The Language of Flowers
Floriography was often used during the Victorian era during a courtship to express emotions secretly. Courting couples were rarely allowed to be alone together, so a secret language was devised to allow heartfelt emotions to be expressed without censure.
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Combinations of flowers offered the lovers to express complex emotions by combining the meaning of several flowers. In this case, geraniums: folly are paired with Queen Anne’s lace: safe haven to create something new: Homeowner’s remorse. 🙂 And yes, I made this one up.
A single flower conveys a single emotion. This one is hardly one that a chaperon would disapprove of. A polite thank you is always welcome, right? But if the bouquet is turned upside down, it conveys the opposite meaning: NO thank you. In essence, courting couples could quarrel with flowers and no observer would be the wiser.
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