Skills and Common Knowledge of Sending Flowers
About these, do you know? An introduction to floral etiquette, skills, and common knowledge of sending flowers are explained as follows:
Sending flowers is a science, and sending flowers is also an art. The language expressed by flowers is too rich, has the recipient of the flowers ever understood the deep meaning? Are you, who are about to send flowers, a bit puzzled? Do you know the meaning of a bouquet composed of red and white roses? Do you know that lilies should be treated before sending to someone who is ill? Etc. Only by expressing and comprehending the meaning of sending flowers well can this art be better expressed.
To grasp the essence of floral art, one must first understand the language of flowers to allow the flowers to display the essence of the moon, gather the spiritual agility of the world, and have the beauty of ease and contentment. Through long-term evolution, people have assigned certain meanings to various flowers to convey emotions and express feelings. For example, passing an exam is lauded as "breaking the cassia," sending off is called "breaking the willow," offering peaches to wish for longevity, giving pomegranates to wish for many children for a newlywed couple, and as for "pine, cypress, bamboo, chrysanthemum, and lotus," each has its own clear and fixed meaning according to its character.
The flowers in their myriad forms speak thousands of words. To understand the meaning of flowers, one should start with the common knowledge of sending flowers.
Due to different ethnic customs, there are taboos in sending flowers, and they should not be copied mechanically. Every flower has a certain meaning, hiding silent language, so when sending flowers, one should choose different flowers based on the other person's situation.
During the Spring Festival, one can send dahlias, peonies, narcissus, peach blossoms, lucky fruits, kumquats,状元红 (Scholar's Red), and auspicious fruits to symbolize good fortune.
For a business opening, one can send an opening flower basket or Chinese roses, crape myrtle, etc. These flowers have a long blooming period and abundant flowers, symbolizing "thriving business and prosperity."
When visiting parents, one can choose gladiolus, carnations, lilies, chrysanthemum stars, and arrange them into a flower basket or bouquet to wish for a harmonious and happy life for the parents.
When visiting the sick, one can choose simple and elegant white lilies, white cattleya, gladiolus, and carnations to express greetings and wish for a speedy recovery.
When bidding farewell to friends, give a束 (bundle) of peonies to express the feeling of parting.
When welcoming friends and relatives, one can choose a bouquet of wisteria, Chinese roses, and lilies to express hospitality.
Between couples, they can exchange pink privet flowers, as the leaves of pink privet flowers are paired and embracing, symbolizing a harmonious couple.
For lovers in a heated romance, they can exchange roses, Chinese roses, or osmanthus flowers, which are beautiful, elegant, and fragrant, becoming the tokens and symbols of love.
For a new marriage, one can send bright and fragrant flowers like lilies, roses, peonies, and Chinese roses to symbolize wealth, good fortune, and happiness.
For the birthday of an elder, one can send longevity flowers, dahlias, forsythia, and orchids to imply "fortune as vast as the East China Sea, longevity comparable to Mount Nansen."
For a peer's birthday, one can choose pomegranate flowers, ivory flowers, and red Chinese roses, symbolizing eternal youth and a bright future.
For business friends, one can send azaleas, dahlias, and English ivy to wish for a bright future and business success.
For retired comrades, one can choose orchids, plum blossoms, red maple, and kaffir lilies to wish for the preservation of integrity, maintaining the demeanor and breadth of a gentleman.
The comprehensive explanation of the skills and common knowledge of sending flowers provided here aims to act as a catalyst to solve your problems with green plants.