A bunch of flowers can convey many emotions. Flowers can be perfect gifts for several occasions and can indicate love, affection, remorse, apology, support, or can even be merely a nice gesture! Flowers are gifted in most cultures throughout the world but different flowers can have different connotations and symbolic meanings.
Flowers are such wonderful things; even simply looking at them growing in the wild can give one immense pleasure. Having them around us can raise our spirits instantly! As I said before, flowers have been used as gifts by people since ages. But before you head to the local florist in your aera, read on to find out the symbolic meanings of various flowers.
Various cultures have expressed the importance of flowers through literature, art and other forms of expression.
The Greeks considered flowers extremely important and are thought to be among the first cultures to attribute meanings and emotions to different flowers. The association of gifting a red rose with love is very well known, but there is a surprisingly large treasure of associations and symbolisms with other flowers. Gifting daisies can express innocence and beauty.
Magnolias represent perseverance and courage. Gifting a bunch of yellow tulips seems appropriate on a cheerful and happy occasion. Not surprisingly, yellow tulips are associated with cheerful thoughts.
Colours also have different meanings. When it comes to gifting flowers, red expresses passion, white, innocence, orange flowers with creativity and warmth, while purple flowers are said to denote spirituality, nobility and loyalty.