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A guide to 20 different flowers' names, their meanings, and what each flower symbolizes in 2023. Plus, we take you through the historical context of each one.
Strengthen your apology to a friend by adding in an arrangement of balloon flowers as a gift. These purple and blue blooms represent the desire for a friend to return, honesty and endless love . M ...
LGBTQ communities have historically used the subtle language of flowers, such as lavender and green carnations, to communicate solidarity and belonging. The secret queer history of flowers Skip to ...
Benjamin Britten wrote Lavender's Blue into his 1954 opera The Turn of The Screw, where it is sung by the two children, Miles and Flora. [16] In 1985, the British rock band Marillion included a song called "Lavender" on their album Misplaced Childhood. The song had lyrics derived from "Lavender's Blue" and became a number 5 hit on the UK ...
Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of perennial flowering plants in the mints family, Lamiaceae. [1] It is native to the Old World, primarily found across the drier, warmer regions of mainland Eurasia, with an affinity for maritime breezes.
Lavandula dentata, the fringed lavender or French lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean basin, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Yemen, and the Arabian Peninsula. [1] Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall, it has gray-green, linear or lance-shaped leaves with toothed edges and a lightly woolly texture. [2]
"Love is the flower you've got to let grow." —John Lennon "The rose is the flower and handmaiden of love—the lily, her fair associate, is the emblem of beauty and purity."
"Lavender" is a song by the British neo-prog band Marillion. It was released as the second single from their 1985 UK number one concept album Misplaced Childhood.The follow-up to the UK number two hit "Kayleigh", the song was their second Top Five UK hit, entering the chart on 7 September 1985, reaching number five and staying on the chart for nine weeks. [1]