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All over the world, red roses are acknowledged as a symbol of love.  But just one hue away and you have a crimson rose which is believed to symbolize mourning.Not a good message to be spreading on Valentine’s Day.
Different flowers have different symbolic meanings, but it depends on culture and interpretation, says Sarah McMillan, a florist in Perth with Beautiful Bunches.”Whilst there are many different meanings and variations, flowers have had a special language throughout history.”
Turkey is believed to be the where the language of flowers originated, but ‘flower language’ was present in many ancient and modern cultures across the globe.  From as far back as 2 500 BC to the ancient Egyptians and Turks, to the Aztecs in South America, the ancient Chinese and the early Europeans, flowers have been central to far-flung cultures across the globe. 
The ancient Egyptians attached religious connotations to different flowers.By way of example, the water lily (or lotus) was said to sacred to the Egyptian goddess, Isis, who was their most adored goddess.  In ancient China, flowers and herbs played a major role in religious teaching and medicine.They believed the tiger lily and orchid were symbols of fertility whilst the peony, their most revered flower, stood for wealth and social position.
Floriography is the art of sending messages by flowers.   While it’s unlikely that a customer today will contact a florist in Perth to send a secret coded message in a bunch of flowers, it was common practice in historical times. 
One floral art tradition that has endured since the fifteenth century is the making of aromatic nosegays that convey a coded message. Tussie-mussies as they are called are small circular arrangements, often with a central flower, containing aromatic herbs and flowers and tightly bound together.
In Britain in the mid 17th century, tussie mussies were carried close to a person’s nose to ward off the ‘bad air’ that was believed to cause the plague.  They reached the height of their popularity in Victorian times with suitors sending coded messages to their loved ones through these floral arrangements which became known as word-posies.And in Edwardian times, the ladies wore their special tussie mussies to dances, holding on with a specially made ring. In those times, although the colours were similar, they could have very different meanings, such as single pink flowers indicating perfection,whilst variegated pinks indicated rejection.
Tussie mussies are still around in the 21st century despite their age-old tradition.The Queen was presented with a tussie mussie at her Coronation, whilst judges at London’s Old Bailey still carry them into court on several occasions during the year as they did in the Elizabethan era. 
Experts are unable to give definitive meanings for the various flowers as there have been many changes and adaptations over the centuries.Through the centuries, a myriad floral dictionalires have been published, each with their own definition of floral meanings taken from various sources as well as the writer’s own whim. 
The experts may disagree on what flowers actually mean, but everyone agrees that flowers have a special message of their own. Perth florist, Sarah McMillan from Beautiful Bunches says that they can always create a floral arrangement knowing which flowers are best to convey a particular message.Some flowers that have kept their meanings over time are white lilies (purity), hydrangeas (devotion), tulips (never-ending love) and daisies (innocence). 
She believes the gift of a bunch of flowers always has a special meaning - for the giver and for the recipient.”We are one of the older Perth florist and have the expertise and experience to create unique flower arrangements that are appropriate for every occasion and which match our customers’ expectations.”