these bulbs are roasted, they are used as a rube facient and rheumatism. These are crushed and these toasted bulbs are applied to piles and abscesses to cause suppuration. The juice of the leaf can also be used to cure ear pain. In some societies there is a belief that, calla lilies and tiger lilies stand for rise in social grade of the individual. A valley full of lilies stands for sugariness and the closeness of loved ones. It is also believed that this flower protects gardens from wickedness and evil spirits.
The lily flowers come in many shapes, sizes and colours. This has been the result of hybrid pollination over the years that lilies are available in wide variety. Lilies bloom around late May to early October, depending upon the diversity. Though lilies have a pleasant look and smell, but all the varieties are not the same. If you think of lilies, you can chose from the wide variety of lilies that are available like; oriental lilies, Asiatic lilies, Tiger Lilies, or even florist types such as the Easter Lily or the fragrant Casa Blanca Lily.
Since ancient times, lilies have been used in home decors, weddings and funerals, and off course this is the best flower for gifting purpose. It serves varieties of colours and shape which suits each and every occasion. Especially the variety available n different colours help in choosing lilies for the thematic decors to suit the theme and color combination of the décor.
So Lily is the flower which has both medicinal qualities and is also the best option for décor and caters to other requirement of the customer.