LANGUAGES OF FLOWERS
TIMELESS BEAUTY
COLORFUL FLOWERS
FLORIOGRAPHY
Colorful flowers have always reminded people of pure hearts throughout history. The 19th-century European Victorian era, characterized by strong color contrasts, was also a period when the love for flowers blossomed and floral arrangement developed. A charming worldview of flowers became popular, and the culture of attaching flower meanings (language of flowers) when gifting flowers also flourished.
The language of flowers existed long before this era, with various historical origins such as Greek and Roman myths, the Bible, medieval expressions, the Elizabethan era, and the Turkish selam. However, the flower meanings that became popular in the Victorian era were particularly rich in charming inspirations, becoming so popular that guidebooks and dictionaries were created.
COLORFUL ROSES
& LILAC
Victorian-era flower meanings extended beyond the flowers themselves to include various meanings based on color.
To illustrate with the arrangement on the right: red roses meant "noble passion," pink roses "happiness," and yellow roses "gratitude." The lilac peeking out from among the arrangement symbolizes "always keeping passion in one's heart." Victorians projected new romance and heart-fluttering excitement onto lilacs, which bloom beautifully for a short period and fill the air with their fragrant scent.
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DELPHINIUM
Delphinium is a captivating, tall flower that adds magnificent color to even large-scale floral decorations.
Even when one is feeling down, seeing this flower naturally makes one look up, bringing a premonition of something good to come.
The Victorian flower meaning for delphinium, inspired by the image of dolphins joyfully leaping high from the water, is "Congratulations to you." It is filled with tenderness that celebrates loved ones.
TIMELESS LOVE
Flowers and their language. Tracing history, it is heartwarming to see how, up to the present day, people around the world have, with loving hearts, chosen and expressed flowers to convey their feelings, entrusting their thoughts to them.
