"pea flower which bloom in a wide range of soft colors as well as two tone colors. It is said to symbolize pleasure or good-bye. In the Victorian era, these flowers formed a part of the bouquet which was sent to someone to convey gratefulness. May: The month of May is associated with the Lily of the valley flower. It is generally white in colour. The flower conveys sweetness and humility. In the Victorian era, it was given to convey the romantic message ‘you have made my life complete’ June: Rose is the flower of this month. Though roses are"
"la Saint Mathieu que nous marierons, donnez moi des giroflées qu'il faut se marier. Vive le beau mai, le mois de la giroflée! </poem><poem> I have a pretty laurel, a pretty, French laurel. Who would like my laurel? Whom shall I give it to? ""I prefer ""a bouquet of wallflowers ""a bouquet of freshly-cut wallflowers."" Is that orange blossom? I have only a beautiful laurel. I have no wallflowers. ""A bouquet of wallflowers ""covered in dew."" And it is the laurel that I want to give you. Take my beautiful laurel. ""Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"" ""Ah! Give me a fine"
"the 20th century, it became tradition in France to sell lily of the valley on international labour day, 1 May (also called ""La Fête du Muguet"" (Lily of the Valley Day) by labour organisations and private persons without paying sales tax (on that day only) as a symbol of spring. Lily of the valley is worn in Helston (Cornwall, UK) on Flora Day (8 May each year, see Furry Dance) representing the coming of ""the May-o"" and the summer. There is also a song sung in pubs around Cornwall (and on Flora Day in Cadwith, near Helston) called ""Lily of"
"as a cardiac stimulant and has the advantage over digoxin that it does not accumulate in the body. In Welsh mythology, Blodeuwedd is the name of a woman made from the flowers of broom, meadowsweet and the oak by Math fab Mathonwy and Gwydion to be the wife of Lleu Llaw Gyffes. Her story is part of the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, the tale of ""Math son of Mathonwy"". Broom was considered a sign of plenty when it bore many flowers. However a traditional rhyme from Sussex warns: ""Sweep the house with blossomed broom in May/sweep the head of"
"Bleuet de France In France, the bleuet de France is the symbol of memory for, and solidarity with, veterans, victims of war, widows, and orphans, similar to the British Commonwealth remembrance poppy. The sale of ""bleuet de France"" badges on 11 November and 8 May is used to finance charitable works for those causes. In the language of flowers, the cornflower symbolizes delicacy and timidity, and indicates that a message has a pure, innocent, or delicate intention. The cornflower – like the poppy – continued to grow in land devastated by the thousands of shells which were launched daily by"
"have been 'under evil influence' who visited the tomb of Dymphna were said to have been cured. The saint is invoked as patroness against mental illness. Saint Dymphna's feast day is 15 May. Dymphna is known as the Lily of Éire, due to her spotless virtue. She is traditionally portrayed wearing a crown, dressed in ermine and royal robes, and holding a sword. In modern versions she holds the sword awkwardly, as it symbolises her martyrdom, but in the older versions seen on numerous statues and stained glass images, her sword is pricking the neck of a demon; symbolising her"
"luck charm). In line are panch panadi (holy leaves), bel leaf (leaf offered to Lord Shiva), bel plant (a plant of three united leaves), ridge gourd (symbolic of all plants), karle or Bitter gourd (life-giving herb), Sun, manik panadi (a gem, symbolising friendship), matsya (fish, or incarnation of Vishnu), Koorma (incarnation of Vishnu), Narasimha (incarnation of Vishnu), rose, beetle, chandra (Moon), emerald, gandbhairi (symbolising unity of husband and wife), morchel (symbolic of kingdom and richness), peacock feather, shankha (Conch), wagh nakhe (tiger nail, symbolising power of weapons), and snake (symbolising union). Other symbols that are used could also be kamal"
"and spring display of fragrant, white flowers. The common name Mayday tree is not related to the distress signal mayday as the name for the tree was in use prior to the adoption of mayday as an international distress signal. A taboo on the use of the wood was reported by natives of Advie, in northeast Scotland, being regarded as a ""witches tree"". Prunus padus Prunus padus, known as bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry, or Mayday tree, is a flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is a species of cherry, a deciduous small tree or large shrub up to"
"and admonishes, ""I'd rather have a dead son than a daffodil for a son"". In some areas where narcissi are prevalent, their blooming in spring is celebrated in festivals. For instance, the slopes around Montreux, Switzerland and its associated riviera come alive with blooms each May (""May Snow"") at the annual Narcissi Festival. Festivals are also held in many other countries. Various cancer charities around the world, such as the American Cancer Society, Cancer Society, Cancer Council, Irish Cancer Society, and Marie Curie in the UK use the daffodil as a fundraising symbol on ""Daffodil Days"". Narcissus (plant) Narcissus is"
"her and everyone around her happy. Fairy Gifts Fairy Gifts (in French : ""Les Dons"") is a French literary fairy tale, by the Comte de Caylus (1692–1765). Andrew Lang included it in his ""The Green Fairy Book"" (1892 ; this is a reworked version). The Flower Fairy raised princes and princesses in her house and never sent them away grown without a gift. Her favorite was the Princess Sylvia, but she was curious how some other princesses had prospered with their gifts. One day, she sent Sylvia to visit a former charge, Iris, who had received the gift of beauty."
