Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Did You Know


Did you know in Victorian times, flowers were considered the language of love and used to send secret messages. For instance:
Acacia stands for secret love.
Begonia - Beware
Calla Lily - Beauty
Clover, White - Think of me
Dwarf Sunflower - I adore you
Lily, orange - Hatred
Lotus -  I love you still
Primrose - I can't live without you
And so on.


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  1. Elephant's ChildOctober 9, 2019 at 1:19 AM

    I did know. They were also prone to spelling out messages in gemstones.

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    1. Sandra CoxOctober 9, 2019 at 12:58 PM

      Now that's a great piece of trivia for today, EC. I didn't know about spelling messages in gemstones.

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  2. Valerie-JaelOctober 9, 2019 at 1:55 AM

    Yes, it was a fun way of talking through the flowers. This crops up in quite a lot of novels written back then. Hugs, Valerie

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    1. Sandra CoxOctober 9, 2019 at 1:11 PM

      Well personally, I hope I don't get any orange lilies. Heh.

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  3. Pat HattOctober 9, 2019 at 5:39 AM

    Might be harder to pass than notes in class

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  4. L. Diane WolfeOctober 9, 2019 at 7:19 AM

    One year our school system let kids buy a colored carnation and send it to someone. I got a green one, which meant "You're weird but I like you anyway." LOL

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    1. Sandra CoxOctober 9, 2019 at 5:27 PM

      Haha. I'm not sure if I should get green carnations for my friends or from them. Maybe both.

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  5. Jamie GhioneOctober 9, 2019 at 9:21 AM

    No, I didn't know what you said about flower colors. Amazing.

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  6. BirgitOctober 9, 2019 at 10:47 AM

    I am all for co Fort kitty😸. I knew about the flowers as they often have meaning in art like, the death of Ophelia, a pre-raphaelite painting. Now I must get off the couch and get to work. Feeling dizzy today, was better yesterday but I hope getting the tooth yanked will fix that. That is on the 21st.

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    1. Sandra CoxOctober 9, 2019 at 1:21 PM

      I didn't realize they had meaning in art, though it makes sense. You and EC have taught me something new today.
      Sorry you are having a bad day. Hope you feel better soon.

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  7. Jacqui MurrayOctober 9, 2019 at 10:55 AM

    Knew about the flowers--never seen the memes before. Ha!

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    1. Sandra CoxOctober 9, 2019 at 12:57 PM

      Heh. We must have lots of Flower Children running around the blogosphere since so many knew about the language:)

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  8. AdamOctober 9, 2019 at 11:18 AM

    Happy Wednesday

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  9. Elizabeth SeckmanOctober 9, 2019 at 12:28 PM

    So many rules during the Victorian era. I don't think I'd have been able to keep up with it all.

    May your day be full of purrs too!

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    1. Sandra CoxOctober 9, 2019 at 5:50 PM

      Me neither.
      Thanks for the lovely sentiment. I usually pick up some purrs somewhere during the day:)

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  10. da tabbies o trout towneOctober 9, 2019 at 1:14 PM

    whoa....wouldn't want to be the recipient of the orange lily !! ;) ☺☺

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  11. ChristineOctober 9, 2019 at 3:41 PM

    And flowers are so pleasurable still today!

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  12. Sandra CoxOctober 10, 2019 at 12:19 PM

    They sure are, aren't they, Christine?

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  13. SonyaOctober 10, 2019 at 9:05 PM

    I'm enjoying the neat factoids!

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  14. JeanieOctober 11, 2019 at 10:38 AM

    I DID know that! And I loved "You had me at reading!"

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  15. Lowcarb team memberOctober 11, 2019 at 1:49 PM

    Not message in a bottle!
    But message in a flower :)

    All the best Jan

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  16. Magic Love CrowOctober 27, 2019 at 4:05 PM

    I love this about flowers and I love the message with the kitty! Big Hugs!

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