How Well Do You Know Your Floral Etiquette?


By Laura Dawn Lewis

For centuries different plants, fruits and flowers have held special meanings and allowed people to communicate without saying a word.  In ancient and medieval times, some where said to have powers and could prevent a woman from being raped, ward off evil spirits and protect soldiers or travelers on the road.

You can use flowers, plants and fruit to communicate your feelings intentions and wishes without saying a word!

Others were used as warnings.  Black Mulberry placed on a person's stoop signals death is coming.  Lilacs given to a lover are a stern warning that the relationship is passionless.  The Burdock Berry: Leave me alone and don't touch me.

Lovers have used flowers as symbols of endearment, signals and displeasure.  The Bachelor Button signifies the person who wears it is both loved and wanted.  The Shepherd's Purse is the ultimate gift to a woman from a man as it says "Everything that I am and everything that I own I give to you". The Scarlet Pimpernel when sent or displayed is used to communicate to a lover the intent of a clandestine meeting that night.  The Yellow Rose is a solid indication of jealousy and suspicion.  On May first, the French give Lilies of the Valley to signify good luck.

See how many of these questions you can answer correctly.  You may be surprised by the real meaning of the flowers you send!

The Floral Etiquette Quiz

  1. What fruit enables you to eat a Lawyer for lunch?
     
  2. What is a favorite flower and scent of women that actually means I'm suspicious of you and I don't trust you?
     
  3. What flower is more passionate (and less expensive) than a red rose?
     
  4. What two flowers meaning Lust and Ecstasy are only appropriate as gifts for lovers and should never be given in corporate gifts?
     
  5. What two flowers ( 1, 2 )can you send to a competitor to declare war without actually saying it?
     
  6. One flower represents marriage. What other flowers should every bride include in her bridal bouquet if she wants passion, luck, fertility, fidelity, a soul mate and the promise of a long and lasting relationship?
     
  7. What flower grants a safe voyage to travelers?
     
  8. What flower bestows the sentiment to one who has lost a loved one, "I feel your sorrow" and "His/Her soul is being guided to heaven."
     
  9. What flowers and plants should be included in a bouquet given to a person who has just received a promotion or started out on a new career?  Success, Prosperity, Seize the Opportunity, Wisdom, Strength, Power.
     
  10. What flower when given to a lover says, "This Relationship is over; this love is destroyed."
     
  11. What flower when placed in the home is believed to protect the marriage from infidelity; but if it is sent alone to a lover indicates a suspicion of infidelity?



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