Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer, do

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“Daisy, Daisy,

Give me your answer, do.

I’m half crazy

All for the love of you...”

- Harry Dacre, 1892

partial lyrics for ‘A Bicycle Built For Two’

Artist Unknown

in the style of Harrison Fisher

I would like to continue with my

Language of Flowers theme.

Vintage seed packet, 1930

Today is

The Daisy

Gerbera Daisies

I have always thought daisies were 

white petals around a yellow center.

Wrong!!

To my surprise, there are numerous 

kinds of daisies,

in all the colors of the rainbow!

The above daisies are a ‘newish’ color combo

of African Daisies.

If you want to delve into the varieties

it is suggested you start with the

27

most common daisies.

Wow.

Artist - Cicely Mary Barker

In the Victorian Era, England

flowers were a special way of sending secret notes

from your secret admirer.

(Or not so secret!)

A scrap of ‘glanzbilder’, an early form of scrapbook decorations

originally produced from Germany

Not wanting to repeat myself

(and thereby possibly boring my readers)

feel free to use the search box
for many past flower blogs.

Some labels to look for are:

Language of flowers

flower meanings

Victorian 

Vintage art

or you could type in the name of the flower 

you are searching for.

A beaded daisy necklace by Sonysree Creations

Pinterest

Photographer - Brigitte Lorenz

I found that different Language of Flowers lists

had different meanings for the daisy-

Innocence

I love you truly

Attachment 

Purity

Motherhood

I partake your sentiment (!)

Gentleness

Cheer

Quite a variety.

 Courtesy thegreenhousepeople.co.uk

Artist - Walter Crane
1845-1915
from “A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden”

By inkspired

Vintage illustration by Elizabeth Gordon

Vintage Song sheet cover art for 
a novelty two-step - “Daisy Rag”

Found on Pinterest with a description in Russian (guessing here).
Ribbon Daisies

This is a reproduction of the original, published 1884
By Kate Greenaway (1846-1901)


‘Flowers are the music of the ground.
From earth’s lips
Spoken without a sound.’

- Edwin Curran 

Published 1888

 Vintage art, artist unknown

A daisy flower mandala photograph 
We Heart It, Pinterest




‘Happiness held is the seed;
Happiness shared is the flower.’

- John Harrigan 

Vintage greeting card, shared by The Sparrow60 on Pinterest 


The word ‘daisy’ is thought to come from an 
Old English word that means
Day’s eye.
This refers to the daisy’s habit of turning toward the sun,
And when night comes they close their petals.

Vintage Illustration ‘Daisy Fairy’ by Cherubini?


In 2018 “Daisy” ranked as the 
169th most popular girls name in the USA.

Not bad!

In England and Wales in 2018
“Daisy” ranked 28th most popular name for girls.

Found on Pinterest


I hope you have enjoyed this blog on 
The Language of Flowers
the Daisy.
I sure had fun putting it together!

‘Til next time,
inkspired

The Language of Flowers - Chrysanthemum Part II

Damai

(Indonesian for "Peace")



Today I will continue to discuss the Victorian language of flowers,

and the November Flower of the Month:

the Chrysanthemum

www.fotos-bilder.biz

Just as many of the previous flowers we have looked at,

the chrysanthemum has several slightly varying meanings

depending on who you consult.

A red chrysanthemum symbolizes 'love'.

Another source states that a red mum stands for 'sharing'.

Hmmm..., okay.

A yellow mum symbolizes 'neglected love', or 'platonic love'.

'Platonic Love' is described as a 'just friends' type of love.

www.Pacificumscientific-web.com

The Society of American Florists has specified that

bronze mums symbolize 'excitement'.

Hmmm, can't find that anywhere else,

and besides, just what the heck is a bronze mum?

They do come in a rainbow variety of colors, but I'm not sure I would say

any of them are 'bronze'. Rust, yes. Orange, yes.

Oh well!

Who am I to fuss with experts, right?

:0)

A white mum symbolizes 'truth' and 'devoted love'.

The Society of American Florists agree that a white mum stands for 'truth'.

www.flowerpics.tk

Next, we have the traditional symbolism of any color chrysanthemum.

www.flowerinfo.org

Teleflora says that the mum is a 'symbol of the sun',

and that it symbolizes 'optimism' and 'happiness'.

Now, if you are sending mums to those grieving the death of a loved one,

and they are in Europe,

sending mums is an expression of 'sympathy'.

www.enenda.net

In Asian cultures, mums are 'a symbol of life'.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5811329_meaning-chrysanthemum-flower_.html

www.clker.com

In 1920 Japan declared the chrysanthemum as its' national flower.

The mum is honored yearly during the Festival of Happiness.

The mum is an honored flower and adorns many family crests of nobility.

The mum is the emblem of the Japanese emperor.

vintage soap label

Generally, the mum is second only to the rose in its' popularity.

It is believed that a mum petal inside the bottom of a wine glass

ensures a healthy and long life.

an embroidery transfer from turkeyfeathers

The mum also represents fidelity, long life

and joy.

They represent love, praise and admiration.

'Golden Autumn with brown birds' painting by Qin Xing,

a Chinese painter.

Confucius suggested they be used as an object of meditation.

The chrysanthemum originated in China as a flowering herb,

and Confucius is the first to describe the mum in his writings.

www.flowersgallery.net

From 365 AD - 427 AD, T'ao Yuan Ming improved on mum cultivation techniques.

Today we have over 200 varieties, shapes, and colors!

Now, in the 4th century mums reach Japan.

Japan closely guarded the secrets of mums and cultivation for the next

1,500 years!!

In the mid-19th century mums finally made it to Europe, and then England.

From there they made their way across the Atlantic to the Americas.

Quite the long history.

I bet there's a very interesting story behind that first mum that reached Japan

in the 4th century!



Teleflora tells us that the Japanese consider the orderly unfolding of the petals of a chrysanthemum represents perfection.

cool!

www.mzephotos.com

Well, that almost makes a book about mums!

Hope you have enjoyed the long history and many meanings of

the chrysanthemum.

www.flowerpics.net

Okay, I just have to share with you these last two things!

First, a Scott Joplin song -

c.1904

and I have to get in at least one fairy.....

Have a wonderful autumn day, with mums!

;0)

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