Sending Flowers for Valentines Day - Roses and Carnations
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Sending Flowers for Valentines Day - Roses and Carnations
Sentiment and symbolismA Carnation cultivar
Carnations are often worn on special occasions, especially Mother's Day and weddings. They were known as "Jove's Flower" in ancient Rome as a tribute to one of their beloved gods. In Korea, red and pink Carnations are used for showing their love and gratitude toward their parents on Parents Day (Korea does not separate Mother's Day and Father's Day, but has Parents Day on May 8). Sometimes, you can see parents wear a corsage of Carnation(s) on their left chest on Parents Day. Not only on Parents Day, but also on Teacher's Day (May 15), people express their admiration and gratitude to their teachers with Carnations, as Carnation has the meaning of 'admiration', 'love', and 'gratitude'.
It is the national flower of Spain, and the provincial flower of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is also the symbol of the Portuguese Carnation Revolution. The state flower of Ohio is a scarlet carnation. The choice was made to honour William McKinley, Ohio Governor and U.S. President, who was assassinated in 1901, and regularly wore a scarlet carnation on his lapel.
For the most part, carnations express love, fascination, and distinction, though there are many variations dependent on colour:
-Light red carnations represent admiration, while dark red denote deep love and affection. *White carnations indicate pure love and good luck, while striped symbolise a regret that a love cannot be shared.
-White Carnations are the official flower of the fraternity Delta Sigma Phi.
-Red Carnations are the official flower of the fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon.
-Rose Carnations are the official flower of the Phi Mu Fraternity.
-Carnations are the official flower of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority, as they are the longest lasting flowers.
-Green carnations are for St. Patrick's Day and were famously worn by the Irish writer Oscar Wilde. The green carnation thence became a symbol of homosexuality in the early 20th century.
-Purple carnations indicate capriciousness. In France, it is a traditional funeral flower, given in condolence for the death of a loved one.
-Pink carnations have the most symbolic and historical significance. According to a Christian legend, carnations first appeared on Earth as Jesus carried the Cross. The Virgin Mary shed tears at Jesus' plight, and carnations sprang up from where her tears fell. Thus the pink carnation became the symbol of a mother's undying love, and in 1907 was chosen by Ann Jarvis as the emblem of Mother's Day, now observed in the United States and Canada on the second Sunday in May. A red carnation may be worn if one's mother is alive, and a white one if she has died.
In some cultures, however--especially French culture--the carnation symbolises misfortune and bad luck. . The Carnation is also the birth flower for those born in the month of January.
At Oxford University, carnations are traditionally worn to all examinations; white for the first exam, pink for exams in between and a red for the last exam.
Some scholars believe that the name "carnation" comes from "coronation" or "corone" (flower garlands), as it was one of the flowers used in Greek ceremonial crowns. Others think the name stems from the Latin "caro" (genitive "carnis") (flesh), which refers to the original colour of the flower, or incarnatio (incarnation), which refers to the incarnation of God made flesh.
Although originally applied to the species Dianthus caryophyllus, the name Carnation is also often applied to some of the other species of Dianthus, and more particularly to garden hybrids between D. caryophyllus and other species in the genus.
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I sent these to a friend who ran in the NYC Marathon. She said they lasted for weeks and were lovely and fresh. They arrived within a day of ordering and in good condition, and they were not expensive. What more could one ask?
Beautiful and lasting flowers
I ordered these to arrive on my Husbands and my Anniversary. They came on the day, were packaged well and were healthy when the package was opened. Not one flower or leaf was broken and there wasn't even any petals loose in the bottom of the box.
The box was marked "Fresh Flowers on the side with a warning to keep cool and out of direct sunlight.
These flowers were shipped on the 2nd of April and 5 days later they look better that when they arrived. The flowers arrived fresh and healthy but most were in bud, today every single flower is open and still perfectly healthy. They look as if they could live forever.
The bouquet itself is quite large with at least 25-30 blooms, 10 of those being large,single specimens such as lilies, carnations and asters, the rest is made up of smaller roses, asters, lilies and a wonderful mix of greenery.
My Mom loved them!
This was part of my order for my Mom's 91st birthday (see my other review for the mixed flowers). She loved them! They were fresh, in great condition, and there were many, many flowers.
Perfect Bouquet for any event!
I have sent this bouquet to numerous people for different events, and every time they have received a gorgeous flower arrangement!
Excellent Service, Fast Shipping!!
They arrived in EXCELLENT shape, condition. All my wife had to do was drop them in a vase. She loved them!!!
Good value, vibrant and long lasting flowers With the regular shipping option this company sent the flowers next-day. I dont know if they do this to only really hot climates, but thats how they sent them.
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