the magical language of flowers

Flowers speak a clear, understandable, universal language.

Behold them and admire them, feel them, translate them.

Flowers give meaning to human experiences in every culture and in every era. Both wild flowers and carefully cultivated flowers have always surrounded us and supported us in our daily lives. Playing a role in our traditions, rituals and meanings of flowers that vary from place to place, they are indispensable, and the desire to communicate with flowers is also timeless.

For centuries, flowers have been used to convey feelings or messages, each flower has its own meaning and symbolism, a combination of certain flowers form a message. It used to be a method of communication.

Around Victorian times, the receiver had to decipher the message herself, especially young ladies became skilled in deciphering the secret bouquets, flowers were highly valued. Flowers were part of daily life in a way that we no longer know. The symbolism of flowers was important and played a role in all major events in life.

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As everything is energy, flowers also have their own (positive) vibration with each type. Flowers have an activating effect on our brain, flowers give an immediate positive effect (dopamine) on mood swings, depression, anxiety, restlessness and stress. Flowers give a feeling of relief, something falls from your shoulders. Smell your bunch of flowers and your muscles relax immediately, you feel happy, energetic, relaxed, and have a cleansing function of the atmosphere. However, not only does the scent affect our peace of mind, but also the colours (combinations) and the structures, for anyone with an attentive eye can see, that flowers are actually quite special. The colours are therefore the first thing our senses will perceive when entering a room where flowers are.

In addition to their beauty, flowers also have a positive healing effect.

“The presence of flowers trigger happy emotions, heightens feelings of life satisfaction and affects social behavior in a positive way far beyond what was originally believed.”

~According to the study's authors from The Emotional Impact of Flowers Study

So say it with flowers!