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Choose Your Flower!
What else do we do when our spouses are angry with us but to buy flowers? Yes, they can be seen as a gift. This insight for flowers are also known as a de-stressing agent and not as foreign to us as we think.
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.
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Alstroemeria
Alstroemeria is named after the Swedish botanist Baron Klas von Alstroemer. This South American flower's seeds were among many collected by von Alstroemer on a trip to Spain in 1753.
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Price: $2.75
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Asiatic lilly
... so sweet and delicious, and heavenly buds, the flowers of the narcissus and lily
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Price: $85.00
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Aster
Origin & History The English called asters both "asters" and "starworts". Aster, Latin for "star," referred to the flower's star-like shape, while wort meant "root," which then applied to plants with healing properties. There are over 600 species of aster, the most popular being the Monte Casino.
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Price: $1.50
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Bird of Paradise
Origin & History Botanists are divided on how this remarkable flower got its name. Some maintain that the flower's brilliant orange and blue blossom, which resembles a bird in flight, is named after the bird of paradise itself — one of the most beautiful bird species in the world. However, since this flower is also known as the strelitzia, some believe that it was named after England's Queen Charlotte, who was born Charlotte Mecklenber-Strelitz.
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Price: $8.50
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Calendula
Origin & History The calendula's genus name, wor calendae, means "throughout the months." A member of the marigold family, calendula was valued historically for its medicinal and culinary uses. An ancient beverage made from a mixture of calendula blossoms in wine was said to soothe indigestion. Calendula petals were used in ointments that cured skin irritations, jaundice, sore eyes, and toothaches. The Romans used calendula mixed with vinegar to season their meat and salad dishes.
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Price: $6.50
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Chrysanthemum
Color Messages While chrysanthemums generally denote cheerfulness and rest, individual colors do carry specific messages: red for love, good luck and best wishes; white for truth; and yellow for slighted love. Chrysanthemums will be welcomed throughout the British Isles and North America for any occasion. In Italy, however, their exclusive association with the dead makes chrysanthemums acceptable only for funerals.
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Price: $0.75
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Daffodil
Color Messages While daffodils can be taken to say, "my fond hopes have been dashed by your behavior," they mostly say, "the sun is always shining when I'm with you." For the most part, daffodils signify unrequited love, great regard and respect, and chivalry.
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Price: $0.00
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Daisy
Color Messages Generally speaking, daisies indicate innocence, purity, and gentleness on behalf of both the giver and the receiver. Daisies say, "You have as many virtues as this plant has petals," or, "I will consider your request." A white daisy represents shared feelings of affection, while a red daisy tells of beauty unknown to the possessor.
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Price: $0.75
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Fern
Color Messages The fern generally signifies sincerity, confidence, and shelter. A royal fern denotes reverie, while the exchange of a maidenhair fern expresses a secret bond of love.
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Price: $5.95
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Gladiolus
Color Messages The gladiolus flower signifies remembrance. It also expresses infatuation, telling the receiver that he or she "pierces the heart."
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Price: $1.95
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Heleconia
Origin & History Native to the tropical Americas and the Western Pacific, the Helconia's color combination — purple-blue fruit, copper banana-like leaves, and an ivory or pink midriff — is seen in few other flowers. The H. Psitlacorum heliconia flower is especially distinctive, for its greenish-yellow flowers and black spots bear a remarkable resemblance to a parrot's feathers. (Please call for pricing)
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Price: $0.00
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Holly
Sentiment & Symbolism Holly should be introduced to the house before Christmas Eve and removed on the Twelfth Night. In the language of flowers it is the symbol of domestic happiness.
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Price: $4.50
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Kalanchoe
Origin & History Valued for its unusual foliage, cut kalanchoe is known to remain fresh for as long as eight weeks. Popular varieties of the kalanchoe are the "Calypso," "Bonanza," and "Garnet." Kalanchoe is both a house-plant and gardening favorite since it requires very little care in order to thrive.
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Price: $45.00
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The pink Rose
Gentleness, and gratitude. ... A joy to behold
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Price: $65.00
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