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novlr · 8 months

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The symbolism of flowers

Flowers have a long history of symbolism that you can incorporate into your writing to give subtext.

Symbolism varies between cultures and customs, and these particular examples come from Victorian Era Britain. You'll find examples of this symbolism in many well-known novels of the era!

Amaryllis: Pride

Black-eyed Susan: Justice

Bluebell: Humility

Calla Lily: Beauty

Pink Camellia: Longing

Carnations: Female love

Yellow Carnation: Rejection

Clematis: Mental beauty

Columbine: Foolishness

Cyclamen: Resignation

Daffodil: Unrivalled love

Daisy: Innocence, loyalty

Forget-me-not: True love

Gardenia: Secret love

Geranium: Folly, stupidity

Gladiolus: Integrity, strength

Hibiscus: Delicate beauty

Honeysuckle: Bonds of love

Blue Hyacinth: Constancy

Hydrangea: Frigid, heartless

Iris: Faith, trust, wisdom

White Jasmine: Amiability

Lavender: Distrust

Lilac: Joy of youth

White Lily: Purity

Orange Lily: Hatred

Tiger Lily: Wealth, pride

Lily-of-the-valley: Sweetness, humility

Lotus: Enlightenment, rebirth

Magnolia: Nobility

Marigold: Grief, jealousy

Morning Glory: Affection

Nasturtium: Patriotism, conquest

Pansy: Thoughtfulness

Peony: Bashfulness, shame

Poppy: Consolation

Red Rose: Love

Yellow Rose: Jealously, infidelity

Snapdragon: Deception, grace

Sunflower: Adoration

Sweet Willian: Gallantry

Red Tulip: Passion

Violet: Watchfulness, modesty

Yarrow: Everlasting love

Zinnia: Absent, affection

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holmes-ja · 7 months

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The birth flowers of August are Gladiolus and Poppy, symbolising... well, depends who you ask. I'll pick perseverence and imagination.

#art #my art #artistsontumblr #drawing #painting #digitalart #my stuff #gladiolus #poppy #flower #flower symbolism #august #art nouveau

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cautiouscrab · 7 days

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Alright so after having looked through hypnos’ new design I have something to say. The poppies.

So I’ve already seen someone post about this ( @blamethecows-draws ) and yes!! Poppies do symbolize his son, but they are also closely related to Hypnos himself. Now I’m not sure how they were in terms of Ancient Greece (unfortunately my Ancient Greece knowledge is shaky at best), but I am aware of this particular painting from 1874: Sleep and his Half-Brother Death

In this painting, Hypnos (depicted closest to the audience) holds a few poppies in his hand. Poppies, to my knowledge, were flowers that symbolized not only him as a god, but also death (hence why Thanatos is there too)

What’s interesting, though, is that poppies also symbolize a hope for a more peaceful/calm future. I think that this potentially could tie into the whole PLOT of the game, which is trying to take down the calamity that Kronos has caused

So tldr: poppies symbolize death, the God Hypnos, and hope for a calm future, which is kinda the whole plot of Hades II

#hades supergiant #hades game #supergiant games #hypnos hades #hades video game #hades #hades ii #hades two #hades 2 #character study #flower symbolism

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iidiotcat · 3 months

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the lure 🍂

#digital art #iidiotart #procreate #illustration #lgbtq #hannibal #hannibal fanart #hannibal nbc #hannigram #will graham #nbc hannigram #hannibalnbc #nbc hannibal #hannibal lecter #kacey rohl #abigail hobbs #shrike #flower symbolism #i love her so much

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spookysspoons · 4 months

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I love you dog symbolism. I love you fruit symbolism. I love you insect symbolism. I love you flower symbolism. I love you motifs. I love you poetry.

#symbolism #canine motif #dog symbolism #pomegranate symbolism #cicada symbolism #flower symbolism #flower motif #poetry #fruit motif #insect symbolism

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omgnoabsolutelynot · 3 months

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"I lost my way, but I've been stronger for the journey."

"My body is a prison no longer."

Visas is such a lovely character. She's been through so much pain and still comes out of it full of trust (assuming you're light side, of course). I gave her a lotus flower, which symbolizes growing through dark times and into the light.

#kotor 2 #visas marr #star wars #flower symbolism #lotus flower #the ink looks better in person but this was as good as I could get it #this was an experiment but I think it turned out pretty cool!#my art

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okulki · 3 months

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Concept

(The fowers are not random~)

#my art #renko usami #touhou project #zun style #renko what happened #(like i'm not the reason for said happenings)#秘封倶楽部 #hifuu club #flower symbolism #hifuu posting

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forsapphics · 3 months

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faetima · 5 days

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𝐚𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚 . .

. . judging by how many times you fell for him, you probably had amnesia.

