Flowers are beautiful, have a lovely scent, and are fun for children to pick. In the Victorian Era, courting couples could not openly discuss things considered improper. So they exchanged flowers, a simple code commonly called the Language of Flowers today.

The Language of Flowers is also sometimes called floriography, but not many people today know about it. It was most popular back in the Victorian Era, but red roses still are known for meaning love.

A small trifle can make a big difference, holding the flowers with the right hand means yes, while holding the flowers in the left hand means no. Even the color of the same flower can be a difference in the meaning. A pink carnation means ‘a woman’s love’, whereas a white carnation means ‘disdain’.

Floriography goes way back to almost every ancient culture. Even Cleopatra gave Marcus Antonius rose petals to exress her love. The flower language developed by the Turks is the one most commonly used today.