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The Meaning Of Flowers

Imagine sending your loved one a lush bouquet of red roses with a stray striped carnation on it. You would basically be sending the person you love a confused message of deep love and a refusal to be with her at the same time. Even though all these things may seem a thing of the past, small remnants of the meaning of flowers are still present with us to this very day.

Ancient myths, biblical stories and popular fables all assigned meaning to flowers. Movies and romantic stories have popularized the use of flowers to express feelings. While communicating particular meanings and intentions might not be as applicable today, perhaps the connotation of flowers and their meanings is still relevant.

Giving asters, for example, means "I am not sure whether you have been faithful to me".

Present a bouquet of hyacinths to someone special to express the constancy of your love.

Red tulips are a declaring of love (move over roses!). White tulips are a show of forgiveness, and yellow tulips are a sign of being hopelessly in love. Red roses are an ideal way of telling someone that you love him or her without saying a word. Red roses have always implied passion and romance, whereas pink roses while just as gorgeous, have more platonic connotations. The lily on the other hand symbolises innocence and purity.

Daisies generally mean innocence, gentleness and modesty. Orchids of different colors also symbolize different meaning. Daisies are many people's favorite flower, but not a lot of brides use them in their wedding decor. They might if they understood their significance!

Flower Meanings - The Color Of Flowers

Red is most commonly associated with love, desire, and passion. A red flower can be a symbol of desire, lust, devotion, and beauty. Red and yellow roses creates the mood for celebrations. Flowers are a medicine for human soul. Red means love, respect, courage. Pink means grace, perfect happiness.

Pink carnations have the most symbolic and historical significance. The Virgin Mary shed tears at Jesus' plight, and carnations sprang up from where her tears fell. Pink roses convey the meanings happiness, grace and thankfulness.

Yellow roses with red tips convey friendship and falling in love. Yellow irises, for example, symbolize passion, whereas blue are symbolic of hope and faith. In addition to the above flowers, a white iris also carries the meaning of purity with it.

Yellow roses, though a symbol of friendship, also signifies jealousy, so be careful when choosing yellow roses in a bouquet. Quite a few people are aware of this and should take notice when given this flower. Yellow represents joy, friendship, happiness, jealousy, zeal and trying to care. It is important to specify, because the person you are sending the flower to, could also know the meaning of the yellow flower, you will not want them to get the wrong idea. However, to signify your happy feelings for your friend, a bouquet of red and yellow roses together is the ideal choice. Yellow lilies express gratitude and gaiety.

Flower Presentations And Their Meanings

The way a flower or flowers are presented also have meaning associated with it. For example, flowers presented with the right hand means a sign of yes and if presented by the left hand it means a no. Presenting flowers upright conveys a positive meaning, but if they are presented upside down the meaning is the opposite. If a ribbon is included with the flowers and is tied to the left then the meaning of the flowers refers to the giver, but if the ribbon is tied to the right then the meaning refers to the recipient.

Roses

Roses, the traditional flower of Valentine's Day and love, come from a Roman legend of a woman, named Rodanthe. She was pursued by many suitors who finally became so impassioned they broke down the doors of her house. Roses grew in gardens in Asia as long as 5,000 years ago, making them the longevity queens of flower cultivation. In its wild state, the rose is believed to go back even farther. Roses have been a very popular bloom over the years, not only do they look good, but they smell wonderful too.

Roses are very complex in their features, and so therefore have complex meanings. More than just Valentine's Day favorites, roses bear the mark of honor, devotion and intense commitment on many levels. Roses can be given to express love and purity.

Particularly with roses, certain meanings can be conveyed with the color, shape, and number of petals. Different colors and hues of roses correspond to different love statements. The French hold that white roses are for love, red for passion, and yellow for friendship. Roses seem to have maintained their association with undying love, but the significance of colour seems to have disappeared along with the significance of other types of flowers. Perhaps the most important thing with flowers is, however, to select a type which has a special meaning for, or link to, the recipient.

Wedding Flowers

A combination of flowers such as larkspur to signify joy and ivy for wedded love can set the theme for an entire wedding.

Flowers For A Wedding - Or A Funeral

Lilies are a symbol of fertility, being used as a wedding flower, and also of death, being placed on graves. It is said that lilies spontaneously appeared on the graves of people executed for crimes they did not commit.

Popular Flowers And Their Meanings

Here is a list of popular flowers and their meanings. Remember that different colors of the same flower can also carry different meanings:

Acacia - chaste love
Ambrosia - reciprocal love
Amaryllis - pride
Anemone - forsaken
Arbutus - one true love
Aster - daintiness
Azalea - fragile passion; Chinese symbolism for womanhood
Bachelor Button - single blessedness
Begonia - beware
Bells of Ireland - good fortune or luck
Bittersweet - truth
Bluebell - humility
Cactus -endurance
Pink Camellia - longing for your love
Red Camellia - you are a flame in my heart
White Camellia - you are adorable
Carnation - woman love
Pink Carnation - I'll never forget you
Red Carnation - My heart aches for you
Purple Carnation - capriciousness
Solid Carnation - yes
Striped Carnation - Wish I could be with you, or Sorry that we are not together
White Carnation - pure love, innocence, sweet
Yellow Carnation -rejection, disappointment
Cattail - peace, prosperity
Chrysanthemum - a good friend, love and truth
White Chrysanthemum - truth
Yellow Chrysanthemum - slighted love
Crocus - cheerfulness
Cyclamen - good bye
Daffodil - unrequited love, chivalry
Daisy - innocence, purity
Dandelion - happiness
Fern - confidence
Flax - domestic
Forget-Me-Not - true love
Forsythia - anticipation
Freesia - trust
Gardenia - secret love

Geranium - stupidity
Gladioli - flower of the gladiator
Gloxinia - love at first sight
Lavender Heather - admiration, solitude
White Heather - Protection
Holly - defense
Hyacinth - sports
Blue Hyacinth - constancy
Purple Hyacinth - I'm sorry, apologetic
Red or Pink Hyacinth - Play
White Hyacinth - I'm praying for you
Yellow Hyacinth - jealousy
Hydrangea - heartlessness
Iris - friendship, wisdom, valor
Ivy - fidelity, affection
Jonquil - returned affection
Pink Larkspur - fickleness
White Lily - virginity, purity
Yellow Lily - false and gay
Calla Lily - beauty
Day Lily - Chinese symbol for motherhood
Tiger Lily - Wealth
Lily of the Valley - humility
Magnolia -nobility
Marigold - Grief
Narcissus - egotism
Orange Blossom - eternal love
Orchid - Beautiful woman
Petunia - resentment, anger
Poppy - eternal sleep
Rose — happy, love, fidelity, grace, and unconscious beauty
Pink rose - perfect happiness
Red Rose - I love you
Rose without thorns - Love at first sight
Sunflower — devotion
White Rose - innocence, purity
White and Red Rose Mix - Unity
Yellow Rose -Jealousy
Rosebud - Beauty, youth
Red Rosebud - purity
White Rosebud - girlhood
Bouquet of Full Roses - gratitude, thanks
Single Full bloom rose - I love you
Tulip - "I am hopelessly in love"
Tulips - luck
Red Tulip - Believe Me
Yellow Tulip - beautiful smile
Violet - modesty and virtue
Blue Violet - faithfulness
Zinnia - lasting affection