Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The Symbolic Meaning Of Colors

You can let someone know how you feel by coosing the color of their flowers based on meaning.


When making a floral arrangement, it is important to convey the message you are trying to send. The easiest way to convey that message to your arrangements admirers is to use color. Most people know that red roses mean love, and white flowers symbolize purity, but what do those other flower colors in your flower arrangement really mean? Arranging flowers by symbolic meanings is an art that can be mastered with a little research.


White


White roses are an elegant and simple choice for an arrangement.


Queen Victoria wore a white satin and lace gown when she married Prince Albert in 1840. Since that time, white wedding dresses and all-white bridal bouquets have been the norm for weddings. White flowers symbolize purity and virginity, making them the most popular flower color for wedding arrangements. Like Queen Victoria, white is associated with grace and elegance. White flowers are simple yet make a soft statement of refined beauty.








Red


Passionate red roses let your significant other know it's more than puppy love.


Red, the color of fire and blood, is a bold and powerful color that symbolizes strength and love. If you want to tell someone you love them romantically, then red flowers will convey that message. Red flowers are associated with passionate love and deep passion because they are the color of the human heart filled with blood. Red roses are a popular choice for Valentine's Day and anniversaries because they symbolize devotion and passion.


Pink


Giving your mother pink flowers on Mother's Days says I love you and appreciate all you do.


Not as bold or as romantic as red flowers, pink flowers also symbolize love but in a youthful way. Pink flowers are soft and gentile like young love. To create the color pink, you must combine the colors white and red. White symbolizes purity, while red symbolizes romantic love. By combining white and red you create the innocent love of the color pink. You can tell someone you love them in an innocent way by giving them pink flowers. Pink flowers are a popular choice to give to a new love and to give to moms on Mother's Day.


Yellow And Orange


Yellow and orange flowers bring a smile to the receiver's face.


Yellow and Orange flowers invoke happy thoughts and enthusiasm. Like the sun, yellow and orange flowers can brighten up even the cloudiest days. Yellow flowers like sunflowers and daffodils symbolize friendship and joy. Orange flowers are vibrant and exude warmth and confidence. Roses, lilies, tulips and chrysanthemums are a few examples of flowers that are available in orange. Yellow and orange flowers are the perfect choice to create a get-well-soon or encouragement arrangement.


Blue And Purple


Flowers like chrysanthemums can be died shades of blue to help convey your message.








The cool colors of blue and purple help to tone down hot-colored flowers and bring peace and balance to an arrangement. Though blue flowers are hard to come by, blue hydrangeas and roses are cultivated for floral arranging. The color blue has a soothing and calming effect on people, making blue a great floral choice in the bouquets of nervous brides. Dark purple is the color of royalty, symbolizing accomplishment. Light purple, on the other hand, represents feminine beauty because in nature light, purple flowers are delicate and soft representing feminine traits. Flowers in shades of blue and purple can be used to make a statement by themselves or can be mixed with other colored flowers in an arrangement to help blend the colors together.

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