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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 language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
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.
Language of flowers. Floriography (language of flowers) is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in traditional cultures throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Viola mandshurica. Viola mandshurica is a perennial species of violet known by the common names dōng běi jǐn cài (zh:东北堇菜) meaning 'northeastern violet' in China, jebikkot (ko:제비꽃) meaning 'sparrow flower' in Korea, and sumire (ja:菫, ja:スミレ) meaning 'violet' in Japan. [1] In Japan, V. mandshurica is considered to be ...
The Persian phrase نرگس شهلا (narges-e šahlâ, literally "a reddish-blue narcissus") [109] is a well-known metonymy for the "eye(s) of a mistress" [109] in the classical poetries of the Persian, Turkic, and Urdu languages; [110] to this day also the vernacular names of some narcissus cultivars (for example, Shahla-ye Shiraz and Shahla ...
Viola odorata is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to Europe and Asia. This small hardy herbaceous perennial is commonly known as wood violet, [1] sweet violet, [2] English violet, [2] common violet, [2] florist's violet, [2] or garden violet. [2] It has been introduced into the Americas and Australia.
Viola is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing over 680 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere; however, some are also found in widely divergent areas such as Hawaii, Australasia, and the Andes. Some Viola species are perennial plants, some are ...
Growing to 9 m (30 ft), Wisteria floribunda is a woody, deciduous twining climber. It was first brought from Japan to the United States in the 1830s. [2][3] It is a common subject for bonsai, along with Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria). [citation needed] Japanese wisteria sports the longest flower racemes of any wisteria; Some of those ...