I have been researching the meaning and the mythology/history of lilies as they can represent:

I will be using lilies for my photographs as they have been said to represent a lot to do with women. They have many legends/mythological tales that have been told about them, which have possibly given lilies the meanings they have today.

“Greek lore associates lily meaning with birth and it is a symbol for motherhood because the flower was said to be created from the breast milk of Hera.” (www.whats-your-sign.com/lily-meaning.html)
“Another legend tells that the lily sprang from Eve’s tears, when expelled from Eden, she learned that she was pregnant.
Through the association with the Virgin Mary, it also became the symbol of virgin martyrs and saints. In both the Christian and Roman marriage ceremonies, the Lily in a symbol of fertility.
Spaniards believed that eating a lily’s petals would restore someone who had been transformed into a beast back into human form. In medieval times, lilies symbolized feminine sexuality. To dream of lilies in spring foretells marriage, happiness and prosperity. “(www.Angelfire.com/journal2/flowers/l.html)

Although lilies may have other meanings too, as they are quite often seen at funerals, I think that they suit my project well, as motherhood, birth, growth etc definitely work well for what I want to show. It especially works well as I want to photograph the lily as it grows – the way the curves grow and reveal themselves from the bud will work well at representing the way a woman grows too.