Daffodil
Margaret Lawhorne Margaret Lawhorne

Daffodil

Daffodils symbolize the arrival of spring.

🌱In Wales, legends say the first person to spot a daffodil in the spring will be blessed with gold.

🌱In the U.S. , the daffodil is now the symbol for the American Cancer Association, representing a hope for a cure.

🌱Daffodil is the birth flower of March!

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Violet
Margaret Lawhorne Margaret Lawhorne

Violet

Violet is the birth flower for the month of February and in the spotlight on our page today for floriography Friday!

The sweet scented violet flower symbolizes truth and loyalty, while also embodying a sense of modesty, spiritual wisdom and humility!

The purple petals are said to further mean “I”ll always be true” while the white variant signifies “taking a chance”.

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Snowdrop
Margaret Lawhorne Margaret Lawhorne

Snowdrop

The lovely snowdrop is the birth flower for the month of January!

It is one of the first flowers to appear in the spring as it works it’s way through the snow to bloom.

According to legend, Eve was distraught after God cast her out of the Garden of Eden.

God sent forth continuous snow and the earth was cold and barren. As Eve sat weeping, an angel appeared to comfort her.

The angel caught a snowflake and breathed upon it. The snowflake fluttered to the earth and gave birth to the snowdrop.

This delicate bloom came to symbolize hope and rebirth.

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Narcissus
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Narcissus

The flower for the month of December is the Narcissus! Our beautiful in-house artwork describes the expression of the flower!

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Cosmos
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Cosmos

The cosmos flower originates from Japan. It is said that Spanish priests grew cosmos in their mission gardens in Mexico.

The evenly placed petals led them to christen the flower “Cosmos”. Cosmos grow to 3-6 ft tall and the blooms range from deep pink to white.

The expressions of the cosmos are shown in our beautiful artwork.

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Aster
Margaret Lawhorne Margaret Lawhorne

Aster

In Greek mythology, it is said that the aster flower was created by the tears of the Greek goddess, Astraea......As she wept, her tears fell to the ground and turned into star-shaped aster flowers.

~During the Victorian era, asters became very popular. Victorians were facinated by floriography and would use the color, type and arrangement of various flowers to send secret coded messages to one another.

~Take a look at some of the expressions of the aster flower in our custom digital artwork.

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Stock
Margaret Lawhorne Margaret Lawhorne

Stock

Stock is such a sweet smelling flower! It’s most commonly said to represent a content and happy life.

Native to Southwestern Greece and the Mediterranean. Colors include white, pink, red or lilac.

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Gardenia
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Gardenia

You can see some of this flower’s special meanings on the photo, other common associations include trust, innocence, hope, and friendship

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Peony
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Peony

Peony Expressions; elegance, romance, honor, prosperity and bashfulness

History; Reported to date back to 1000BC gardens in China and by the 8th Century they reached Japan, where they are now widely used for medicinal properties to treat headaches, asthma, and childbirth related pain.

Season; Late spring and summer

Specs; Can reach 10 inches in diameter, have a sweet scent. Colors range from ivory to pink, deep reds, oranges, and even yellow.

Fun fact; The Peony is the state flower of Indiana

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Ranunculus
Margaret Lawhorne Margaret Lawhorne

Ranunculus

The ranunculus expressions are radiant charm, “you are charming”, “you are attractive”.

The history of the ranunculus states it comes from Central Asia and there are about 500 species in the ranunculus family.

The season goes from early-mid spring. The flower emits little to no scent which makes them popular in wedding bouquet since then do not offer the nose.

Colors range from white and cream to red and pink, orange and yellow, and purple.

Fun fact: dried ranunculus petals were used by Native Americans to soothe body aches and sore joints.

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