My initial exposure to the language of flowers was mostly from movies like Kate & Leopold, where the 19th century prince was offended by the flowers the clueless 20th century man picked for the woman he was wooing and advised him to not use a bouquet based on hatred, danger and suspicion. Interesting, but it didn't exactly capture my imagination.
Then Vanessa Diffenbaugh took the idea of the meaning of flowers and wove it into a lovely and thoughtful novel titled
The Language of Flowers. I loved it. I was captivated by the main character with all her faults and strengths, and how she used the language of flowers to help people and make connections in her own way.
As I was working on the concept for this blog, I was really taken with the idea of connecting a flower meaning with each of my topics. I use the dictionary Ms. Diffenbaugh put together at the back of her book, as well as the
languageofflowers.com, which is based on a bibliography that covers the main resources from the 1800s to today. There can be some variances between the sources and meanings, but these two cover most of them.
The bouquet of flowers I've used here at RealStrongSmart.com are below.
(All photo credits are mentioned the linked posts).
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