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Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers

Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers

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  • Author：Jessica Roux
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Summary

A charming， gorgeously illustrated botanical encyclopedia for your favorite romantic， local witch， bride-to-be， or green-thumbed friend。

Floriography is a full-color guide to the historical uses and secret meanings behind an impressive array of flowers and herbs。 The book explores the coded significances associated with various blooms， from flowers for a lover to flowers for an enemy。

The language of flowers was historically used as a means of secret communication。 It soared in popularity during the 19th century， especially in Victorian England and the U。S。， when proper etiquette discouraged open displays of emotion。 Mysterious and playful， the language of flowers has roots in everything from the characteristics of the plant to its presence in folklore and history。 Researched and illustrated by popular artist Jessica Roux， this book makes a stunning display piece， conversation-starter， or thoughtful gift。
 

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Katarina ，

This is a beautifully illustrated book that had been on my wishlist for a while， and took me even longer to complete。 I did not find this to be due to the length of the book however， as once I began it was a rather fast read， more of a refence book than anything。However， it offers concise explanations and theories for the meanings of the flowers as well as a helpful index categorising them by their meanings。 I found it a thrilling read and definitely recommend it， if you are looking to get into This is a beautifully illustrated book that had been on my wishlist for a while， and took me even longer to complete。 I did not find this to be due to the length of the book however， as once I began it was a rather fast read， more of a refence book than anything。However， it offers concise explanations and theories for the meanings of the flowers as well as a helpful index categorising them by their meanings。 I found it a thrilling read and definitely recommend it， if you are looking to get into more Victorian literature。 I found myself able to identify most of the flowers by the end and the explanations for different bouquets were delightful too。 I have always loved the idea of the secret language that the Victorian's constructed， and cannot wait to make use of it now I've read this book。 。。。more

Andreea ，

Absolutely beautiful。

Megan Qualls ，

My biggest critique of the book is that I wish there was more information！ I would’ve lied to learn about the ribbon meanings that were thrown in at the end and maybe some examples of how the Victorians used this cryptic “language”。

Kails ，

Very interesting to know the meaning of all the flowers。 My favorite flower is sunflowers says the meaning is " fake riches" wow im just shocked。 Lol🤣❤ Very interesting to know the meaning of all the flowers。 My favorite flower is sunflowers says the meaning is " fake riches" wow im just shocked。 Lol🤣❤ 。。。more

Gina Zappa ，

First of all， I didn't even know this was a thing！ So fun， I love learning new things， and the illustrations of each flower were so lovely。 Not only did this book break down each flower and their meaning in floriography， it also told why they assigned that meaning and gave you a couple pairings for each that would alter the meaning。 For example: Basil's meaning was Hate， because the Greeks believed the leaves resembled the Basilisks opening jaws， and if you pair it with lavender it's for Betraya First of all， I didn't even know this was a thing！ So fun， I love learning new things， and the illustrations of each flower were so lovely。 Not only did this book break down each flower and their meaning in floriography， it also told why they assigned that meaning and gave you a couple pairings for each that would alter the meaning。 For example: Basil's meaning was Hate， because the Greeks believed the leaves resembled the Basilisks opening jaws， and if you pair it with lavender it's for Betrayal。 Pair it with Oleander and it's a Warning to someone you don't trust。 The last chapter in the book was all bouquet assemblies that you could send to someone and what they would mean， and I could not love it more that you could just straight up send someone a Hate Bouquet。 Like。。。you could go out， and spend your hard earned money on a variety of flowers that could be put together in a way that basically tells the recipient: Hey man， I think you're a real POS！ And my petty lil heart loves that shit。 。。。more

Margaret ，

I have never wanted to passive aggressively send someone a bouquet of flowers that politely say "you're the worst" as much as I do now。 I have never wanted to passive aggressively send someone a bouquet of flowers that politely say "you're the worst" as much as I do now。 。。。more

Ra ，

Beautiful illustrations and a quick guide to making a few different bouquets。 Wish it had a little more in-depth on the difference in meanings depending on color。

Kate ，

Really cool book with beautiful illustrations！ It was fun to learn about the meanings behind flowers and also how they were paired together to send messages。

Saturday's Child ，

I loved the illustrations in this book。

Carolina Hernandez ，

Very charming book with beautiful illustrations， I would have loved however， to have a more in depth text explaining the myths behind the meaning of the flowers。 Some of them felt a bit too light。 Other than that， it’s very nice。

