{Flowers Revisited}: Lily

Please see the Introduction To Rabbit Hole Legend A-Z post for information about sources and purpose 

 Also, please see "Flowers" for more symbolism of flowers related to the Beatles, the ultimate flower children.
 Lily: Paul has alluded to "L.I.L.Y." on his Ram album (which means Linda I Love You), by placing a "lily" sign next to him during an interview, and insisting on having Lily plants in his dressing room. Stella McCartney just released a perfume called L.I.L.Y.. I'm also positive I remember seeing a lily by a head stone in either "Free as a Bird" or "Yellow Submarine", ...but I can't find the image at the moment.

 "along with the rose and the lotus, the lily comprises a sacred trinity of the most important flower symbols in the world.

[...]The Angel Gabriel  appeared to Mary carrying a lily, and he flower has always been associated with the Virgin. However, the shape of the lily's petals ad its phallic-looking pistils, standing erect from the center of the flower, means that the flower is a symbol of sexuality and reproduction.[...]

The lily is a symbol of the Goddess, in whatever form she may take, and the Babylonian Goddess Lilith- reputedly the first wife of Adam- who was later demonized by the Christian church, takes her name from the name of the lily or the Lilu (Lotus). The flower is also sacred to Astarte, whose name in parts of Europe is Eostre, which gives us the word, "Easter"; hence the lilies which have become a symbol of a much older association. [...]

The lily- particularly the calla lily- is also a symbol of resurrection, which is why it is used at funeral and sometimes appears on gravestones." (ISS)

"The flower most commonly associated with funeral services in the popular mind is the lily. Lilies are often interpreted as a symbol of the innocence that has been restored to the soul of the departed. A white stargazer lily symbolizes sympathy and any type of white lily expresses majesty and purity." <Source>}