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 …
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 …