Angustia⋆Cósmica ，

“There’s rosemary， that’s for remembrance。 Pray you， love， remember。”This book was 50% informative-50% an art piece， and that's the reason why it was such a quick read。Not that I'm complaining （Much， I would have wanted 500 pages， tbh。） since this was like a soft reset for the everyday reader。 I feel lighter， happier， and wanting a flower tattoo more than ever。Crafted with so much love， this was a celebration of an art form that must have brought colour into bleak times。 When you aren't allowed “There’s rosemary， that’s for remembrance。 Pray you， love， remember。”This book was 50% informative-50% an art piece， and that's the reason why it was such a quick read。Not that I'm complaining （Much， I would have wanted 500 pages， tbh。） since this was like a soft reset for the everyday reader。 I feel lighter， happier， and wanting a flower tattoo more than ever。Crafted with so much love， this was a celebration of an art form that must have brought colour into bleak times。 When you aren't allowed to say certain things， do it with flowers （Ignore how slogan-ish this sounds。）I mean， we're already dealing with a plague， we might as well go back to flower language too and feel the true Victorian vibes。 。。。more

Molly ，

THIS IS THE COOLEST BOOK EVER。 It contains:Incredibly beautiful illustrationsFlowers I didn't even know existA Loki referenceAcknowledgement of someone named MollyBut most importantly， instructions on how to send detailed， coded messages using flowers。 For example， want to say "your apology has been deemed insincere"？ Send Nettle and Petunias。 "I am displeased with a recent turn of events"？ Hydrangea， Tansy， and Petunia。 "I forgive you for violating societal norms"？ Bluebell and Peony。I haven't THIS IS THE COOLEST BOOK EVER。 It contains:Incredibly beautiful illustrationsFlowers I didn't even know existA Loki referenceAcknowledgement of someone named MollyBut most importantly， instructions on how to send detailed， coded messages using flowers。 For example， want to say "your apology has been deemed insincere"？ Send Nettle and Petunias。 "I am displeased with a recent turn of events"？ Hydrangea， Tansy， and Petunia。 "I forgive you for violating societal norms"？ Bluebell and Peony。I haven't double checked all these meanings with the internet， but yes， this book did make me consider abandoning all other forms of communication and only conveying my thoughts with elaborate flower bouquets。 Plz send Clematis and Mistletoe if you think this is a clever idea that will overcome any challenges。 Also， will someone help me figure out where to buy this book？ The only copy on amazon is $40 :/ maybe it's too new to be released yet？ Oh wait， gotta go， might have found it on barnes and noble website or a local bookstore near me！！ 。。。more

Alyisha ，

A lovely coffee table book with gorgeous illustrations， including trivia from Ancient Greek Mythology， the Middle Ages， Turkish lore， & beyond。Some of my favorite entries are Hellebore （“We shall overcome scandal & slander”）， Marigold （Grief）， & Queen Anne’s Lace （Sanctuary）。It tickled me to learn that Victorians sent bouquets to convey negative messages， too， like Datura & Lavender to call someone a liar， or Tansy to say， “You make me sick。” With the trouble I have getting my partner to remembe A lovely coffee table book with gorgeous illustrations， including trivia from Ancient Greek Mythology， the Middle Ages， Turkish lore， & beyond。Some of my favorite entries are Hellebore （“We shall overcome scandal & slander”）， Marigold （Grief）， & Queen Anne’s Lace （Sanctuary）。It tickled me to learn that Victorians sent bouquets to convey negative messages， too， like Datura & Lavender to call someone a liar， or Tansy to say， “You make me sick。” With the trouble I have getting my partner to remember to gift me flowers on special occasions， it’s hilarious that people went through the trouble to send them with ill intent。 Love & hate certainly *are* related。 😅 。。。more

liz˳✧༚ ，

PLEASE I LOVE FLOWERS AND I LOVE KNOWING THE MEANING OF THEM AND HAVE YOU SEEN THAT COVER

Weslyn ，

This book is absolutely stunning！ I have several books on the language of flowers including a first edition Victorian book called “Poetry of Flowers and Flowers of Poetry。” I compared all of the flowers meanings in this book to the ones in my Victorian copy and they are nearly spot on。 I’m sure there are many definitions depending on which source you use so I definitely am not going to let that affect my rating。 I would absolutely purchase this book for the art alone and I’ll be looking into pur This book is absolutely stunning！ I have several books on the language of flowers including a first edition Victorian book called “Poetry of Flowers and Flowers of Poetry。” I compared all of the flowers meanings in this book to the ones in my Victorian copy and they are nearly spot on。 I’m sure there are many definitions depending on which source you use so I definitely am not going to let that affect my rating。 I would absolutely purchase this book for the art alone and I’ll be looking into purchasing a physical copy of this as well as other books from this author。 。。。more

Maisie Iven ，

I LOVED THIS BOOK！ A gorgeously illustrated guide to the language of flowers with clear explanations and interesting insights on how flower meanings change with pairings！ The index is structured perfectly if you’re on the hunt to find a flower that fits your meaning！

Karen Moseley ，

Gorgeous illustrations。 It was the perfect book for a flower mad friend。 I’ll be getting myself a copy too。

