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Flowers fill our lives and minds. They fill our history. They have visual impact on our senses and their fragrance can bring up instant memories. Press flowers often were part of confirming those memories.
"Nothing sends a message like flowers. Flowers speak a language of their own" .
When one hears the word "Victorian," flowers immediately come to mind. Flowers adorned everything Victorian, from wallpapers to young girl’s samplers. Their beauty and colors were used in Victorian times to communicate feelings between friends, lovers and acquaintances.
They were sent in bouquets, given single, and printed on postcards. So it isn't surprising to know that the Victorians created a effective mode of communication using their beloved flowers.
Victorian flowers: Floriography Victorian women elaborated on Floriography i. e assigning meanings to flowers.
Flowers afforded the Victorian women a silent language. They used the Victorian flowers to communicate any sentiments that the society of those times would not normally allow. This communication using flowers became very popular among lovers.
Even today this practice is followed. Not only flowers but also anything like a handkerchief carrying the smell of the particular plant would convey the same message. Of course, more than one type of flower may be used to convey one's message, just as one flower can have many meanings depending upon color and size.
Messages of Victorian flowers
Single flowers could convey feelings just as strongly as an arrangement. Presenting these flowers to the receiver in the upright position is a friendly gesture. Single flowers sent upside down had quite the opposite meaning.
The message didn't have to be conveyed through a live flower, necessarily.
Even cards such as decorated with the right flowers could speak volumes.
A personal gift such as a floral embroidered hanky revealed feelings also.
Victorian flowers:
Even Queen Victoria believed in the language of Victorian flowers. So she had Myrtle (a kind of flower) in her bridal bouquet which symbolizes love and marriage. She later planted it. So even to this day, at every royal wedding in England, a piece of her myrtle is either tucked into the bride's bouquet, or is added to one of the floral arrangements at the wedding breakfast.
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Author Bio Box: Arlene Wright Correll
 Resources: Excerpted from “Arlene’s Garden Series” by Arlene Wright-Correll
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