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Learning The Language of Flowers

Today lovers can communicate over the phone, internet and email but in the 18th Century, lovers would communicate with a posy of flowers. The secret meaning of flowers has been forgotten over time but here are few hidden meanings of some flowers for when a text message isn’t enough.

Author: Erin Dasey

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In the eras gone by lovers would communicate with the secret language of flowers. Red roses for passion, jasmine for grace or a pink camellia for longing are just a few secret meanings that could be communicated between lovers.

The language of flowers also known as floriography, can be traced back to the early Chinese dynasties. However, it wasn’t until the 18th Century when Lady Mary Wortley Montague, wife of the British ambassador to Constantinople introduced the “Secret language of Flowers” to Europe that the language of flowers flourished between couples. European lovers embraced this book and thus, the tradition of sending secret messages through flowers began.

Here’s a list of some common flowers and their hidden meaning:

Carnations - The white carnation was meant to signify you were remembered while a red carnation symbolized an aching heart.

Sunflowers - The big and bright yellow sunflower was to signify adoration.

Chrysanthemums – The white chrysanthemum means truthfulness, the red stands for sharing, the brown chrysanthemum means excitement why the yellow stands for a secret admirer.

Forget-me-nots – They forget-me-not’s meaning is not so hidden as it means remember me forever.

Magnolias – They stood for dignity and a love of nature.

Daisies – The daisy could mean a number of things including innocence, purity, faith, cheer or loyal love.

Of all these flowers, the Rose is the most common choice of flower to be sent to express one’s love nowadays. While the red rose signifies passionate love there are a number of different meanings for the different colour of roses. The pink rose signifies friendship, a white rose signifies purity and a yellow rose signifies zeal. A combination of roses such as white and red can signify unity.

Flowers were also used as gifts to signify a married couple’s anniversary. A pansy should be gifted on the first wedding anniversary; a cosmos should be gifted on a second, a fuchsia on the third, a geranium on the fourth and a daisy on the fifth anniversary. Thereafter, a day lily would be appropriate for the 20th anniversary while an iris should be sent on the 25th anniversary and violets should be sent for the 50th anniversary.

However, over the years the true meaning of flowers has been lost and only a few people look at flowers beyond their beauty and fragrance. That’s not to say, the sentiments behind the flowers are empty. People have just found new ways to incorporate their messages through flower giving, through written messages, on special occasions or via a hand delivered bouquet. Flowers are still one of the most popular gifts given to that special someone.

About Author

Erin works for Petals Network, one of Australia's largest floral networks. To make Petals Network as successful as it is, Petals staff have had to become experts in all areas from customer service to web design and floral designs to SEO.

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Learning The Language of Flowers