Avatar:Panda lily

 

The panda lily is black-and-white, like its namesake.

The panda lily is a rare, black-and-white flower found in the Earth Kingdom. Growing only on the rim of volcanoes, the flower requires an exact soil composition and humidity level to thrive, such as those found on the rim of Mt. Makapu in the northeastern United Republic of Nations. A symbol of love, the panda lily is often used to win the heart of a crush, and carries a significance similar to that of the fire lily in the Fire Nation.

History

Several panda lilies can be found at the top of Mt. Makapu.

A young woman in Makapu Village once received a fortune from the local oracle, Aunt Wu, that she would receive a rare panda lily from her true love, a prediction that eventually came true. While visiting the village, Avatar Aang and Sokka climbed to the top of Mt. Makapu to find a panda lily that the former could give to Katara, leading them to discover that the volcano was about to erupt.

Trivia

• The tradition of retrieving a flower from a highly specific and dangerous part of a mountain in order to prove one's love is very similar to the story behind the fame of the Edelweiss flower.

See also

• Flora in the World of Avatar