language of flowers

What Is Your Favorite Flower?

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@HazySue (39265)

Gouverneur, New York

February 27, 2018 10:53am CST

Ever since I can remember my favorite flower has been the rose. It is delicate, beautiful, and smells so sweet. My favorite color of rose is yellow. A few years ago when I started making tussie mussies I found out that there were meanings attributed not only to the flowers but to the color of the flower. The message behind giving someone a yellow rose is: joy, friendship, the promise of a new beginning. Doing a little more research I found that way back in the Victorian days the flowers or tussie mussie that were given were based on the feelings of the giver for the recipient. You had to be very careful not to send a Gardenia (secret love) to someone when an Arborvitae (unchanging friendship) was closer to what you feel. So, what is your favorite flower?

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@Icydoll (36713)

• India

27 Feb 18

Red rose and jasmine.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

27 Feb 18

The deeper red represents passion.

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@Icydoll (36713)

• India

27 Feb 18

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@LadyDuck (502573)

• Italy

27 Feb 18

A yellow rose means happiness, but also jealousy in the "language of flowers". My favorite flower is the gardenia, the flower that adorned the men lapel buttonhole. I have a beautiful gardenia plant, it is 19 years old.

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@LadyDuck (502573)

• Italy

28 Feb 18

@HazySue My gardenia is now very big. It is in a large vase, I move it in the greenhouse during winter.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

27 Feb 18

I love the aroma of a gardenia bush. I have a large one outside my kitchen window.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

4 Mar 18

@LadyDuck mine is planted outside. It comes out beautifully every year.

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@toniganzon (77209)

• Philippines

28 Feb 18

Roses are really beautiful and I love them in yellow too. But my favorite flower for some reason I myself don't know is a tulip.

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@toniganzon (77209)

• Philippines

5 Mar 18

@HazySue I like yellow tulips.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

4 Mar 18

Tulips can symbolize enduring love between partners and family or a forgotten or neglected love, it pretty much depends on the color.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

5 Mar 18

@toniganzon Yellow tulips suggests that there is sunshine in your smile.

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@LovingMyBabies (85923)

• Valdosta, Georgia

27 Feb 18

I would have to say the lotus and the morning glory are my 2 favorite flowers.

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@LovingMyBabies (85923)

• Valdosta, Georgia

27 Feb 18

@HazySue Wow thank you for sharing this information with me! Now I love them both even more!!

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

27 Feb 18

The lotus flower represents elegance and is often used in religious ceremonies. The morning glory is representative of unrequited love or were often on Victorian gravestones to signify a love that never ended.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

4 Mar 18

@LovingMyBabies they are the perfect flowers to be your favorites.

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@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

27 Feb 18

I love roses too, but my favourite flower is the begonia.

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@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

5 Mar 18

@HazySue Interesting to know what the flowers mean.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

5 Mar 18

@jaboUK It is interesting for sure. In Victorian times they took the meanings very seriously.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

4 Mar 18

That is a beautiful begonia. I was surprised to find out that the message behind the begonia is to not be lulled into a false sense of security and to always repay any favors given to you. On the other hand it also represents connections with other people and good communication. The color adds another meaning to the flower.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

27 Feb 18

I am a big fan of flowers, everything that has nice colors but most of the time I like a rose, the red ones, and the white ones.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

27 Feb 18

You like the ones that represent passion and innocence.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

27 Feb 18

@JustBhem The passion represents the red rose, the innocent represents the white rose.

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@JustBhem (70555)

• Davao, Philippines

27 Feb 18

@HazySue Is that the meaning of those colors?

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@sprite1950 (30461)

• Corsham, England

27 Feb 18

I just love snowdrops, not only are they pretty but they signify the coming of Spring for me, new beginnings.

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@sprite1950 (30461)

• Corsham, England

27 Feb 18

@HazySue Yes a perfect description of a tiny but beautiful flower.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

27 Feb 18

They are beautiful. They represent rebirth, purity, hope, and sympathy.

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@eliza_godinez12 (5783)

• Philippines

1 Mar 18

I love roses the most. When it comes to color, red and white are my favorites.

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@eliza_godinez12 (5783)

• Philippines

5 Mar 18

@HazySue glad to know..thank you

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

4 Mar 18

you like the rose colors that represent passion (red) and innocent (white).

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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)

• United States

27 Feb 18

I love all flowers, but I am partial to the yellow rose also and tulips.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

27 Feb 18

You like the same ones I do.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

5 Mar 18

The yellow rose represents joy, friendship. The tulip suggest unending love or unrequited love.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

27 Feb 18

I love Camellias, because they perfume the air. We had a dog born in Texas, so we called him our yellow rose of Texas.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

4 Mar 18

@HazySue Thanks for the information!!!

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

4 Mar 18

Camellias can represent desire, passion, refinement, perfection, or faithfulness depending on the color. The yellow rose represents joy, faithfulness, and life.

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@Morleyhunt (21741)

• Canada

27 Feb 18

My favourite flower is the Daisy. I like the simplicity and its hardiness.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

5 Mar 18

The daisy typically represents purity, innocence, or new beginnings.

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@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

27 Feb 18

Maybe lilies.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

27 Feb 18

They represent passion and drive, renewal and birth, or motherhood and fertility depending on the color.

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@DesirousDreamer (34776)

• Peoria, Arizona

27 Feb 18

Roses are beautiful, I really like sunflowers and irises.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

27 Feb 18

The iris has a few different meanings including: •royalty, faith, wisdom, hope, valor. The sunflower: long life, adoration, loyalty and good luck.

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@nitirrbb7 (4317)

• India

27 Feb 18

I like smell of Plumeria flower

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

5 Mar 18

The plumeria represents charm, grace, beauty, or new beginnings

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@nitirrbb7 (4317)

• India

6 Mar 18

does it, that's really nice.

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@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

28 Feb 18

Poppies! A field of them!

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@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

5 Mar 18

@HazySue so apt.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

12 Mar 18

I like roses.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

17 Mar 18

Good choice. Not only are they beautiful but the aroma is wonderful.

@mohit459 (12564)

• Haldwani, India

28 Feb 18

No such particular flower

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

5 Mar 18

Do you like them all or none of them?

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@mohit459 (12564)

• Haldwani, India

6 Mar 18

@HazySue all of them I love.

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@rubyriaz007 (4187)

• India

28 Feb 18

I love red and yellow rose and jasmine flower very much.Among flowers these are my favorite ones. Both has awesome smell.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

5 Mar 18

The jasmine represents love, sensuality, good luck, or appreciation, depending on the culture. The red rose is passion. The yellow rose is joy, friendship, new beginning.

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@Prdhan (587)

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28 Feb 18

Belly flower is my choice.I always feel the smell of this flower.

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@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

5 Mar 18

I have been unable to find the symbolism of the Belly flower.