A Flower Bouquet can use the meaning of flowers to send a secret message of Love

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. This enraged the goddess Diana, who turned the woman into a flower and her suitors each into a thorn.

Many florists encourage you to 'say it with flowers'.  Whether your buying from a florist or making your own flowers, use the meanings of flowers described in a guide to the language of flowers that will send the right message to the special person in your life.

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The Language of Flowers

In the 1600's, a language of flowers developed in Constantinople and in the poetry of Persia. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu brought the flower language and flower meanings from Turkey to England in 1716. It spread to France and became a handbook of 800 floral messages known as the Book Le Langage des Fleurs. Lovers exchanged messages as they gave each other selected flowers or bouquets.

Aster for elegance and daintiness; jealousy

Baby's Breath for innocence; a delicate touch

Bird of Paradise for magnificence, regal splendor; good fortune

Calla Lily for magnificent beauty

Carnation -- Red, admiration; White, good luck; pure and ardent love; Yellow, rejection and disdain; Striped, refusal; Pink, mother's love

Crocus for  "abuse not"

Daisy for innocence; gentleness; loyal love.

Filbert for reconciliation

Iris -- yellow for passion

Ivy for marriage

Lavender for love and devotion

Lilac purple for new love

Lily for purity of heart

Lotus for estranged love, forgetful of the past

Mint for virtue

Orchid for love, beauty, refinement, thoughtfulness;  Chinese symbol for many children

Poppy for eternal sleep, oblivion, imagination

Pussy Willow for motherhood

Roses -- red means beauty or true love; white means forever, pink is for young love or infatuation; yellow for jealousy or friendship only; 

Sage for wisdom and great respect

Snapdragon for a gracious lady, strength

Sunflower -- tall for false riches, pride; dwarf for adoration

Tulip for perfect lover, fame, flower emblem of Holland

Violet for modesty, virtue, affection

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