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Te Rose, an iconic flower with versatile meanings, has a connotation with love, especially in romantic red. As the national flower of the United States, it symbolises life, love and devotion to beauty and eternity and represents the language of hearts. In 1968, the then president Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation certifying the rose as the nation’s emblem. Roses are grown in all fifty states and is found throughout their art, music and literature.
ald leaves and chartreuse stems are said to bring good luck and are hues associ- ated with harmony and stability.
Blue as a colour itself is regarded as calm- ing and serene, although an unusual hue for flowers, it symbolises tranquility and harmony. True blue flowers are difficult and expensive to come by and usually in- clude pink and purple (which represents spirituality) shades. The mix also gives a sense of security, confidence and honesty.
Pink flowers come in various shades and each has a different meaning. It’s a colour that represents both youth and emotional maturity. Pale pink suggests a feminine en- ergy, good for inner calm and emotional healing, while bright hues convey friend- ship and fun.
White is a colour that represents the cir- cle of life and as it contains all the colours of the spectrum, it’s therefore said to have all their qualities. White flowers are mainly used during significant occasions, each conveying a different meaning such as birth (innocence), marriage (true in love and purity in union) and tranquility in death.
Nationa Bloms As the United Kingdom is made up of four countries it makes sense that each nation has its own national flower with its own symbolisms and stories.
Te Goden Popy is considered to be the plant
of the sun, not just because of its hue, but because the bloom opens and closes in response to the sunlight. The flower brings sunshine to the ground of meadows. Gold is often associated with glamour; it’s fitting the golden poppy would be the state flower for California (Meghan Markle’s home state), the land of Hollywood glitz. The poppy itself is symbolic across the globe and represents success and beauty.
Te Welsh lek is a national emblem for Wales.
Legend has it that St. David ordered his soldiers to wear the leek on their helmets to distinguish friend from foe, which saw them victorious. The leek is worn on St David’s Day by Welsh soldiers. The onion was thought to ward away evil spirits, as well as being a means of foretelling — young maidens would put a leek under their pillows at night to see the features of their future husbands.
The English Rose, previously known as the Tudor Rose, came to be when King Henry VII chose to combine the red rose of the Royal House of Lancaster with the white rose of the Royal House of York during the civil war. Even now the pairing of red and white roses represent unity. Roses can come in almost any colour imaginable, apart from blue and true black, and can signify a whole host of dif- ferent meanings and convey an array of messages including love, grace and beauty.
The Daffodil is the national emblem of Wales. In Welsh the daffodil is called Cenhinen Pedr and is traditionally worn on St David’s day. The cheery yellow flower is known botanically as Narcissus and symbolises new beginnings. Daffodils can also mean regard and chivalry, often a favourite for groomsmen buttonholes.
The Thistle, a prickly-leafed purple flower first used in the 15th century as a sign of defence is the national flower for Scotland. Legend has it that when the Norwegian army came to conquer Scotland the spikes of the thistles caused the soldiers to shriek, waking the Scots who then won the battle. Thistles symbol- ise bravery, devotion and strength but was also considered as the flower of in- trusion and seen as a warning against meddling.
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Te Olive Brancis known as the symbol of
peace everywhere, from Ancient Greece where it also was symbolic of victory, to the Arab world where it was once called the ‘freedom-fighter’s gun’, to early Christian art where a dove bears the olive branch in its beak. Today the meaning is the same, and in this instance it is derived from the Great Seal of the United States. Some towns in America even take its name, such as Olive Branch in Mississippi.
The Shamrock, always associated with Northern Ireland is considered to be the unofficial emblem chosen by St Patrick himself, who used to the three leafed clover to explain the Trinity: the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. The three leaves could also represent faith, hope and love; a fourth leaf is where the luck comes from and the reason why finding a four leafed clover is considered to be very lucky.
Te Great Briih Garden Whether we realise or not Britain has some of the most well known flowers growing in our back gardens; they may not
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