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Icy Sedgwick · @IcySedgwick
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According to folklore, daffodils were originally white, and a favoured flower of Persephone. When Hades caught her, his touch turned the blooms yellow. It’s unsurprising that the daffodil is considered the flower of the underworld and they often appear on graves. In the Victorian language of flowers, daffodils meant 'regard'.
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Icy Sedgwick · @IcySedgwick
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Ribes sanguineum, or flowering currant.

People believed it was bad luck to bring this beautiful plant indoors.

In the Victorian language of flowers, currant meant 'Thy frown will kill me'.

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Yvonne Aburrow 🌻 · @vogelbeere
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#languageofflowers #valentines #valentinesday #romantic #romance #flowers #happyvalentinesday #lgbtq #lgbtqia #pagan #paganflowers #queerflowers #queerpagan

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Icy Sedgwick · @IcySedgwick
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Croci coming up in Newcastle!

In the Victorian language of flowers, the crocus meant gladness and cheerfulness. White croci represented truth, innocence and purity. The purple variety implied success, pride and dignity. The yellow type meant joy.

There's an episode of Fabulous Folklore dedicated to the crocus!

pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-

#crocus #languageofflowers #floriography #victorianlanguageofflowers #FabulousFolklorePodcast #folkloreblog #PlantLore #flowermeanings #flowersymbolism

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Evelyn in Montreal · @evelyntheriault
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Birth Month Flower: January, Carnations (#7 of a series)
Man Holds Carnation (1578) [Source: British Museum]

Flemish engraving on paper.

The description doesn't say so, but this appears to be a betrothal portrait. It's interesting that there were also carnations on the Jewish marriage contract (see Ketubah in post above). So I guess that some of the Language of Flowers crosses several cultures.

#carnation #flower #flemish #ET #flowerofthemonth #languageofflowers #art

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Aaron V. Humphrey · @alfvaen
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Now I'm listening to "Songs About You" by Language of Flowers (2004)

#music #listening #languageofflowers #newacquisition

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Evelyn in Montreal · @evelyntheriault
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Vintage Postcard: Lipton’s Advertising, ca 1908

This lovely postcard depicts the Language of Flowers. You'll notice that the carnation, daisy, daffodil and tulip are initialed. I suspect these were someone's birth month flowers 😃

Back in the early 60s I collected little Red Rose tea cards from my mother's boxes. Mine had songbirds. Does anyone remember that?

Click on reply to see the 1 cent Canadian stamp that was on the back.

#vintagepostcards #postcards #flowers #languageofflowers #tea

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