The beauty and fragrance of wedding flowers symbolize promises of undying love and commitment between the couples. This may be the reason why flowers are so vital in a wedding. There are varieties of wedding flowers. It can be somewhat difficult if someone is asked to choose the right wedding flower that can perfectly convey a particular emotion to perfection. The reason is most of the wedding flowers are associated with some aspects of human feelings.
Here we look at the meanings behind the most popular varieties of wedding blooms.
Peony
The history of the peony dates back thousands of years – legend has it that the peony is named after Paeon, a physician to the gods, who received the flower on Mount Olympus from the mother of Apollo.
Peonies are the traditional flower of China and the American state of Indiana; and are known as the flower of riches and honor. With their lush, full, rounded bloom, peonies embody romance and prosperity and are regarded as an omen of good fortune and a happy marriage.
Rose
Long and associated with the goddesses of love – Aphrodite and Venus, the rose is a symbol of love.
Each color has a distinct meaning: red – enduring passion; white – humility and innocence; yellow – friendship and joy; pink – gratitude, appreciation and admiration; orange – enthusiasm and desire; while white lilac and purple roses represent enchantment and love at first sight.
Protea
Among the oldest families of flowers on earth, dating back 300 million years, Greek legend says the protea was named after the sea-god Proteus, son of Poseidon. It has more than 1,400 varieties and symbolises diversity and courage.
Tulip
Originally from Persia and Turkey, tulips were brought to Europe in the 16th century, where they got their common name from the Turkish word for gauze. By the 17th century they were most commonly associated with the Netherlands.
Yellow tulips symbolise cheerful thoughts and forgiveness while red tulips symbolise perfect love. It is said that the tulip’s black center represents a lover’s heart, darkened by the heat of passion, but the flower can also represents elegance and grace.
Lily
Lilies are majestic flowers that have long held a role in ancient mythology. Derived from the Greek word “leiron,” the lily was so revered by the Greeks that they believed it sprouted from the milk of Hera, the queen of the gods.
While white lilies symbolise chastity and virtue, while Peruvian lilies, or alstroemeria, represent friendship and devotion, white stargazer lilies express sympathy and pink stargazer lilies represent wealth and prosperity.
Sunflower
It is said that the natives of the Inca Empire worshipped a giant sunflower, and that Incan priestesses wore large sunflower disks made of gold on their garments. Images of sunflowers were found in the temples of the Andes Mountains, and Native American Indians placed bowls of sunflower seeds on the graves of their dead.
The Impressionist period of art is famous for its fascination with the sunflower, and this striking flower remains today a commonly photographed and painted icon of uncommon beauty. The sunflower’s open face symbolises the sun itself, conveying warmth and happiness, adoration and longevity.
Lisianthus
With a host of names – from Texas Bluebell to Prairie Gentian to Lira de San Pedro – lisianthus symbolise an outgoing nature. Native to North America, some varieties of lisianthus resemble tulips or poppies, while others can take on the appearance of roses or peonies.
With wide ruffled, delicate petals and oval leaves, in colors ranging from white to pink, lavender to purple and bicolors such as blue-violet, it’s said that lisianthus also symbolise appreciation.
Orchids
Orchids are an elegant flower with a graceful appearance that draws immediate attention.
They have a reputation as exotic and unusual, evoking a sense of refinement and innocence, while also symbolising happiness and gratitude. Of the many orchid varieties, the phalaenopsis, cymbidium, and dendrobium orchids are the most popular types, and the vanilla orchid is the most highly produced variety.
Frangipani
The frangipani gets its name from the surname of 16th-century Italian aristocrat Marquis Muzio Frangipane, believed to have invented the perfume of the same name. The frangipani flower’s scientific name of plumeria comes from French explorer and botanist Charles Plumier, who studied the blossom and made its presence known throughout Europe.
The frangipani flower represents perfection, blossoming into five-petal pinwheel shapes in white, vibrant shades of crimson, rosy-pink, yellow and diverse color combinations. Frangipani flowers summon subliminal feelings of peace and tranquility, shelter and protection.
Now that you know the special meanings behind some of the wedding flowers, you can easily convey a tender message to your loved one.
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