| Do you know that every flower speaks its own language? Nowadays people don't usually think about it, they just choose the most beautiful flower or even the most expensive one – it seems to be sufficient to show how special the person you're presenting flowers to is for you. But as a matter of fact there is a special harmony between the appearance of the flower and what it tells about the emotions of the giver.
In the Victorian time flowers were generally used as a secret method of communication. The language of flowers was invented by Turkish people, that's why sending a message with flowers to the one you like so as to express your feelings was known as a “Persian Salaam”. This form of communication had great popularity in the eighteenth century. At that time posies were arranged carefully and in precise conformity with the language of flowers.
It is evident that all flowers mean care and attention, but any flower with its color and each flower arrangement have their own nuances. For example, red roses have stood for love since the earliest times, but as regards yellow roses they stand for jealousy. So you may see that it is useful to obtain basic knowledge of flower language to express your feelings correctly.
You may be surprised to know that there is a specialized scientific discipline that is dedicated to the study of flower language. It is called floriography and its main objective is to explain the underlying meaning of flowers and flowers compositions both to senders and receivers.
Sometimes it's difficult to find right words to express your emotions, so it is high time to do it with flower compositions. I would like to explain the meaning of some widespread flowers: aloe means grief, aster – daintiness, begonia refers to beware, calendula – joy, carnation means energy, affection and health, daisy – innocence, loyal love, lily stands for purity, orchid – love and beauty and tulip – declaration of love.
It is just a superficial overview of flowers language. And the meaning of each flower is much deeper that we may put into words. It is rather hard to explain their meaning, you should get inner understanding. In case you are interested to get to know more about flowers, you are welcome to read specialized literature, and you will soon reach an understanding with these amazing plants. |
