May 2022 Prompts

[bookblather]

For May this year, some flowers and their meanings.


1. red rose: love
2. myrtle: good luck
3. lavender: distrust
4. nasturtium: conquest
5. tiger lily: pride
6. violet: faithfulness
7. crocus: cheerfulness
8. goldenrod: encouragement
9. white chrysanthamum: truth
10. bluebell: humility
11. poppy: consolation
12. yellow carnation: rejection
13. lotus: purity
14. marigold: grief
15. sweet pea: goodbye
16. forget-me-not: do not forget me
17. red tulip: passion
18. willow: sadness
19. sunflower: haughtiness
20. tansy: declaration of war
21. calla lily: beauty
22. geranium: stupidity
23. snapdragon: deception
24. thyme: courage
25. black-eyed susan: justice
26. morning glory: affection
27. marjoram: joy
28. gardenia: secret love
29. zinnia: thoughts of absent friends
30. peony: shame
31. yellow rose: decrease of love

Comments

[slippy]

Thank you, these look cool! Also I love that a flower could have a meaning like 'conquest' or 'declaration of war'. Who used them that way, ever?? Intriguing to think about.

[homoneurotic]

These look interesting! I wonder how flowers get their meanings to begin with, anyway. I also wonder who decided to make geraniums mean "stupidity". Probably one pissed off florist!