Learn the charming language of flowers stemming from the Victorian Age and how secret messages were communicated in a bouquet. Lovers shared a clandestine code - each word represented by a flower. The bride's bouquet can represent the qualities of the couple and their hopes for the future.
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ANEMONE: Protective Love

ASTER: Daintiness; Patience

BLUE HYACINTH: Constancy

CALLA LILY: Magnificent Beauty; Elegance; Ardor

DAFFODIL: Sweet Disposition; Chivalry; Joy

DAHLIA: Elegance; Dignity; Forever Yours

DAISY: Innocence & Simplicity; Faith & Cheer

DELPHINIUM: Heavenly; Light

FREESIA: Innocence

GARDENIA: Joy; Secret Love

GODETIA: Revealing

HEATHER: Passion; Luck

HYDRANGEA: Devotion

IRIS: "I Have A Message"

IVY: Fidelity In Marriage; Wedded Love

LILY OF THE VALLEY: Sweetness; Purity

ORCHID: Ecstacy; Rare Beauty

PEONY: Bashful

PURPLE LILAC: First Emotions Of Love

QUEEN ANNE'S LACE: Virtue

RANUNCULUS: Richly Attractive; Radiant With Charm

ROSE: Love

PINK ROSE: Perfect Happiness

WHITE ROSE: Girlhood Innocence BRIDAL WHITE ROSE: Happy Love WHITE ROSE BUD: Worthiness; Purity

SUNFLOWER: Adoration

STEPHANOTIS: Married Bliss; A Distant Journey

SWEETPEA: Delicate; Blissful; Lasting Pleasures

TULIP: Declaration Of Love; Perfect Love