Say It with Flowers. Loudly.
Flower Symbolism: Answers
Funny how people look at flowers. As if they were trying to tell us something. Of course, if you're an allergy sufferer, what they're saying is, 'Ha, ha! Get out the tissues!' Still, they're pretty, and smell nice. Atchoo!
What do these flower mean, and to whom? Here are the flowers matched with their descriptions.
- This flower is symbolic in Yorkshire.
- This flower means a funeral in Romania.
- Oscar Wilde created a stir by carrying this flower down the Strand.
- This flower is a symbol of hope to the Cherokee.
- This flower was a signal to early 20th-century gay women.
- This flower meant happiness to 19th-century German Romantics.
- This flower warms the hearts of Texans.
- This flower meant memory to William Wordsworth.
- This flower made Walt Whitman think of Abraham Lincoln.
- This flower means 'remember the dead' to many people.
| - White rose.
- Chrysanthemum.
- Lily.
- Wild rose.
- Violet.
- 'Blue Flower'. (Die blaue Blume.)
- Yellow rose.
- Daffodil.
- Lilac.
- Poppy.
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If you knew them all, we bet you're thoughtful when it comes to flowers. Share this with your friends, and remember to think about the May Create Challenge.
Post Quiz and Oddities ArchiveDmitri Gheorgheni
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