Did Victorians Really Have a Language of Flowers?
BrainStuff
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🗓️ 5 August 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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In floriography, flowers and other plants are associated with meanings or sentiments (like physical emoji) -- but could you really send a message with a bouquet? Learn about the fad of floriography in Victorian England in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/cultural-traditions/floriography.htm
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