Many flowers have important symbolic meanings in Western culture. The practice of assigning meanings to flowers is known as floriography. Some of the more common examples include:
- Red roses are given as a symbol of love, beauty, and passion.
- Poppies are a symbol of consolation in time of death. In the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Canada, red poppies are worn to commemorate soldiers who have died in times of war.
- Irises/Lily are used in burials as a symbol referring to "resurrection/life". It is also associated with stars (sun) and its petals blooming/shining.
- Daisies are a symbol of innocence.
Flowers within art are also representative of the female genitalia, as seen in the works of artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Imogen Cunningham,Veronica Ruiz de Velasco, and Judy Chicago, and in fact in Asian and western classical art. Many cultures around the world have a marked tendency to associate flowers with femininity.
The great variety of delicate and beautiful flowers has inspired the works of numerous poets, especially from the 18th-19th century Romantic era. Famous examples include William Wordsworth's I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud and William Blake's Ah! Sun-Flower.
Because of their varied and colorful appearance, flowers have long been a favorite subject of visual artists as well. Some of the most celebrated paintings from well-known painters are of flowers, such as Van Gogh's sunflowers series or Monet's water lilies. Flowers are also dried, freeze dried and pressed in order to create permanent, three-dimensional pieces of flower art.
Their symbolism in dreams has also been discussed, with possible interpretations including "blossoming potential". [13]
The Roman goddess of flowers, gardens, and the season of Spring is Flora. The Greek goddess of spring, flowers and nature is Chloris.
In Hindu mythology, flowers have a significant status. Vishnu, one of the three major gods in the Hindu system, is often depicted standing straight on alotus flower.[14] Apart from the association with Vishnu, the Hindu tradition also considers the lotus to have spiritual significance.[15] For example, it figures in the Hindu stories of creation.[16]
Top Ten FlowersAbout Rose
I'd rather have Roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. - Emma Goldman
 Roses for the longest time have enjoyed the honor of being the most popular flowers in the world. The reason for popularity of the rose flower may be its wide variety in terms of color, size, fragrance and other attributes.
The rose has been a symbol of love, beauty, even war and politics from way back in time. The variety, color and even number of Roses carry symbolicmeanings. The Rose is most popularly known as the flower of love, particularly Red Rose.
Roses have been the most popular choice of flowers for the purpose of gifting across the world. They also act as a great addition to home and office decor. A bunch of roses or even a single rose works wonders aesthetically and considerably enlivens a place. Besides fresh cut roses, artificial flowers like silk roses in different colors are also widely used as decoration.
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Birthday Flowers
Birthdays are a joyful time for everyone involved and planning how to celebrate should be as much fun as the celebration itself. If you need to mark an important time in someone's life, choosing the right celebration is important, especially if it is a particularly big birthday, a coming of age at 21 perhaps? Celebrations should always be surprises and should be joyful and colorful but how do manage to do this when you are apart. What ideas for a birthday gift can be joyful, colorful and especially a surprise? For many people the best way to celebrate is to say it with flowers. Whatever time of year, seasonal flowers. Roses are red violets are blue but only flowers say 'I love you' - in quite the same dramatic way. A bouquet of flowers arriving beautifully packed and looking stunning will deliver your birthday message very clearly. For special birthdays there's no better way of marking the occasion than a huge flower bouquet. There are so many types of flowers you can send whenever you are sending them. Seasonal flowers such as hyacinths and daffodils in the spring or carnations and dahlias during the summer make particularly good ties. Perhaps best of all the flowers for birthdays is a brilliantly colored mix of the season's best blooms. A flower bouquet is the chance to say happy 18th or best wishes on your 60th but whatever the occasion there is always a huge variety, whatever the time of year and your surprise will be most welcome. Some people prefer to send sweeter, more edible thoughts. Saying happy birthday with a gift basket is such a handy way of showing your thoughts. Gift baskets can be made containing many different luxury goods. The sort of goodies a person would never buy for themselves. Perhaps you want so say happy birthday with chocolate? Not just any chocolate, why not choose the best Belgian, Swiss or French chocolates to make your message particularly special. For someone coming of age their 21st birthday is very special and a bottle of good wine is always welcome. Why not find a good French burgundy that was bottled in the year that they were born in? What better way of declaring a good vintage? Of course, some people have a sweet tooth and if it's their birthday let them know how much you care with a hand decorated cake and all of these things can be included with their favourite flowers as a stunning gift basket.
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