Check Out These Secret Flower Meanings Next Time You Send a Bouquet
The secret language of flowers can send the perfect message
If you’ve received a bouquet of flowers from someone you probably took notice of the pretty arrangement, interesting petals, the color, and maybe the fragrance. But if you had lived in the Victorian era and received a bouquet of flowers, the gift might have taken on a whole new meaning for you.
In the Victorian era, flowers were sent as messages, with each flower and/or color representing a specific message to the gifted one.
This is known as Floriography, or the secret language of flowers.
We still carry this tradition to some degree in modern society: receiving red roses always signifies love and pink carnations are usually sent to mean friendship.
From love to disdain, flowers conveyed important messages for the Victorians
Did you know that if someone bought you sunflowers or delphinium they would have been sending you the message that they thought you were haughty? Or that basil meant “I hate you”? (another source says that basil means “I love you” so that could be a confusing flower to find on your doorstep!)
