💐Say It With Flowers🌹
I am sure most of us have given or received flowers from someone, whether as a gift, a thank you, to celebrate a special day, for congratulations, to express sympathy, as get well soon wishes, or sometimes, just because.
All flowers can brighten a day, but there is a whole language of flowers - known as floriography - and so many flowers have hidden meanings when given by one person to another.
We all know red roses mean romantic love, with the number of roses adding a deeper meaning to a bouquet, but what about the other colours of roses?
Well, yellow roses are a warm and happy colour so are used to convey friendship.
Orange is a stronger form of the same happy and energetic colour, so orange roses are used to emphasise something exciting!
White roses convey purity, positivity, and also eternity, so are used for weddings, anniversaries, and also to wish someone luck with a new start in life or a new job. White flowers are also very popular for use in sympathy bouquets.
Pink roses are also used to convey love, particularly for good friends and family, and are a great way to say thanks!
And lavender roses symbolise admiration, both with a view to a possible romance or just to say what a great person you are!
Other flowers that convey love are dahlias, red tulips, peonies, carnations, and lady’s mantle.
Freesias, stocks, and lilies symbolise friendship.
Gratitude is easily conveyed using hydrangeas, both blue and pink.
Orchids, camellias, and amaryllis all convey admiration for another person, platonically or romantically. And if that person is a male, sweet Williams are the ideal choice to give to any knight in shining armour!
For the more sombre occasion of funerals etc, white lilies, poppies, blue hyacinths, and statice are all common choices.
But for life’s more joyful occasions, nothing says it better than the bright, sunny flowers such as sunflowers, gerbera, chrysanthemums, daffodils, yellow tulips and pink hyacinths.
So today, let’s have a little fun with all things floral, as well as our usual friendly fun and chat.
