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Illustration from Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers (1877). According to Jayne Alcock, grounds and gardens supervisor at the Walled Gardens of Cannington, the renewed Victorian era interest in the language of flowers finds its roots in Ottoman Turkey, specifically the court in Constantinople [1] and an obsession it held with tulips during the first half of the 18th century.
In Christian iconography plants appear mainly as attributes on the pictures of Christ or the Virgin Mary. Christological plants are among others the vine, the columbine, the carnation and the flowering cross, which grows out of an acanthus plant surrounded by tendrils. Mariological symbols include the rose, lily, olive, cedar, cypress and palm.
Narcissus in culture – uses of narcissus flowers by humans. Lime tree in culture – uses of the lime (linden) tree by humans. Rose symbolism – a more expansive list of symbolic meanings of the rose. Apple (symbolism) – a more expansive list of symbolic means for apples.
The Sahasrara is described as a lotus flower with 1,000 petals of different colors. These are arranged in 20 layers, each with approximately 50 petals. The pericarp is golden and within it a circular moon region is inscribed with a luminous triangle, which can be either upward- or downward-pointing. [3]
The leaves and flowers are all in a basal rosette, and the leaf stalks have downward-pointing hairs. The flowers are normally either dark violet or white and are scented. [1] The style is hooked (and does not end with a rounded appendage). The perennial flowers mature at a height of 4–6 in (10–15 cm) and a spread of 8–24 in (20–61 cm). [1]
Hanakotoba. Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
The lotus flower has a rich, layered meaning that dates back centuries and spans ayurveda to art history. Learn why the lotus flower is such a powerful symbol.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis, bleeding heart or Asian bleeding-heart, [2] is a species of flowering plant belonging to the fumitory subfamily (Fumarioideae) of the poppy family Papaveraceae, and is native to Siberia, northern China, Korea, and Japan. [3] It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Lamprocapnos, but is still widely referenced ...