Many flowers hold particular personal significance for different people, but they also have a wider symbolism too. The practice of assigning meaning to different flowers is called floriography.
Floriography first came about in the Victorian period as a way of communicating in code – people would send flowers to each other to communicate their feelings in secret. Although much of these meanings are now lost on the wider public, some have retained their significance, such as sending Valentine’s Day roses as a sign of one’s love. Did you know that the colour of the roses indicates different levels of sentiment, however? Valentine’s Day roses are traditionally red, which signifies romance and passion, but to send pink ones would suggest only lukewarm feelings! White roses are for chastity or purity and yellow roses represent friendship, unless you are in Texas, where they bear the same meaning as red roses do in the UK.
Other symbolic flowers include the poppy, which we wear every November of course to commemorate the fallen, and the daisy is a symbol of innocence, associated with young girls’ daisy chain necklaces or ‘he loves me, he loves me not’ rhymes.
When organising a flower delivery, bear in mind what you want to tell that special someone. Sunflowers equate to respect and irises herald the sending of a message. For those in the first flush of romance, try and include a purple lilac in your flower delivery, as for floriographists, this means the ‘first emotions of love’. For those in long-term relationships, opt for a sprig of ivy (for fidelity) or if married, white hyacinth represents ‘constance’.
And what do our national flowers reveal about us as a nation? Are the English particularly passionate with their red rose? And the Welsh have the daffodil – a sign of respect and chivalry. Scotland’s thistle symbolises nobility, and Northern Ireland’s shamrock is unity and, of course, good luck.
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