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Is the Language of Flowers, if not dead, at least badly wilted? Perhaps not.

Language of Flowers


Language of Flowers

“You were practically sure of landing your article on ‘The Language of Flowers’” suggested P. G. Wodehouse in Over Seventy (1956). In fact, the ‘Language of Flowers,’ or Floriography, to be more formal is far, far older than Wodehouse implies. 

Sending a message through flower arrangements might sound like something dreamt up by advertisers for the Interflora company. But it finds mention in both the Bible in the Song of Songs and Shakespeare’s plays which contain over 50 references. In fact, the using or arranging flowers to communicate a message, floriography if you like, has long been practiced in cultures of Europe, Asia and Africa.

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