The Victorian Language of Flowers - Send a Secret Message

In this video, we'll unlock the secrets of the flower code and explore the rich history of floriography. You'll learn the hidden messages behind common flowers. I'll create a special congratulatory posy for a recent high school graduate to demonstrate how the language of flowers can be used to create stunning arrangements that hold special meaning.
The special bouquet I make in this video for my neighbor's daughter's graduation used the following flowers with the following meanings:
A Congratulatory Posy for Graduation (The Flower Code)
Cedar - strength
Mint - warmth of feeling
Carnation - affection
Calla lily - magnificent beauty
Peruvian lily - wealth, prosperity, friendship, fortune and strength
Peony - happy life, compassion, hands full of cash
I was inspired to create my own posy after reading a wonderful book written in 2019 by Teresa Sabankaya called The Posy Book. I purchased my copy on Amazon. The book includes a modern dictionary that decodes the flowers we grow in our gardens and find at our local florist.
Link to Teresa Sabankaya's website
teresasabankaya.com/
Photo and video credits:
Flower video footage courtesy Pixabay
pixabay.com/videos/
Queen Victoria image from Wiki Commons
Language of Flowers book covers courtesy RHS Lindley Collection
www.rhs.org.uk/education-lear...
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[@eileenchang2173]

Thank you for yet for another educational and inspirational video! Yes, even different cultures have different meanings for different flowers hence no bleeding hearts in my garden although the flowers are beautiful. Yellow roses are ‘royalty’ for me. Thanks for sharing the title of that book which I will try to acquire through my local botanical library . Now off to my garden to create unique bouquets! 🥰🌸🇨🇦

[@GardenMoxie]

How interesting it is to learn about all the different meanings every culture has for different blooms. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

[@YearAroundBlooms]

Beautiful video. The peony and calla bouquet is incredible ❤

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. I appreciate you being here.

[@HookedandRooted]

This was so interesting, Sue. Your posy bouquet was thoughtful and beautifully done.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much Steph.

[@dedewarren]

This was such an interesting video. I love all the information you shared with us in this video and in the others you put together. You do a really great job! And what a sweet gift for your neighbors daughter.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much for the kind words. It was fun to make the posy.

[@chrismarchetti-olson6632]

This was wonderful. I would like to add one thing: in Italy, carnations are only for the dead whether it’s in the cemetery or for the funeral. So if a man went to the florist and bought a bouquet for his loved one that had carnations in it, he would never make it through the door 😂

[@GardenMoxie]

That is so funny about carnations. How interesting all this flower language is. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences.

[@chrismarchetti-olson6632]

@@GardenMoxie you are most welcome and thank YOU for sharing your never ending knowledge with us 🙏🌸

[@lynnpurse]

What a beautiful video, Sue. It brought back so many flower "memories" of favorites that were grown by relatives, flowers that I was given by romantic young men when I was young, and flowers I now share with others from my garden. And the posy was lovely, I hope the graduate loved it!

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. I can report the the parents of the graduate loved the posy. I delivered to them this morning. So fun!

[@bunnyfrancis7006]

So lovely. Sweet video for an early Sunday morning.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. Thanks for watching the video. I am glad to hear you liked it.

[@pamelacorsi]

Love this! I appreciate your thoughtful videos.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you. I am glad to hear you like the video.

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

Thank you for a wonderful video and the bouquet is absolutely beautiful.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. I am so happy I bought that Posy book. It was very inspiring and reminded me of the old Language of Flower books I had on my shelves. So fun! I love the idea of sending secret messages.

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

@@GardenMoxie So nice of you!

[@thequarrygardener5578]

What an interesting book, I hadn’t really given much thought to the meaning of flowers before but I will now. I always learn something new from your videos, the posy was beautifully crafted, a very kind and thoughtful gesture.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. The book was lovely and it is filled with wonderful example posies. The author provides a link to her website where she shares a downloadable tag. I used that for the graduation posy. So fun. Thanks for watching.

[@Youdoingnothing]

I love learning new things and this was quite interesting! I will see if my local library carries the book you suggested! Thank you!♥️

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you. I'm glad to hear you liked the video.

