| Do you know that each flower speaks its own language? Nowadays people do not usually think about it, they just select the most attractive flower or even the most expensive one – it seems to be sufficient to show how particular the person you're giving flowers to is for you. But as a matter of fact there is a special harmony between the outward appearance of the flower and what it says about the emotions of the presenter.
In the Victorian time flowers were generally used as a secret method of communication. Flowers language was created by Turks, that is the reason why sending a flower message to your loved one to show your emotions was called a “Persian Salaam”. This means of communication had great popularity in the 18th century. At that time posies were arranged very carefully and in exact correspondence to the language of flowers.
It's evident that all flowers mean attention and care, but still each flower with its color and every flower composition have their own shades. For instance, red roses have meant love since the earliest times, but as for yellow ones they signify jealousy. So you may see that it is helpful to obtain fundamental knowledge of flower language to express your feelings correctly.
You may be amazed to discover that there is a special branch of science that is dedicated to the examination of flowers language. It's known as floriography and its principal objective is to explain the underlying meaning of flowers and flower arrangements both to senders and receivers.
From time to time it's difficult to find right words to express your emotions, so it's time to use flower arrangements. I'd like to explain the meaning of some widespread flowers: aloe refers to grief, aster signifies daintiness, begonia signifies beware, calendula means joy, carnation signifies affection, health and energy, daisy stands for innocence, loyal love, lily signifies purity, orchid signifies beauty and love and tulip means declaration of love.
This is just a superficial overview of flowers language. And the meaning of each flower is much deeper that we may express in words. It is rather hard to explain their meaning, you have to get inner understanding. In case you're interested to learn more about flowers, you may read special literature, and you will soon find the common language with these beautiful plants. |
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