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About Flowers
"Some flowers spoke with strongand powerful voices, which proclaimedin accents trumpet-tongued,"I am beautiful,and I rule". Others murmured in tonesscarcely audible, but exquisetly soft and sweet,"I am little, and I am beloved"."-- George Sand (Armandine A.L. Dupin), (1804 - 1876) French writer
Alstroemeria
Daisy
Larkspur & Delphinium
Snapdragon
Aster
Fern
Lily
Solidago
Bird of Paradise
Gladiolus
Lily of the Valley
Sunflower
Calendula
Heleconia
Orchid
Tulip
Carnation
Holly
Poinsettia
Violet
Chrysanthemum
Kalanchoe
Queen Anne's Lace

Daffodil
Kangaroo Paw
Rose

Joy and jealousy, desire and dejection, solitude and sadness, loyalty and love — flowers echo each voice of the human heart.
While the symbolic and legendary meanings of flowers were known to many during Elizabethan times, it was the Victorians who assigned simple messages to individual flowers. Introduced to the Swedish court in 1714 by Charles II, the Victorian mode of flower language soon spread throughout Europe.
During this time of strict protocol and conformity, men and women used the beauty and color of flowers to express emotions, wishes and thoughts they dared not speak, and every corsage, bouquet, and garland represented a carefully chosen sentiment. Presentation was also important; for example, a bouquet with a ribbon tied to the left told about the giver, while a ribbon tied to the right signified the receiver. Upside-down bouquets portrayed the exact opposite of the flowers' common meanings: to receive an inverted rose was the ultimate form of rejection.
Flower Language became so important that durch die Blume sprechen (speaking through flowers) became a Western proverb, which meant any flowery or poetic expression hiding a secret message of love.