"and the separation of church from state, public and school holidays in France generally follow the Roman Catholic religious calendar (including Easter, Christmas, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Assumption of Mary, All Saints Day, etc.). Labor Day and the National Holiday are the only business holidays determined by government statute; the other holidays are granted by ""convention collective"" (agreement between employers' and employees' unions) or by agreement of the employer. The five holiday periods of the public school year are: On May 1, Labour Day (""La Fête du Travail"") the French give flowers of Lily of the Valley (Le Muguet) to one"
"was moved to Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. A life-sized bronze statue was sculpted by Jules Dalou to mark his grave, portrayed in a realistic style as though he had just fallen on the street, dropping his hat which is depicted beside him. The sculpture has a very noticeable protuberance in Noir's trousers. This has made it one of the most popular memorials for women to visit in the famous cemetery. Myth says that placing a flower in the upturned top hat after kissing the statue on the lips and rubbing its genital area will enhance fertility, bring a blissful"
"like all queens of France, to her kingdom. She appears as a symbol of peace and union between France and Brittany, mostly after her marriage to Louis XII, which is why she is nicknamed ""Dame Union"" after her third wedding. In the arts, France was then represented as an enchanted garden (a tradition since the beginning of the 14th century), where porcupines (symbol of Louis XII) and ermines (symbol of Anne of Brittany) run. She is endowed with the virtues suiting the queen of France: she is liberal, pious and loving, and contributes these three qualities to the government (generosity,"
"name for the feast day. The French name of ""Violette de la Chandaleur"" refers to Candlemas, while an Italian name, ""Fiore della purificazone"", refers to purification. The German name of """" (Little snow bells) also invokes the symbol of bells. In the Language of flowers, the ""Snowdrop"" is synonymous with 'Hope', as it blooms in early springtime, just before the vernal equinox, and so is seen as 'heralding' the new spring and new year. Galanthus Galanthus (snowdrop; Greek ""gála"" ""milk"", ""ánthos"" ""flower"") is a small genus of about 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. The"
"Fairy Gifts Fairy Gifts (in French : ""Les Dons"") is a French literary fairy tale, by the Comte de Caylus (1692–1765). Andrew Lang included it in his ""The Green Fairy Book"" (1892 ; this is a reworked version). The Flower Fairy raised princes and princesses in her house and never sent them away grown without a gift. Her favorite was the Princess Sylvia, but she was curious how some other princesses had prospered with their gifts. One day, she sent Sylvia to visit a former charge, Iris, who had received the gift of beauty. Sylvia returned with news that Iris"
"Fleur-de-lis The fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys (plural: ""fleurs-de-lis"", or ""fleurs-de-lys""), is a stylized lily (in French, ""fleur"" means ""flower"", and ""lis"" means ""lily"") that is used as a decorative design or motif, and many of the Catholic saints of France, particularly St. Joseph, are depicted with a lily. Since France is a historically Catholic nation, the fleur-de-lis became ""at one and the same time, religious, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic"", especially in French heraldry. The fleur-de-lis is represented in Unicode at U+269C (⚜) in the Miscellaneous Symbols block. While the fleur-de-lis has appeared on countless European coats of arms and"
