This story does not start in Holland, but it does end there. In simplest terms, Tulips are from Central Asia. And Daffodils are from Spain…
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What comes to mind when one first thinks about "the Lily of the Valley" is a delicate flower symbolic of Easter and Weddings. It grows 15…
In Europe during the late 1800s, the idea that flowers represented feelings grew into a system of communicating through flower…
The earliest mention of Poet's Daffodil is likely in the botanical writings of Theophrastus (371 – c. 287 BCE), who wrote about a spring…
Many flowers from around the world appear in mythology. The anemone, carnation, hyacinth, lily, lotus, narcissus, poppy, rose, sunflower…
In many societies, certain colors of flowers have acquired symbolic meanings. White blossoms, for example, represent both purity and death…
The rose became a symbol of love and desire. Eros gave the rose to Harpocrates, the god of silence, to induce him not to gossip about his…
Long ago, when the Creator was making life, He was feeling really happy. He truly enjoyed creating! He looked around at all the wonderful…
Some Native people also saw sunflowers as a symbol of courage, so that warriors would carry sunflower cakes to battle with them or a hunter would sprinkle..
Chicory is a wild-flower that was not originally native to North America– it was brought over from Europe, probably in the 1700's or late 1600's…