Flowers for Valentine's Day: what each type means

Created: 2022-02-04 15:01

By: Franziska Irrgeher

Valentine's Day is approaching and with it the thought of how to make your loved ones happy.

Depending on the type, flowers convey a special message.

Munich – Lovers' Day is about romantic gifts that express affection or simply to make loved ones happy.

Depending on how you feel about the recipient, flowers in particular can be a subtle indication of existing feelings.

Even if you get a bouquet, you can read about the meaning of each flower.

Because every flower says something very specific.

Flowers for Valentine's Day: what each type means

The language of flowers has been a topic for a long time, it's called floriography and was already interesting in Victorian England, because some flowers convey a secret message.

Nowadays, however, it is more about a nice gesture to loved ones or simply to good friends.

Choose the flowers carefully and with a bit of luck the recipient will understand the message, advises 24garte.de.

Red roses are a well-known symbol of love (icon image).

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Some of the most beautiful flowers with special meaning for Valentine's Day:

• Red roses: The classic stands for love and passion, single roses with large blossoms are particularly beautiful.

• Forget-me-not: The beautiful flower stands for loyalty and of course that the recipient should not forget you.

  If fresh flowers are not available, cards with forget-me-not images can also be given away.

• Tulips: The color matters here, more intensive shades stand for deep feelings.

  You can also use red flowers.

• Iris: It symbolizes loyalty and the message "I stand by you".

• Gentian and edelweiss can both stand for beauty, but are rather hard to come by in February.

On the other hand, you should be careful with plants such as daffodils, they have a positive meaning, but can also stand for vanity.

The red carnation is basically also suitable as a gift, but carnations were used in the French Revolution as a sign of resistance.

Lilies are also difficult depending on the color, while white lilies symbolize purity and genuine love, yellow lilies stand for vanity.

Overall, you should think twice and read up on yellow flowers.

Under no circumstances should you give a columbine as a gift, as this describes the recipient as a weakling.

As beautiful as cut flowers are, they are not really sustainable as a gift, because they only last for a short time and only a few are available regionally in winter.

Good alternatives can be Fairtrade flowers or beautiful houseplants with heart-shaped leaves like Hoya kerrii or Anthurium clarinervium.