#source: A Victorian Flower Dictionary by Mandy Kirkby

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Just took (and greatly enjoyed) your Victorian flower quiz. I adore flower symbolism and was wondering if you had any sources you’d recommend /genq

I have two book recs and then a third I have yet to get my hands on (my local library doesn’t have it and I’m on SSDI /hj)

first: The Language of Flowers by Odessa Begay

second: A Victorian Flower Dictionary by Mandy Kirkby

I haven’t read but have heard good things: Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

Hope this helps!! <3

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Floriography sources

A Victorian Flower Dictionary: The Language of Flowers Companion -Mandy Kirkby, Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers -Jessica Roux 

Floriography: The Myths, Magic, Language of Flowers - Sally Coulthard

Flowerpaedia - 1,000 flowers and their meanings - Darcey, Cheralyn

Garden Witchery - Ellen Dugan

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham

[Cunningham] The Complete Book of Incense, Oils _ Brews

The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy, Revised and Expanded Over 800 Natural, Nontoxic, and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health, Beauty, and Safe Home and Work Environment- Valerie Ann Worwood

Herbs for Stress Anxiety How to Make and Use Herbal Remedies to Strengthen the Nervous System- Rosemary Gladstar

The Complete Language of Flowers; A Definitive and Illustrated History (Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia) - S. Theresa Dietz 

The Flower Code: A Guide To The Language Of Flowers - Laura Wolf, P. Buchan, Kate Greenaway,  J Dallaway, Anna Peyre, Shackleford Dinnes, Sarah Josepha, Buell Hale,  Albert Hopkins,  Henry Phi

The Herbal Alchemist's Handbook - Karen Harrison

Flora’s dictionary (1855, Mrs Ew Wert) 

The language of flowers [by L. Cortambert. Transl.].

The lady's book of flowers and poetry; to which are added, a botanical introduction, a complete floral dictionary; and a chapter on plants in rooms by Hooper, Lucy, 1816-1841, ed

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Le language de fluer or https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/268506#page/10/mode/1up

The language and poetry of flowers

chapters on flowers

Flora's lexicon : an interpretation of the language and sentiment of flowers : with an outline of botany and a poetical introduction

The language of flowers: or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments ..

arranging of bouquets (french)

The language of flowers: with illustrative poetry, to which is now first added, the calendar of flowers ... Revised by the editor of 'Forget me not

The_Complete_Illustrated_Encyclopedia_of_Magical_Plants 

Floriography: The Meaning of Flowers | The Floraly Journal

Language of flowers- Kate Greenway 

https://seathistle.com.au

www.petalrepublic.com

www.atozflowers.com

aaand my own deductive reasoning xoxo

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Heliotrope

Heliotropium

devoted affection

Heliotrope is often associated with the greek myth about the nymph Clytie, who fell in love with Helios, who loved someone else. After Helios rejected her, she stripped herself and laid on the rocks without food or water, looking at the sun. After nine days, the gods took pity in her and she was transformed into Heliotrope.

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Striped Carnation

Dianthus caryophyllus

I cannot be with you

Lousia Anne Twamley warns in her book 'The Romance of Nature' to be attentive with the carnation with love messages. She explains that in the ballad 'Carnations and Cavaliers' Lady Edith is given a flower to represent pure love which she gives back a presumably striped carnation, forgetting the meaning.

'The Pink, by Knight to Ladye given,

Prays her to be his Bride -

The proud carnation answering tells

That fervent player's denied.'

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Poppy

Papaver

Fantastic Extravagence, Death, Rememberance,

Poppies are often associated with death(or rebirth) or symbolized as rememberance, because of the battle in the poppy fields in Flanders, Belgium during World War 1.