The Flower Emotion Guide

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The Flower Emotion Guide

• Learn how to pair your flower choices with the
  emotional tone of your occasion.

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Why Does it Matter?

• Have you ever given the wrong flowers on
  Valentines day? Isnt it time you got it right?
• Have you given your mother a dozen red roses on
  Mothers day? Doesnt that seem slightly
  inappropriate?
• Do you want your wedding or special occasion to
  perfectly match your own emotions?
• Heres How.

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Love

• Lets start with the most obvious first
• The Red Rose

To be more accurate its said to represent
passionate love or longing for someone. The red
rose has become an almost universal symbol for
love.
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Love

• Next on the list is the
• Forget-Me-Not

This flower represents true love. Legend states
that a German soldier picked a bunch of these to
give to his lover. Before he could give them to
her, he was killed, and his last words to her
were, forget me not.
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Love

• Lastly, for love we have
• The Purple Lilac

The purple lilac is supposed to represent
youthful love, or first love. Interestingly
enough it is the traditional flower of the 8th
wedding anniversary.
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Next up
Gratitude
Saying thank you is a common reason to give
flowers, its best to know which flowers
represent gratitude
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Gratitude

• First on the list for gratitude
• Camellias

Camellias are a traditional flower for gratitude.
They are native to Japan and Korea and play a big
role in traditions in those countries.
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Gratitude

• Next up, we have
• Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are said to mean, thank you for
understanding. Theyre often given to someone
when they have done something very compassionate
towards you.
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Gratitude

• Lastly, for gratitude
• BlueBells

Bluebells, also known as campanula, are great for
expressing gratitude. Be careful picking them on
your own, in some countries they are protected.
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Lastly we have

• Sympathy

Its often very important to send flowers to
someone who is in grief. Its just as important
to make sure your doing it right.
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Sympathy

• First on the list for sympathy is
• Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria comes in a variety of colors, and
just about all of them are suitable for
expressing sympathy. Theyre also commonly given
to friends in times of need.
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Sympathy

• The next flower to convey sympathy is
• White Lilies

White Lilies are a common flower present at
funerals. They represent the return of innocence
to the soul.
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Sympathy

• Also for sympathy, we have
• Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums actually represent joy, but when
tied to sympathy, they are meant to represent the
joyous memories of someone lost.
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