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May 15, 2007

We were soaking and lounging at Chico with the moms last weekend and came back to find the yard bursting with lettuce, chives, flax, lilacs and more. As a mama-to-be, my mama gave me a book, The Language of Flowers. The darling book was created by a man for his wife for their anniversary and includes sweet illustrations and handwritten traditional meanings of flowers. My mom gave it to her mom in 1979 and now I have it. I love it and am including the meaning of the flowers I photographed this morning. Vinca wasn’t listed and I used Earthly Pursuits for its meaning. Anyone know what the delicate, light purple flower in the very bottom pic?

Peony=shame, bashfulness
Lilac, purple= first emotions of love
Flax=fate, domestic industry
Columbine, purple=resolution
T
ulip, varigated=beautiful eyes
Vinca=early remembrance
Dianthus=this was hard to find as carnations revail
in this species, however, according to Mississippi State University, Dianthus originates from the Greek dios and anthos, meaning the divine flower.



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