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Saturday, January 31, 2009

All about flowers and its meanings

Flowers are always fascinating and beautiful! There are million of flowers that grow on the earth and they speak a million languages through the implied flower meanings.




The most popular and wanted flowers world-wide both because of their beauty and exceptional fragrances:
1.Rose means love & appreciation. (You can read the details below)
2.Chrysanthemum means cheerfulness, optimism, rest & truth.
3.Tulip means grace & elegance, but generally it means perfect love. Like many flowers, different colors of tulips also often carry their own significance.
4.Lily means innocence & purity. I love Stargazer! It means ambition. It’s one of Lilies’ families. Lilies have so many beautiful varieties, like Calla lilies (meaning majestic beauty and sophistication), Peruvian lilies, etc.



The colors play an important rule too, check them out!
Red = love & respect

Pink = admiration & appreciation

White = purity & reverence

Yellow = joy & friendship

Orange = enthusiasm & desire

Lavender = grace, elegance and feminine beauty

Purple = royalty, pride & success

Blue = openness and serenity, representing peace

Honestly, I am mad of Roses and Chrysanthemum. Several times I tried to plant them, but when the flowers bloomed and withered, these lovely plants also died! Geez!


Various varieties and colors of roses denote different meanings.
Red roses are the traditional symbol for love and romance, and a time-honored way to say "I love you." The red rose has long symbolized beauty and perfection. A bouquet of red roses is the perfect way to express your deep feelings for someone special.
Pink rose is often given as an expression of admiration. Pink roses can also convey appreciation as well as joyfulness. You are lovely!
White roses represent innocence and purity and are traditionally associated with marriages and new beginnings. The white rose is also a symbol of honor and reverence, and white rose arrangements are often used as an expression of remembrance.
The yellow rose is an ideal symbol for joy and friendship.
The lavender rose is also traditionally used to express feelings of love at first sight.
Orange roses often symbolize passion and excitement and are an expression of fervent romance.
There is no room for Valentine day without a rose.

Beside those most popular flowers I mentioned above, there are still thousands of flowers that can make you astonished. And they also bring a great idea for gift to show that you care.


Carnation means fascination, devoted love. This flower can be a symbol of mother’s love These lovely flowers have lasting qualities, and are often handed out on Mother’s Day to symbolize the purity and strength of motherhood. When you receive a red carnation bouquet, it means, "My heart aches for you" and when you receive white carnations the sender is saying: "I am still available.



Aster means daintiness or enchanted but it could have another message “I am not sure whether you have been faithful to me”. Hehehehe..regardless of the meanings, these wild flowers are pretty anyway!


Iris? It is the state flower of Tennessee and its meanings are faith, hope and wisdom.


Lisianthus are very beautiful as decorating flowers in a bouquet. For me, its petal is similar with Rose. The meanings? Thought, outgoing and appreciation.


Orchid!! I couldn’t agree any more with this flower! some orchids are among the most exquisite and expensive flowers available. Orchid means magnificence, seduction & preciousness.


Daffodil (Narcissus) is symbolizing rebirth and new beginnings. A gift of Daffodils is said to ensure happiness of unrequited love.


Hyacinth symbolizes sport or games. It represents constancy. Purple hyacinth means “I am sorry, please forgive me”


Hydrangea. A bunch of Hydrangeas is enough! Despite the meanings, I am personally attracted to this flower. Opps..I forget to tell you the meaning. It means vanity and boastfulness. See its abundance of petals and lavish, rounded shape? But by giving a bouquet of hydrangea express the giver’s gratefulness for the recipient’s understanding.


Gerberra! I found this flower when I read a florist catalogue. My company often sends flower to colleagues and clients. And I found almost every bouquet of flowers I sent, this flower always included. Many varieties and colors, so perfect! It means cheerfulness. It comes from Daisy’s family.


What about Sunflower? When I was a kid, I used to ride a bicycle in the afternoon with my friends. Then this flower captured my attention, it’s planted in front of a house. I stopped by to admire its beauty, I smelled it and of course there’s no fragrance came out from it. I really wanted to pick it! But I couldn’t, if only I brought a scissor hehehehe…Btw, it means homage and devotion.
Tips for guys: don’t save it for V days: 96% of woman like to receive flowers when not expected. Make an occasion by sending flowers to ur loved one. She’ll never forget it Of course, there are still plenty of flowers I can’t explain one by one here.



When I write this blog and search the content from many sources in the internet, this pop up in my mind “What were You thinking when You created those wonderful flowers, dear Lord?
They are merely flowers, aren’t they?



"And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?


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