MIMOSA- Aka touch-me-not (to go with forget-me-not, presumably). Chastity, tenderness, secrecy, safety, sensitivity. It curls up tight when it's touched, using electrical signals within itself. Yep, electric plants.
MORNING GLORY- Affection and strength. And strong they are. Because they grow everywhere, strangle other plants, and are an absolute pain to try and weed. You'll never full get rid of 'em, you just gotta live with it- anyway.
MYRTLE- Good luck, prosperity, and love (but specifically within marriage this time!). Shows up at a lot of weddings because of that.
ORCHID- Love, luxury, beauty, strength, refinement, thoughtfulness, 'many children' (*smirks*), exoticism, and 'mature charm'. White is innocence and beauty. Yellow is friendship, pink is grace, femininity, joy, and sign that 'I [the sender] like you'. Purple is royalty, admiration, and respect, while orange is boldness, pride, and respect. Red is love and/or romance. A shocking twist, to be sure.
PANSY- Thoughtfulness, remembrance. Red is romantic love, orange is joy and/or optimism. Purple is nobility, beauty, and royalty, but yellow is sympathy. Aren't purple pansies always purple and yellow...? Weird.
PEONY- Awkward/funny name aside, I bet this one's a real pain. Love, marriage, luck (good or bad?), honor, prosperity, bashfulness (shyness), and anger. I guess it all depends on context. That, or it's specially made for the Good Girl Heroine™.
POPPY- Remembrance, luxury, regeneration, sacrifice, imagination, sleep, and dreams. Oh, you'll be having dreams alright...
PURPLE CROCUS- Youth, pride, success, and dignity. In my experience, that last one and first one don't exactly go hand in hand, but I didn't decide this.
RED CAMPION- Gentleness. I like this one because it's clear. But why do they feel the need to specify color? We get it: this one's purple, that one's red. No need to tell us.
RHODODENDRON- Beauty, energy, optimism, cheeriness, and prosperity (specifically wealth). But who cares about that when it also signifies danger and warning? Sleep with one eye open, bitch. Add trefoil, peony, and/or black-eyed Susan if you want them to know they've really done themselves in.
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The Newbies' Guide To Floriography
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