Lavender Flower Language and Symbolism
A comprehensive introduction to the flower language and symbolism of lavender, as well as a brief discussion on the symbolic meaning of green plants and flowers. Let's learn about it together next.
In Provence, France, there are many flower gardens, where lavender grows in clusters, with purple and blue small flowers. These thin-stemmed flowers have bell-shaped purple blossoms hanging on the stems. These flowers are lavender, also known as Nades.
Lavender first appeared in Syria, where it was considered a rare resource, highly priced, and a farm worker's monthly salary could only buy one pound of lavender. Lavender has the benefits of treating diseases and beauty, and before it was introduced to Europe, it was used as a bath product.
After lavender entered Europe, although it was still used for bathing, it gradually acquired a new meaning, which is the flower language of lavender: waiting for love. Lavender comes in four colors, each with its own flower language. Purple lavender signifies waiting for a miracle of love; blue lavender signifies a love that beats as one; white lavender signifies that one can see miracles by breathing hard; pink lavender signifies waiting for your love, first love. Among the four languages, purple is the original lavender and also the purest and oldest flower language.
"Waiting for love" is universally recognized as the flower language of lavender. Anyone who gives lavender, regardless of its color, implies a meaning of waiting for you. Therefore, the flower language of lavender is actually just two words: waiting. The purple lavender has a naturally melancholic temperament. In the sunlight, it is beautiful and moving, yet appears very lonely, making the flower language of waiting for love very fitting for the temperament of lavender.
Lavender Flower Language and Symbolism
The origin of the flower language of lavender has always been controversial. One of the most elegant legends is the story of a girl from Provence. It is said that a long time ago, a girl from Provence picked flowers in the valley and encountered a wounded young man. She brought him home and treated his wounds, and gradually, they developed feelings for each other.
After the young man recovered, he was about to leave, and the girl wanted to leave with him. At this time, an old woman stepped forward, gave the girl a bunch of lavender, and told her that it could test whether the young man truly loved her. As they were about to leave, the girl threw the lavender at the young man, and he disappeared and never came back, while the girl waited for him in the village.
The flower language of lavender is indeed a bit sad, but that is love. Whether you will return or not, I will wait for you. Of course, the deeper meaning of lavender is still about waiting for love. Many people like lavender, especially for its purest flower language, which is waiting for love, waiting for the arrival of love.
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