The Language of Flowers...

WHAT DO THESE FLOWERS SAY?

Every time I ask my audiences "What does the red rose say?" I get a loud and immediate response, "I Love You." However, one time a man in the very back row shouted "When I send them, they are always saying, "I'm sorry!"

Over 200 years ago, during the era of Queen Victoria, there was a code known as The Language of Flowers. Every flower carried its own sentiment, thus allowing bashful beaus to express their most intimate feelings without ever uttering a word. Cool, huh?

Now, the ladies of course, had a journal of the code listing each flower and its message. So, when the bouquet (known as a tussy-mussy) arrived his true feelings for her were revealed. Where she wore the tussy-mussy was her reply to his message. If she wore it at her waist, she was saying "I'm thinking about you, but there is a new guy on the block and I want to check him out first." If she wore it in her hair, she was saying "No way Jose!" But, of course, if she wore it pinned over her heart she was saying "My sentiments are the same as yours." Ah, love bloomed in silence.

The flowers above are saying "I LOVE YOU" - "YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL EYES" - "UNOBTRUSIVE LOVELINES" and are "RADIANT WITH CHARMS."


Valentine's Day is not just for lovers, but also for the people you just love.