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In a'time long before texts people sent coded messages with-flowers. IMTE HODAL learns more about this lost art
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; V A c c o rd in g to floriogtaphy, the so-called Victorian ‘language of flowers’; blooms can mean all sorts of
g-;.things, from cheerfulness under adversity. (Chinese ^^.chrysanthemum) and boasting (hydrangea) to wannth s (cactus) and respect for nobility (edelweiss). .So what about those yellow tulips your partner
. .. brought home? Unfortunately, it apparently means nothing other than “frustrated, hopeless love”. .r: We might take simple communication for granted .. today, but in the past flowers were used to convey
MIXED MESSAGES
Svireet romance Twelve red roses (true love) plus one white rose (a heart ignorant of love) means, "I am unloved, will you love me?” '
Frustrated love A bunch of yellow tulips : signifies hopeless love, but
make that bouquet red and it means a declaration of love.
Rejection A bouquet of Iris (message), Canterbury • bell (acknowledgement),. hydrangeas (boasting,: heartlessness), red carnation-
(alas for my poor heart), yellow carnation (disdain), purple hyacinth (sorrow), _ , rosemary (remembrance) equals: “Unfortunately for > me, I know you’re a heartless boaster and don’t think much of you. I’m sony, but .1 won’t forget!”
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messages that couldn’t otherwise be said outright, says florist to the stars Simon Lycett.' Simon explains: “The Victorians needed a way to send
clandestine messages of love and affection as they were rarely un-chaperoned and so no real declarations of tnje feeling would have been publicly declared.” But the Victorians werenit just concerned with love
and affection. Orange lilies traditionally denoted pure hatred, the amaranthus represented desertion and grass was used to mock a man’s masculinity. So the next time you buy your loved one a bouquet,
you might want to think about the true message it conveys. Below are a few examples...
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