// tws ; blood !! slight swearing ; gn reader ; modern & high school au, hanahaki au

a/n: amnesia by boynextdoor is so good i love it sm i want to inject it into my veins

he was so ethereal, whether he was happy, sad, or pissed as fuck.

even as his face curled up into an ugly scowl or fell in despair or suddenly brightened with a subtle and soft smile, you couldn’t but find him absolutely gorgeous.

maybe that was why you were laying here on the ground now, pitifully hacking up pungent and bitter blue hydrangeas.

it was almost funny how the color of them were almost the same as sunday’s hair, just a little more blue than it.

it was also almost amusing how accurately they symbolized his response if you were to tell him your feelings; rejection.

your feelings were concealed within the hydrangeas too — regret and despair.

you sobbed as you heaved up the stupid blue flowers. they flopped onto the once clean floor ungracefully, leaving a trail of blood and mucus, of heartbreak and hopelessness.

maybe it would’ve been better if you had never laid your eyes on sunday in the first place.

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as you saw sunday in school the next day, you felt yourself toppling head over heels for him all over again.

at this point you might as well have amnesia with how many times you’ve felt yourself falling in love with him again.

every time you saw his stupidly perfect face, his pretty wings, his fluffy grey-blue hair, you dug your grave deeper than it already was.

why did sunday have to be so fucking perfect, so fucking pretty, and so, so sweet?

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it was dumb falling for someone you had barley talked to.

maybe if you pushed your shyness and anxiety aside you could’ve talked to him.

maybe you could’ve been acquaintances.

friends.

maybe even lovers.

but, alas, that was never going to happen.

you hated yourself so much — why couldn’t you just fucking talk to him? what the hell was wrong with you?

you sobbed, coughing out more of those wretched blue hydrangeas.

—

you were going to get the surgery.

it was useless dying over someone who didn’t even know you.

you could live without knowing him.

now you would get amnesia for real.

—

you woke up blearily, blinded by the extremely bright fluorescent lights of the hospital.

you did it.

you finally got the surgery.

you couldn’t remember what you got it done for, though.

—

after recovering, your parents saw fit for you to go back to school again.

you sat in your english class, waiting for your peers to fill up the empty room.

you watched people file in, chatter filling the room, bouncing off the walls.

and then you saw a face.

an extremely pretty face, paired with almost piercing yellow eyes and hair that reminded you of blue hydrangeas.

suddenly you started coughing. you brought your elbow to your mouth, muffling your coughs.

pulling away your face, a single blue petal drifted down to the ground, a little bit in front of you.

and then it was crushed by none other than sunday.

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quail-in-red · 1 year

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I originally planned these as pendant portraits/a diptych of sorts but I got impatient & posted the Draco one early lol. It’s ok though, they’re together now 😌

Harry with calendulas and Draco with rhododendrons

can you tell I’ve spent a lot of time around gothic/14th century paintings

#fanart #hp fanart #drarry #harry potter #draco malfoy #flower symbolism

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iconsumethesoulsofthedamned · 2 months

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There’s blood in my hair.

#lyrics made me think of her #it’s 7:05 in baltimore marylin baby #fanart #ictsotd-art #abigail hobbs #Abigail Hobbs fanart #hannibal #hannibal fandom #hannibal fanart #hannibal nbc #murder family #flower symbolism #digital art #artists on tumblr #we will commit wolf murder

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iheartmangomonster · 3 months

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"No time for the past if you're speedin' by me, Breaker-breaker, you there? Keep me company" (drive me, crazy- orville peck)

did you know there is a type of forget-me-not flower called "bluebird"? Funny haha right..... right guys...?

oh jay...

#marble hornets #marble hornets fanart #jay merrick #forget me not #flower symbolism #CRYINGS #bluebird

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cherryzlem · 21 days

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(Reblogs help me out so so much btw 🙏🙏)

Arthur your whimpering is awfully distracting

…no, no i couldn’t find any better quote from this podcast, anyways: IVE FOUND MORE GAY PEOPLE TO OBSESS OVER YAPIII

#artists on tumblr #me when he #flower symbolism #tell me if you get it btw #digital art #procreate #digital artist #malevolent #malevolent fanart #arthur lester #malevolent podcast #horror podcast #fanart

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darkscorpiox · 3 days

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I saw this among Saya’s concept sketches and wondered if the flowers put in her hair were chosen for a specific reason.

After hours of searching online, the closest I could find which corresponds to said flowers was the Duranta erecta (common name(s): golden dewdrop, pigeon berry).

In Japan, they mostly mean “I will watch over you (あなたを見守る)”, which is likely why these flowers were picked, knowing what happened to Saya in the game.

If the hand who put them in Saya’s hair was Masamune/Yashiki’s, then it can imply that he either promised to watch over her or regarded her as his guardian angel.

The bond those two share is such a beautiful, yet bittersweet thing. 🥲

#spirit hunter #spirit hunter death mark #death mark #saya kujou #masamune kujou #kazuo yashiki #flowers #golden dewdrops #pigeon berries #flower language #language of flowers #flower symbolism #mine

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myovin · 7 months

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Flower symbolism:

Delphinium (Powder): the dreamer’s heart, openheartedness, ardent attachment

Forget-Me-Not (Jinx): remembrance, hope, power

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ellypse · 2 months

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red spider lily - death, separation, rebirth

#my art #do not repost #ok to rb #artists on tumblr #ace attorney #dgs #tgaa #the great ace attorney #ace attorney fanart #kazuma asougi #kazuma asogi #asougi kazuma #flower symbolism #flower language

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