[@martihurford]

Beautiful! I love making arrangements that include my Hosta leaves. They really make a bouquet sing and leave the recipients in awe.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you. You are right! Hosta leaves make the best addition to a bouquet.

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Absolutely stunning 💕💕💕

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks Jasmine.

[@beckysteffka2434]

Thank you for your beautiful vido, I love to make small bouquets from plants in my yard❤

[@GardenMoxie]

It is incredible how those tiny bouquets just cheer up a space and light up a face. Flowers are such a blessing.

[@dawndawn6946]

How absolutely lovely!❤

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you! 😊

[@marshagaravaglia8149]

I enjoyed this so much❤

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. I love the idea of sending tiny bouquets with special messages, don't you?

[@jaysea4916]

I absolutely loved this whole video! Peace-

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.

[@JoAnnBlondin]

Sue, what a lovely arrangement for your neighbor. Totally enjoyed learning about the secret language of flowers. Makes me wonder about Bridgerton....as the men bring bouquets to court the women. Now I'm wondering what each bouquet might be saying. Thanks for sharing.

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks for checking out the video Jo-Ann. You are right about the men bringing bouquets to court to make their declarations of love. Or who knows...maybe they had different messages. It is so interesting to imagine all the miscommunication that used to take place..ha ha. Especially since different floral dictionaries had different meanings for the same flowers. How funny.

[@amyhoff1501]

What a beautiful little bouquet you made with all things from your own gardens , I love 💕 the different pinks

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you. I got the flowers from the local garden center. I did use some cedar from my garden, but I can't take credit for the beautiful blooms.

[@MrsB_734]

Beautiful! Now I feel I must explain to my daughter that her name was not meant to be anything but love. Her name is Amber Rose (for yellow rose). 😊

[@GardenMoxie]

Ahh...what a lovely name. Thanks for your note.

[@PeggyMills]

Fascinating, Sue. This definitely spoke my “language“. A lovely video with a great lesson. Thank you.

[@GardenMoxie]

Hi Peggy and thanks so much for watching the video. I appreciate you being here.

[@bluesky7226]

Sue, what a pretty posy! I read that bok a few weeks ago. Loved it! Some beautiful arrangements in it, too! ❤Lina

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much. I just loved that Posy book too. My Mom and I made posies today as our Sunday activity and I shared the book with her. The posies in the book are incredible!

[@gardeninggrandma5247]

So beautiful! (New subscriber here!) I loved learning about the history of flowers. The tag is so sweet too. I think it would be helpful to see how you tied it up with the twine. Although that's not the "pretty" part of the video, it would be nice to see this step so it can be recreated. Thanks for this video. Very unique. I will be using this in the future!! 😊😊

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks so much for subscribing. I appreciate the suggestion. I understand it is not in the video, but what I did was hold the posy in my hands as high up under the flower heads as possible and then I twisted the twine around the flower bunch a couple of times and tied it as tightly as I could. Then I trimmed the stems at the same length so they would fit neatly into the vase.

[@gardeninggrandma5247]

@@GardenMoxie Thank you!

[@angelacross2216]

The language of flowers extended to embroidery, particularly for wedding dresses and veils. I know there are videos showing these details in royal wedding attire. Bridal bouquets were carefully assembled integrating the symbolic and family meanings of the flowers when I was married in England

[@GardenMoxie]

I think that tradition is so interesting. Thank you for sharing that.

[@carolcostello6967]

I really enjoy your videos and look forward to each and every one……so inspiring. I was wondering what the white and blue front border plants are in your Mary Garden? Thanks so much 🥰

[@GardenMoxie]

Thank you for your kind note. The blue flowers in the Mary garden during the Spring are forget-me-nots. My favorite! I also have foxgloves, shasta daisies, lambs ear, dusty miller, and variegated Solomon's seal. I'm happy to answer any other questions you have about the Mary garden. Thanks for being here.

[@carolcostello6967]

Thanks so much 💕

[@GreenWorldLD]

❤❤❤

[@GardenMoxie]

Thanks for watching!

[@jenmazz1257]

Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. The posy you created was so pretty but why didn’t you use the eucalyptus? Was it too tall? 🫶🏻💕

[@GardenMoxie]

I didn't use the eucalyptus because it made the posy too big for the vase 😂