Throughout history flowers of every type have held deep cultural and symbolic meaning for societies all over the world.
The secret meaning of flowers
In Victorian England, flowers were used as a form of communication — particularly for secret courtship. Messages were carefully coded using floriography,the language of flowers, and were then given to a recipient to be decoded. In a matter of seconds the couple could participate in a secret conversation.
Sending messages with flowers
Though modern-day couples don't typically use bouquets of tulips to ask for a dinner date, using flowers to communicate specific emotions is both thoughtful and creative. Whether you offer yellow roses to a sick friend or give a new mother an arrangement of white roses, there is a perfect flower for any occasion.
Check out this infographic from Invaluable to learn more about the meaning of flowers.
Graphic courtesy invaluable.com.
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