Flowers Can Talk For You
Dating back to historical times, flowers have been used as a profession of kindness. We usually give them to those we love. We gift flowers to show them how important they are, to show appreciation, to celebrate occasions, or even to sympathize. What we don't know is that sending certain types of flowers, and even their colors, actually have meanings of their own.
The Language Of Flowers
During medieval & Renaissance times, flowers were often given moral meanings. This can be widely seen in art where saints are often shown with flowers that represent or symbolize their virtues. "Some of the Christian symbols for Virginity or Chastity are the white rose, the myrtle, a vessel or vase, the lily, and the unicorn," according to Liana DeGirolami Cheney in an edition of Sixteenth Century Journal.
Back in Victorian times, flowers were used initially to create or add emotion. The language of flowers, often referred to as floriography, began being used as a discreet form of communication. During the 18th century, sending cyphered messages using flowers became popular. Based on a Turkish secret language of flowers, known as Persian Salaam, a coded flower arrangement could be sent to profess feelings of attraction or even love.
A book entirely about flower meanings by Madame Charlotte de la Tour, "Le Language des Fleurs," dates back to 1819. Another book was written in 1884, titled "Language of Flowers" by Kate Greenaway, and it is still being used nowadays.
Japan also has their variant of floriography, called "Hanakotoba." Greeting cards in Japan use the Hanakotoba code, and still use the flower-language in popular culture such as in films and animation, like the anime program "Wei Kreuz."
Well-Known Flower Meanings
Buy or borrow a flower dictionary to see the several interpretations and meanings of flowers. Some very well-known flowers and their significances are written below:
Buttercup - riches Pink carnations - a woman's love Chrysanthemum - love in general Forget-me-not - true love Lavender - devotion, distrust Purple lilac - first emotion of love White lily - purity Peach blossom- long-life Red rose - true love Sunflower - pure and lofty thoughts Yellow tulip - hopeless love
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