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  2. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    red: abandonment, loss, separation, death and the cycle of rebirth. It's commonly referred to as the Flower of Death white: Positive nature, new beginnings, good health and rebirth yellow: Happiness, light, wisdom, gratitude, strength, everlasting friendship pink: Feminine love, beauty and passion Spiderwort "Esteem not love"; [5] transient ...

  3. Asphodelus - Wikipedia

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    The asphodel is mentioned by several poets in connection with the mythology of death, and by association, the afterlife - specifically the Isles of the Blessed and Elysium - part of the ancient Greek concept of the afterlife. Conrad Aiken: "Snowflake on asphodel—how clear, how bright / Snow's death on dying flower, yet both immortal"

  4. Poppy - Wikipedia

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    Poppies have long been used as a symbol of sleep, peace, and death: Sleep because the opium extracted from them is a sedative, and death because of the common blood-red colour of the red poppy in particular. [16] In Greek and Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead. [17] Poppies used as emblems on tombstones symbolize eternal sleep.

  5. Check the Meaning Behind These Flowers Before Gifting a Bouquet

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    While most of us know red roses embody love, there are an array of beautiful flowers that symbolize romance and various rose colors represent different meanings. Be on the lookout for red blooms ...

  6. Rose symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The vivid red, semi-double Rosa gallica was "the ancestor of all the roses of medieval Europe". [1] Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meaning to the rose, though these are seldom understood in-depth. Examples of deeper meanings lie within the language of flowers, and how a rose may have a different meaning in arrangements ...

  7. All 24 Birth Month Flowers and Their Meanings - AOL

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    Month: February; Secondary Flower: Iris. The most intellectual of spring flowers, irises represent wisdom and courage.Named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow, this birth flower also symbolizes ...

  8. Narcissus in culture - Wikipedia

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    Although there is no clear evidence that the flower's name derives directly from the Greek myth, this link between the flower and the myth became firmly part of western culture. The narcissus or daffodil is the most loved of all English plants, [ 64 ] and appears frequently in English literature.

  9. Crocus (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    As the unfortunate youth's blood dripped on the soil, the saffron flower came to be. [5] [6] [7] The myth is similar to that of Apollo and Hyacinthus, and may indeed be a variation or modelled after it thereof. [7] In his translation of Nonnos' Dionysiaca, W.H.D. Rouse describes the tale of Crocus as being from the late Classical period and ...