Sarah ，

4/4。 Beautiful illustrations， well-organized， fun to read。 I thought there would be a little more information provided for each flower， but I feel like I learned a lot from the author。 It was fun to look up the plants and flowers in my own yard， and the bouquet ideas were fun， too。

Lady Arwen ，

A nice reference with lovely images of all the flowers mentioned and bouquet suggestions

Rosetheline ，

Beautifully made and informative book with the most gorgeous illustrations。

Brett Burkhardt ，

Lush and lovely。 I just wish it was longer。

Jayasree B ，

How many times have we read about the lady getting a bouquet from her beloved with a variety of flowers and each with its own meaning？ All those victorian era romances definitely have one of these scenes。Floriography was a such a delightful read since I have read such books， and also enjoy gardening。 It was an excellent choice for me。 And the illustrations！ All around a great book！ Will be an excellent addition to any library。

Gwessie Tee ，

Truly beautifully illustrated and detailed， I have been wanting a book on Floriography for a few years now after reading some beautiful regency romances including one feisty heroine who adored Floriography and knew them by heart， I was gifted this hardback from my lovely daughter and will cherish it always， thank you for compiling it and making this beautiful book。

Rachel Stewart ，

This book was dope

Lauren Stoolfire ，

I'm so glad I just happened to see this at my library because it was really amazing。 The art is fantastic and the origins behind the language of the flowers was so fascinating。 I'll have to admit there were some flowers that I'd never even heard of before， some that I didn't know what they look like， and some that I'd heard of and seen but couldn't put a name to the face before now。 There were a lot of pleasant surprises here。 I had no idea the buttercup test went back to Victorian Era， for exam I'm so glad I just happened to see this at my library because it was really amazing。 The art is fantastic and the origins behind the language of the flowers was so fascinating。 I'll have to admit there were some flowers that I'd never even heard of before， some that I didn't know what they look like， and some that I'd heard of and seen but couldn't put a name to the face before now。 There were a lot of pleasant surprises here。 I had no idea the buttercup test went back to Victorian Era， for example。 It was good to see Queen Anne's lace which is one of my favorites。 I wish the book mentioned that it's a wild carrot - and the smell of its roots really live up to that fact。 Another one of my favorites is Dutchman's breeches which wasn't in this book but I'd love to know what kind of meaning it would have if it were part of the Victorian language of the flowers！ 。。。more

Lorie LovesBooks ，

A very beautiful book， gorgeous illustrations with their historical meanings as well as explaining how the meanings might have come about。 Also there are references to literature that also mention these flowers。

Kaitlyn Schnobrich ，

Absolutely lovely。 A book I will be referencing for years to come。

Kayla ，

When I first saw this book I couldn’t help but pick it up。 I just held it for a few minutes staring at the front and back， unsure what it was and shocked at how beautiful it is。 I finally leafed through a couple of pages to try and figure it out。 Seeing the gorgeous illustrations of the flowers and reading a few lines。。。 it seemed whimsical and interesting。I was not disappointed。 The prettiest book I’ve ever read。 Flowing through mythology stories （Norse/Roman/Greek） and Victorian era superstiti When I first saw this book I couldn’t help but pick it up。 I just held it for a few minutes staring at the front and back， unsure what it was and shocked at how beautiful it is。 I finally leafed through a couple of pages to try and figure it out。 Seeing the gorgeous illustrations of the flowers and reading a few lines。。。 it seemed whimsical and interesting。I was not disappointed。 The prettiest book I’ve ever read。 Flowing through mythology stories （Norse/Roman/Greek） and Victorian era superstition I was glued to it from beginning to end。 Not taking one break until I reached the last page。 Not only is it perfect for people who love flowers and plants， it’s perfect for people who love learning new things。 Best book I’ve had the pleasure of reading in the last couple of years。 。。。more

Sarah ，

Thank you for your illustrations Jessica Roux， these are beautiful。 A delight！Flowers & meanings that caught my eye/noted for further use， here:AnemoneAsphodelChrysanthemumCypress （not surprising there）GladiolusMarigoldOrange BlossomRosemaryYarrow

☼ Sarah ☼ ，

One of my closest friends bought this book for me because it was "so you"， and she couldn't have been more right — I've always had something of an interest in the language of flowers！ What I like so much about this attractive book is that not only does it contain beautiful full-page illustrations， origin stories， and suggestions for plants with which to pair the flower in question， but it also includes an index page sorted by intention so that you can quickly and easily find plants to go with a One of my closest friends bought this book for me because it was "so you"， and she couldn't have been more right — I've always had something of an interest in the language of flowers！ What I like so much about this attractive book is that not only does it contain beautiful full-page illustrations， origin stories， and suggestions for plants with which to pair the flower in question， but it also includes an index page sorted by intention so that you can quickly and easily find plants to go with a specific meaning。 💖 。。。more

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