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Talking about Floriography.

• What is floriography?

This is what we also popularly call "flower language". Floriography is a technique for giving meaning to flowers of different varieties, including their colors and the number of flowers in a bouquet, for example. The meanings are unique and specific depending on which flower we are talking about.

• A little bit of the origins.

Let's start with the Victorian era, which so many sources say was the time when floriography began to gain notoriety. Functioning as a secret language between people, the beginning varies between Great Britain and the United States. The flowers were given as a type of code with a message that should be conveyed, and over time, a true dictionary was created. Perhaps the first cultures were Asia, Europe and Africa, continents where this practice continues today.

An illustration of this is when someone wanted to get a relationship and there was a way to respond with the bouquet. If an arrangement was directed and held above the heart area by the recipient, it meant that person matched the romantic interest. But, if a bouquet was held down, then it was a signal to make another attempt on another day or forget about it. The left and right sides were also answers! If a "yes" was to be said, the bouquet was given by the right hand, in the case of a "no", it was given with the left hand.

From Ancient Greece until the XIX century, people sent messages in secret through flowers because they could not be so open about various issues. There are also sources that claim that the custom of floriography began to be cultivated in Turkey around the XVlll century, then becoming popular throughout Europe and America. To speak of its deepest roots, they are rooted in ancient Persia.

• Common meanings during the Victorian era.

1 - Sweet peas symbolize gratitude and if they were given together with Zinnias, it meant eternal friendship for the person giving the gift.

2 - Just a red rose showed that the giver secretly admired or loved him.

3 - If the person who received the red rose reciprocated with a yellow carnation flower, it meant disdain and clear disinterest.

4 - Buttercups represented childishness, immaturity. It sounded like a teasing response.

5 - Sunflowers symbolize pride and happiness due to their yellow petals and size considered "exaggerated".

6 - A bouquet of pennyroyal or rue had a negative meaning, they were seen as a sign of declaring war on something, a goodbye or a threat.

7 - In the case of basil, they were a symbol of hatred for that person.

8 - Azaleas were used to convey a message of concern to the recipient, an appeal to take care of themselves.

• Symbolism through flower colors.

❀˖ white flowers: Innocence, humility, peace and purity of intentions are some of the meanings, but it depends on the culture. In Asia, they symbolize death and mourning - but white flowers are common at funerals in many places.

❀˖ red flowers: It has been a natural consensus for some time that red represents love, passion, desire and with flowers it is not very opposite, but they also mean courage, power and respect. They also symbolize deep personal connections.

❀˖ pink flowers: In the West, the most famous symbols of rose flowers are femininity, fun and romantic interest in someone. Within Japan it represents good health, in China it is luck and in Thailand it is a demonstration of confidence.

❀˖ yellow flowers: Flowers representing joy, energy, predisposition, vitality, relaxation and friendship.

❀˖ blue flowers: Its message is one of loyalty, serenity, trust, affection, harmony and wisdom. On a negative side (this depends on the individual context and situation) they represent coldness and indifference.

❀˖ purple flowers: It symbolizes elegance, sophistication, relaxation and royalty. They were flowers widely used among nobles in the Victorian era.

❀˖ green flowers: Hope, health, prosperity, money, success and luck.

• Flower names and their meanings.

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Violets: They represent modesty, loyalty and elegance. Purple is also a color associated with mystery, spirituality and magic, so violets are on this path.

Red rose: It means the height of love, passion, lust, desire, the representation of flesh and blood. Courage, leadership and respect.

White carnation: They mean peace, purity and sincerity.

Daisies: It is a flower related to joviality, innocence, sensitivity, kindness and affection.

White lily: It is attributed to genuine love for someone and calmness. Yellow lily: It could be a sign that one of those people in the friendship wants romance, to make the bond something else. Blue lily: It means security, tranquility, stability, durability and lightness. Pink/red lily: Sweetness, love, sensuality, vanity. Lilac or purple lily: They represent marriage, maternal instinct and positive feelings. Orange lily: Deciphers the feeling of attractiveness, attraction to someone, admiration and personal renewal.