"is globular and contains up to 10 black seeds. The flowering time is from June to October. This plant is relatively rare because of its weak regeneration and due to introduced monkeys which feed on the flower buds. The only occurrences are on the slopes of Le Morne Brabant, Mauritius. Thanks to the efforts of botanist Joseph Gueho seeds were successfully germinated and grown in cultivation for the first time in 1973. ""Trochetia boutoniana"" is the national flower of Mauritius since 1992 and it is often illustrated on stamps of Mauritius. It was named after French botanist Louis Bouton. Trochetia"
"any cloots (clothes) before the summer has fully arrived and the Mayflowers (hawthorn blossoms) are in full bloom. The custom of employing the flowering branches for decorative purposes on 1 May is of very early origin, but since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1752, the tree has rarely been in full bloom in England before the second week of that month. In the Scottish Highlands, the flowers may be seen as late as the middle of June. The hawthorn has been regarded as the emblem of hope, and its branches are stated to have been carried by the"
"flower were said to represent faith, wisdom and chivalry, and to be a sign of divine favour bestowed on France. During the next century, the 14th, the tradition of Trinity symbolism was established in France, and then spread elsewhere. In 1328, King Edward III of England inherited a claim to the crown of France, and in about 1340 he quartered ""France Ancient"" with the arms of Plantagenet, as ""arms of pretence"". After the kings of France adopted ""France Modern"", the kings of England adopted the new design as quarterings from about 1411. The monarchs of England (and later of Great"
"Tagetes patula Tagetes patula, the French marigold, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, native to Mexico and Guatemala with several naturalised populations in many other countries. It is widely cultivated as an easily grown bedding plant, with thousands of different cultivars in brilliant shades of yellow and orange. Some authorities regard ""Tagetes patula"" as a synonym of ""Tagetes erecta"". The Latin specific epithet ""patula"" means “with a spreading habit”. The flower is an annual, occasionally reaching tall by wide. In some climates it flowers from July to October. In its native habitat of the highlands of"
"plants in the frescos are clearly lilies, which have usually been identified as ""Lilium candidum"". However, this species has white flowers, and those in the frescos are red, which suggests they may be ""Lilium chalcedonicum"". ""L. candidum"", the Madonna lily, was later used as a symbol in Christianity, where the Virgin Mary was represented with lilies in her hands. The symbol of the Fleur de Lys was originally based on the flower of a species of Iris ""(Iris pseudacorus"") that appeared in Egyptian and Indian religious paintings long before it was adopted as the emblem of the kings of France"
"Chervil Chervil (; Anthriscus cerefolium), sometimes called French parsley or garden chervil (to distinguish it from similar plants also called chervil), is a delicate annual herb related to parsley. It is commonly used to season mild-flavoured dishes and is a constituent of the French herb mixture . The name ""chervil"" is from Anglo-Norman, from Latin or , ultimately from Ancient Greek (), meaning ""leaves of joy"". A member of the Apiaceae, chervil is native to the Caucasus but was spread by the Romans through most of Europe, where it is now naturalised. The plants grow to , with tripinnate leaves"
"butterfly (""Anthocharis cardamines"") and makes a valuable addition to any garden which aims at attracting wildlife. It was once used as a substitute for watercress. In folklore it was said to be sacred to the fairies, and so was unlucky if brought indoors. It was not included in May Day garlands for the same reason. It is the county flower of the English county of Cheshire. Cardamine pratensis Cardamine pratensis (cuckooflower, lady's smock, mayflower, or milkmaids), is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia. The specific name ""pratensis"" is Latin for ""meadow."""
