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Art & Design
Spice, Luck, and Festival Red: The Meanings of Ornamental Peppers—and How Modern Flower Language Arose
Spice, Luck, and Festival Red: The Meanings of Ornamental Peppers—and How Modern Flower Language Arose Picture a red horn charm glinting on a chain,…
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Flower Language
The Flower Language of Primrose: How ‘Announcing Spring’ Came to Mean Youth and Renewal
The Flower Language of Primrose: How ‘Announcing Spring’ Came to Mean Youth and Renewal Slip a polyanthus primrose onto a chilly windowsill and watch…
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Flower Language
Lupine Meanings Explained: From ‘Wolfish’ Myths to a Language of Imagination and Generous Love
Lupine Meanings Explained: From ‘Wolfish’ Myths to a Language of Imagination and Generous Love Stand in front of a blooming clump of Lupinus polyphyllus…
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Flowering Plants
From Pacific Northwest Wildling to Russell’s Rainbow: The Makeover of Lupinus polyphyllus
From Pacific Northwest Wildling to Russell’s Rainbow: The Makeover of Lupinus polyphyllus Imagine the misty edges of a Pacific Northwest stream in late spring:…
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Art & Design
“You’re on My Mind”: The Flower Language of Zonal Geraniums—From Victorian Codes to Modern Meanings
“You’re on My Mind”: The Flower Language of Zonal Geraniums—From Victorian Codes to Modern Meanings If you’ve ever passed a bright windowbox overflowing with…
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Feng Shui
From Cempasúchil to Victorian Love Notes: The Flower Language of Marigolds, Decoded
From Cempasúchil to Victorian Love Notes: The Flower Language of Marigolds, Decoded Sun-bright and spice-scented, French marigolds (Tagetes patula) look like pocket-sized suns that…
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Flower Language
Flower Language of 山茱萸: Why Japanese Cornel Speaks Longevity and Protection
Flower Language of 山茱萸: Why Japanese Cornel Speaks Longevity and Protection Imagine a leafless garden in late winter, everything drab and dozing—then one small…
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Aroid Ornamentals
Symbolism, Superstition, and ‘Flower Language’: What Does Dumb Cane Really Mean?
Symbolism, Superstition, and ‘Flower Language’: What Does Dumb Cane Really Mean? If you go hunting for a secret “flower language” behind Dieffenbachia, you won’t…
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Feng Shui
What Does a Boston Fern “Say”? Flower Language Origins, Feng Shui, and Modern Meanings
What Does a Boston Fern "Say"? Flower Language Origins, Feng Shui, and Modern Meanings Walk into a room with a Boston fern and you…
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Flower Language
Modesty, Devotion, and a Secret Code: Decoding Sweet Violet’s Flower Language
Modesty, Devotion, and a Secret Code: Decoding Sweet Violet’s Flower Language Sweet Violet, Viola odorata, is the sort of flower that doesn’t raise its…
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Edible
From Athenian Love Potions to Napoleon’s Lapel: The Wild Journey of Sweet Violet
From Athenian Love Potions to Napoleon’s Lapel: The Wild Journey of Sweet Violet A breath of sugared violet drifts from a woodland edge, and…
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Art & Design
Thinking of You: The Flower Language of Pansies—From French ‘Pensée’ to Victorian Secret Love
Thinking of You: The Flower Language of Pansies—From French ‘Pensée’ to Victorian Secret Love If ever a flower looked like it had something on…
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