No history of flowers is complete without finding out about the stories behind it. Because of that, we're here to give you a run-through on flower meanings and different arrangements!

This crash course will help you learn the meanings behind both popular and rare blooms. Then, we consider the progress of its position in ancient history.

For this article, we discuss a quick overview on the history of flower meanings. After that, we talk about how it formed human behavior and culture across history.

Peaking in the Victorian times, flowers still have a big role in human connections. In fact, it has a role in our relationships with friends and loved ones. Of course, people also saw its merit as a way to express one's sentiment.

Flowers also remain vital to creative works for their symbolic meanings. This consisted of legends in ancient mythologies and folklore. Later, this also featured sonnets, plays, and productions in the Renaissance period.

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Brief History on Flower Meanings

The language of flowers, from The Natural Wedding Company

Ever wonder about violets and their significance to Sapphic relationships? How about daisies and sunflowers and their popularity in friendly floral bouquets? Or the climb of roses to their position as a favorite flower?

Whatever it is, we're here to help you. This overview will take you through the development of flower meanings throughout time.

Since its peak in the Victorian period, flowers have influenced the writing and retelling of many art forms. This included mythologies and legends in ancient societies. Later, it showed up in plays written by world famous artists like William Shakespeare.

The Victorians were so into flower meanings that they wrote entire handbooks for it. It was one way for people to make sure they got their bouquets and floral arrangements right.

Today, flowers carry the same importance in expressing one's emotions. This of course, extends to showing sentiments to their special someones and loved ones.

Everyone knows the basics of the language of flowers. Red flowers, specifically roses, show your love and passion for that special someone. Yellow flowers signify friendship. White symbolizes purity and innocence. And so on, so forth.

But how complicated does it become?

Does the meaning evolve when put together with other flowers, other colors, other arrangements? Does it matter if the mixture of flowers is a mix of different species or only one species? Does it matter if the arrangement leans to the left, the right, or stands still and upright?

The short answer is, yes.

There are widely accepted meanings for each color. But there are further differences per color for different species.

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