"it the name ""Magnolia"", after the French botanist Pierre Magnol. In general, the genus ""Magnolia"" has attracted horticultural interest. Some, such as the shrub ""M. stellata"" (star magnolia) and the tree ""M."" × ""soulangeana"" (saucer magnolia) flower quite early in the spring, before the leaves open. Others flower in late spring or early summer, including ""M. virginiana"" (sweetbay magnolia) and ""M. grandiflora"" (southern magnolia). Hybridisation has been immensely successful in combining the best aspects of different species to give plants which flower at an earlier age than the parent species, as well as having more impressive flowers. One of the"
""""", proposed making the ""bleuet"" the eternal symbol of those who died for France. This had the support of the . In 1928, after French President Gaston Doumergue gave his patronage to the ""bleuet"", sales gradually spread countrywide. By 11 November 1934, flowers were sold. From 1935, the French government officialized the sale of ""bleuets"" on Remembrance Day. In 1957, a second commemorative day was denoted for 8 May, VE day, the anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Bleuet de France In France, the bleuet de France is the symbol of memory for, and"
"three mullets or; Right half: argent tincture with a gules castle with three towers; sinople tincture charged with three roses argent below it. A ""Grafenkrone"" (Count's coronet) as helmut on top of the escutcheon, crested with an or fleur-de-lis. Two or lions supporting the escutcheon. Motto: """"In Virtute Pertinax"""". Heraldic symbolism: The lion symbolizes courage; the eradicated oak tree symbolizes strength and endurance; the towers are symbols of defense and of individual fortitude; the mullets (5-star) symbolizes divine quality bestowed by god; the rose is a symbol of hope and joy; the fleur-de-lis is the floral emblem of France; the"
"the Château de Malmaison under the auspices of Joséphine de Beauharnais. Its floral display makes it a popular and widely grown garden plant. It is an evergreen, half-hardy (hardy to about minus 5 °C once established), twining plant with lovely foliage, particularly so on young plants when it is very finely cut and somewhat fern-like. It is suitable for indoor or outdoor planting. Pruning is necessary to control the quick growing plant, which can overwhelm other plants in a small garden. The plant prefers full-sun to partial shade. It has been argued that the more sun it receives, the more"
"this French violet syrup is used to make violet scones and marshmallows. ""Viola"" essence flavours the liqueurs Creme Yvette, Creme de Violette, and Parfait d'Amour. It is also used in Parma Violets confectionery. Violet is the traditional birth flower for February in English tradition. In the United States, the violet is state flower of Illinois and Rhode Island. ""Viola sororia"" was declared the state flower of New Jersey and Wisconsin. In Canada, the ""Viola cucullata"" is the provincial flower of New Brunswick adopted in 1936 In the United Kingdom, ""Viola riviniana"" is the county flower of Lincolnshire. Violets became symbolically"
"being the sambac jasmine and padma raksasa Officially recognized as national ""flower of charm"" () in Presidential Decree No. 4 in 1993, In China, the orchid stood for refinement, friendship, perfection, numerous progeny, all things feminine, noble, and elegant. Phalaenopsis amabilis Phalaenopsis amabilis, commonly known as the moth orchid or moon orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae, native to the East Indies and Australia, and widely cultivated as a decorative houseplant. It was first discovered on a small island off the east coast of New Guinea by the botanist Georg Eberhard Rumphius in 1653;"
"plants that are used to prepare Bach flower remedies, a kind of alternative medicine. The furze is the badge of the Sinclair and MacLennan clans of Scotland. Compare this with the broom (""planta genista"") as the emblem and basis of the name of the Plantagenet kings of England. The flower, known as ""chorima"" in the Galician language, is considered the national flower of Galicia in northwest Spain. The gorse is also the emblem of Brittany and is regaining popularity in Cornwall, particularly on St Piran's Day. Its flammability rendered gorse symbolic as quickly flammable and quickly burning out; for example,"
"luck charms in some cultures. A four-leaf clover was consistently believed to be a lucky charm. This very old Irish verse describes why: One leaf is for fame,<br> And one leaf is for wealth,<br> And one is for a faithful lover,<br> And one to bring you glorious health, <br> Are all in the four-leaved clover. Apart from this, in many parts of the world, various objects are considered as the lucky charm, as in, God's idol to be kept on all special occasions in many parts of the continents like Asia. List of lucky symbols Good luck charm A good"
"of the French kingdom. It has appeared on the coat-of-arms of other historical provinces of France including Burgundy, Anjou, Picardy, Berry, Orléanais, Bourbonnais, Maine, Touraine, Artois, Dauphiné, Saintonge and the County of La Marche. Many of the current French ""departments"" use the symbol on their coats-of-arms to express this heritage. In Italy, the fleur de lis, called ""giglio"", is mainly known from the crest of the city of Florence. In the Florentine fleurs-de-lis, the stamens are always posed between the petals. Originally ""argent"" (silver or white) on ""gules"" (red) background, the emblem became the standard of the imperial party in"
"festival. Often a bamboo pole serves as the ""tree"". ""Hoa đào"" (in Northern) or ""Hoa mai"" (in Southern) and kumquat trees are also decorated and displayed in Vietnamese homes during Tết. In Cantonese, the new year tree is called ""Nin Fa"" (, literally New Year Flower). Bamboo is just one of the new year trees for the Cantonese, the others being mandarin and peach. The mandarin plant is called ""Kat"" (), which is a homophone to , standing for good luck. The peach flower stands for good relationships; love is one of the relationships, so it's also a wish for"