Orchid: Orchids can generally mean seduction, authority, desire. In Ancient Greece, due to the Greek word "órkhis" which translates "in the form of testicles", it was a flower attributed to virility and in the Middle Ages it was given as an aphrodisiac.

Azalea: It symbolizes grace, joy, perseverance, delicacy, generosity and temperance.

Pink Hydrangea: It conveys sincere feelings, affection and love. Blue Hydrangea: It is related to the feeling of humility for repenting, which is why it serves as an apology. It also symbolizes spiritual harmony. White Hydrangea: Youth, jovial personality. Purple Hydrangea: Personal and spiritual elevation, abundance, strength.

Sunflower: It means enthusiasm, determination, happiness, warmth, vitality and health. Very significant when given to someone who is unwell because of its symbolism.

Freesia: They mean consideration for a relationship and trust. Normally, it is a flower linked to friendship.

Dahlia: Dahlias represent kindness, recognition, creativity. Among the Japanese, the white Dahlia is a symbol of commitment, hope and unity.

Poppy flower: In the best-known traditions, poppies are associated with memory and rest after death, with eternal peace. This is due to the connection to opium and sedative effects. But it is also linked to dreams, resurrection and oblivion. Detachment.

Narcissus flower: It is a flower highly related to the story of Narcissus from Greek mythology. Narcissus had extreme vanity and venerated himself, falling in love with his reflection in a lake, which he admired until his death. What awakens this connection is that Narcissus flowers are usually born on the banks of rivers and lakes, being a flower with its axis downwards as if it were really looking at itself. So, the Narcissus flower represents ego, pride and frivolous love.

Peonies: Beauty, passion, exuberance and rebirth.

Astromelia: It symbolizes lasting friendship, understanding, commitment, empathy and respect. It represents strong bonds.

Red Tulip: They symbolize intense love, perfect and irresistible love. Purple Tulip: It means pacification, calm and luxury. Yellow Tulip: Abundance, prosperity, desire for good things in someone else's life. White Tulip: It represents forgiveness.

Chrysanthemum: It represents power of speech, importance, strength, loyalty, optimism and longevity. In Asia, the flower has a commemorative date on 09/09 and is one of the oldest festivals. The reason is because the Chrysanthemum symbolizes the authority and strength of emperors.

Amaryllis: It symbolizes enterprise, pride, artistic sense, achievement and hard work. But it is also associated with loss, sadness and anguish.

Anthurium: It means good luck, fortune, hospitality, physical and mental well-being.

Hibiscus: It represents vigor, virtue and is strongly related to the figure of the Hindu goddess Kali, representing the strength of life and feminine strength. It also means independence.

Begonia: Fertility, delicacy, cordiality. One of the first species adopted to ward off negative energies.

Bromeliad: It symbolizes environmental and individual protection, it also symbolizes the love for nature.

Calendula: It is a flower with the symbolism of "illuminate". Be it ideas, feelings, environments, vibrations or personal achievements. Represents creativity and intellectual clarity.

Camellia: Beauty in different aspects, respect for differences and fidelity.

Clivia: Innovation, fresh start, noble character.

Cyclamen: It represents true faith in something, rooted thoughts and deep feelings. It symbolizes strength and potential related to the spirit and within a spiritual concept, it is a symbol of the universe of spirits/deities/entities.

Gardenia: It symbolizes the secret, the enigma, the secret love for someone and love itself.

Iris: Associated with wisdom, intuition, renewal and divination.

Lotus: Fertility, sexuality, sensuality, birth, rebirth, evolution, strong spirituality.

Magnolia: Empathetic notion and love of nature, care for the earth and hope.

Myosotis: Its symbol is of remembrance, true and desperate love. This is also because his name can mean "don't forget me".

Nymphaea: It is a representation of persistence and determination despite problems and daily challenges. That's why it's related to self-esteem and sends the message of believing in yourself, in your abilities.

Petunia: It is associated with changes, transformation and mental clarity. Also spiritual awakening.

Primula: Youth, support, objectivity, balance and health.

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