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What do the flowers you send mean? The mythical meaning of flowers

Sending flowers to someone is a delicate area but it can also be found in many
matter. It is not the same to send parts of Asia. Flower breeders have
flowers to your friend, to your mother, managed to develop a double and even a
to your lover or best of all, to your triple row of petals which make this
enemies. Flowers are a true expression of flower look like a golden ball.
emotion; in times of sadness and sorrow, A very peculiar named flower is the Mum,
people purchase flowers to show their pompon or spider mum (Chrysanthemum
support and sympathy. Other people pick morifolium). Chinese mythology tells us a
them up from fields, gardens or from bit about the main qualities of this
their neighbor's house. Deciding which beautiful flower, which has been
flowers will be the most appropriate can cultivated for more than twenty five
be very difficult. In order to choose the hundred years. The Chinese use it to
right ones, we need to know a little bit elaborate wine and medicines. They
about the person who is going to receive believed that the mum gave longevity and
them. And also about the flower itself, strength, and therefore it was a very
its origins and the myths associated with precious flower to develop. Botanically
it. This is essential to communicate your speaking it belongs to the family of the
feelings by sending flowers. Chrysanthemum, which in Latin means
There are some mythical flowers that due cheerfulness and optimism. In Japan there
the nature of their origin posses is a festival of happiness to commemorate
charismatic powers, such as the Peruvian this flower. Even NASA was studying this
Lily (Alstroemeriaceae). Many people plant among others in order to clean air
often mistake this flower for an orchid, in space stations due to its quality of
but it is not related to the lily or the absorbing carbon dioxide and transforming
orchid. Dutch flower breeders hybridized it into oxygen. In addition to this our
the Peruvian Lily as a garden flower and chrysanthemum can photosynthesized well
cut flower in the 20th century due to its with very little light.
10 lovely and bright colors that can be Another mythical flower is the Iris
seen in each stem. A contrasting (Iridaceae). The Greeks called this
combination of yellows, pinks, oranges, flower a messenger of God, the
purples, and whites makes a the flower personification of a rainbow. Egyptians
beautifully unique also painted this exotic flower on a
Another mythical flower is a Larkspur temple in the year 1479 BC and Louis VII
(Delphinium belladonna). According to used it in his banner crusade, getting
myth this species has its origin during the name of "fleur of Louis." The French
the ancient battle at Troy. The legend translation for the flower of Louis later
says that the armor of a soldier was became the fleur of lis. A well known
given to Ulysses instead of Ajax. Then he symbol for Romans, Egyptians and Moors,
killed himself and the blood that ran the Victorians give it the meaning of
from his sword blossomed into a Larkspur. hope and power. The myths say that the
The botanic name for this flower is iris links the gods to humans. This plant
"Delphinium belladonna" which in Ancient can be found in a wide variety of
Greek means dolphin for the shape of it. environments, including cold regions and
This flower contains a beautiful mixture hot desserts of Europe, Asia, Africa and
of bluish colors: purple, blue, pink and America. The iris has a very peculiar
lavender. Many parts of this beautiful shape that expands from a narrow base to
plant contain an alkaloid that it is very a wide top with three petals making a
poisonous and harmful if eaten. It can symmetrical shape. The flower has a
cause death if eaten in large amounts. So characteristic way of pollinating that
we have to be careful what we do with allows insects to enter and pollinate the
this exotic plant. flower without rubbing off the pollen
The Daffodil, narcissus, jonquil into the stigma of the same flower.
(Narcissus) is a mythical yellow and Above we have described a few popular
white flower with 6 petals and the shape flowers to gift, a little bit about their
of a star. Greek mythology tells us how origins, their relation to humans, and
this flower came to be born. The their various qualities. So next time
narcissus, its botanic name, is you're going to give flowers to someone,
associated with our Greek hero Narcissus, think carefully about what sort of
who took his name because of his beauty message you would you like to send.
and pride. Narcissus had a twin sister Whether you want to express love,
who he fall in love with and when she sympathy, fear or beauty, there is always
died he was seeing her in his own a flower that will suit your needs. It is
reflection in the water. Narcissus' a matter of knowing them just a little
beauty was unique and comparable only to bit better in order to express what you
gods such us Bacchus or Apollo. This want to say.
flower grows mainly in the Mediterranean




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