The colorful beauty of flower magic
(OMTimes | Ministry Earth) Each flower has a meaning and a magic intention, and so do its colors. Here, you will find some of its purposes, from its magic to its secret codes.
Flower magic
Do you love receiving flowers? Do you ever give flowers as a gift? How to know what type of flower fits each situation? Their colors are also fundamental.
Flowers naturally have a perfect meaning and are given at special times. In nature, each flower has a meaning and a magic intention, and so do its colors. Here, you will find some of its purposes, from its magic to its secret codes.
Meaning of roses
Roses are very popular, so a lot of symbolism has been attributed to them. You will find roses of different colors in nature, and laboratory variations are also very beautiful. Each color of roses has a special meaning and can be used for almost any occasion.
Red roses signify passion and ardent love, which are the flower’s most popular meanings. Still, they also represent respect, courage, and admiration.
Yellow roses signify platonic love or love between friends. It also represents happiness.
White roses are used to symbolize peace, innocence, and purity.
Blue roses signify eternal, strong, rare, and true love. A gift is also given to a person with an impossible goal.
Pink roses represent love and affection for a loved one, family, or friends. If the pink is a darker shade, it means gratitude.
Lavender roses are used to represent love at first sight.
The purple rose is dedicated to all who want to represent a mother’s love in an arrangement or bouquet.
The flower magic and meaning of tulips
Just like roses, you will find tulips in different colors. They are very hardy and super practical to grow, hence their popularity. It is popularly known as “The King of Flowers” because its shape conveys the idea of luxury, royalty, and refinement. They were used by the great Royal Court in the past.
The red tulip represents eternal and true love.
The purple tulip is given to those who want tranquility and peace and represents royalty.
The yellow tulip also represents love, but only those impossible to happen.
The white tulip is given to those we want to ask for forgiveness.
The orange tulip signifies vitality and vigor.
The flower magic and meaning of the fleur de lis (lilies)
In the past, it was very common to see a lily engraved on the coats of arms and shields of French royalty, especially those of King Louis VIII. Over time, the fleur de lis came to be associated with wealth, power, sovereignty, honor, and loyalty. Lilies are not common flowers to see in common gardens or squares precisely because of this flower’s significance. Lilies can personify the energy of transcendence. White Lillies symbolize Purity and Innocence.
Meaning of sunflower
This flower represents happiness. The yellow color already conveys an image of joy, and the sunflower flower is always offered when someone wants loyalty, vitality, enthusiasm, and warmth. It can also mean pride on certain occasions. Sunflowers, in general, exude joy and contentment.
This is one of the most used forces in Feng Shui, as it represents the Sun. According to this belief, sunflower flowers bring suitable fluids to an environment. You can use sunflowers in bouquets and arrangements for a setting in your home. They are very popular and super easy to find on the market.
The flower magic and meaning of different flower colors
In general, flowers have significance according to their colors and types. In this part, we will know what each color represents for a flower regardless of its species.
White flowers:
White flowers bring the idea of forgiveness, peace, innocence, purity, and loyalty. Benefits: In general, white flowers give rise to all colors. Flowers of purity, and virtue, are related to the Divine and the Angels.
Red flowers:
Red flowers are typical of those who love them.
They symbolize love in general. The color red is linked to passion, attraction, and fidelity. Benefits: Red Flowers bring the fire of passion and vibrant energy into our lives, which is highly energizing. They always produce a fantastic effect wherever they are, and it is impossible not to be seen and admired. It symbolizes intense passion, strength, and vitality.
Blue flowers:
Blue is the color of the sky and the seas. So, the flowers in this color bring the idea of trust, harmony, friendship, fidelity, and love, just like the red ones. Benefits: Blue flowers are Flowers of peace, indicated to bring harmony to the environment, assist in meditation, and enhance confidence.
Yellow flowers:
In general, yellow symbolizes joy and warmth. This color is linked to friendship, success, satisfaction, and joy for flowers. Benefits: Yellow Flowers, through the energy of their color, activate creativity, and stimulate reasoning and communication. They light up like the Sun, representing its strength.
Green flowers:
Green symbolizes hope and luck, so flowers of this shade refer to the idea of prosperity, money, fertility, and growth. Benefits: Protective and therapeutic, green flowers always inspire feelings of peace, harmony, and energetic cleansing. It is the color of balance.
Orange flowers:
Orange is the color of fire, and the flowers of this tone bring the message of contentment, celebration, fascination, and pride. Benefits: Orange Flowers bring heat to the environment making it warmer, colorful, vivid, and radiant. It brings energy and stimulates joy, optimism, and generosity. In addition, it influences physical and intellectual activity.
Pink flowers:
Color of delicacy and joviality. Pink flowers represent beauty, youth, and love. Benefits: Almost always related to the most sublime emotions, pink flowers express the color of spiritual love. They encourage romantic relationships.
Purple and violet flowers:
Violet Flowers are known to be noble flowers because it brings a sense of Spirituality and connections with the Universe. Benefits: Violet Flowers are related to stimulating our intuition and Spirituality and our sense of reverence and devotion.
Combined colors of flowers
There are still those species that have mixed colors. These different flowers also have their meaning and representation in the symbolism of colors. Even if it is not a multicolored flower, combining species of different colors in the same arrangement also has significance. Let’s look at some cases.
Red flowers with yellow: This combination means happiness and joy. They are great for summer parties.
Red and White Flowers – Represent the union and harmony between a group or two people.
Great for representing the family
Pink and red flowers – It means love and happiness
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Source: OMTimes
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