E-Learning: Spider Lily

Spider Lily


I think the flower is a representation of a particular stage in life where a person has reached a stage of contentment with things around him.

White is considered to be the color of perfection and usually have a positive connotation[i]. Indeed when one has reached the peak of his life, he is to be seen as someone who has perfected his life and has managed to accomplish his “tasks” in life successfully and at peace with himself. This reinforces the representation of the flower as “peak of someone’s life. “

The stamen (the stick-like orange part) can be interpreted as the different facets in lives such achievements/ experiences/ aspirations a person. These include having family, career, education etc.

The withered flowers at the background, seems to suggest another stage of life where death is inevitable.

From what had been mentioned so far, I feel that the life cycle of the spider lily, from a bud to a fresh flower and withered one, closely depict that of humans’ too. We start of as a baby, before maturing to an adult and then move on to grow old before death comes.


It is important to note that these interpretations are based on my point of view which has been influenced socially and culturally. This is especially true for the interpretation of the color white. In different culture, white may be interpreted differently.


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[i] http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html