 The meaning of carnation is womanly love, fascination or devoted love. This is the best selling cut flower in UK. Carnations have great value as cut flower as they are also long lasting. They denote many things such as the pink carnations are believed to have come on the earth first when a tear dropped from the eye of Virgin Mary and she dropped this tear when Christ carried the cross.
This is the reason that the pink carnation is denoted as an undying love of a mother. Hence, sending carnation flowers on mothering Sunday has utmost importance as well as great significance. A red flower in Canada represents the mother’s survival and the white flower indicates the mother’s death.
The North American florists consider Dianthus Caryophyllus as the carnation flowers. Carnations belong to the annual, biennial as well as perennial herbs in the Dianthus genus and meant to be the flower of Zeus as per Greek tradition.
The carnation flowers belong to the Caryophyllaceae family and also comprise gypsophila, chickweed and sweet William. This flower is available as regular carnation with one large stem or as a spray carnation having lots of small flowers. The carnations are obtainable throughout the year and in extensive range of sizes and colors.
Some of the cultivars that are highly scented are used in making perfumes, while others are abyss of any fragrance.Carnation can last for nearly two weeks, if proper care is taken. Placing the carnations in clean containers with fresh solution of flower food helps in proper flowering.
The diversity in carnation makes them appropriate for floral designs and is ideal for traditional arrangements as well as body flowers. The colors are available in huge ranges. Except for blue color, all the other colors are available. Many send carnation flowers as it is an icon for a woman. The carnations possess slight clove scent and the common names are divine flower, clove pink, dianthus caryophyllus and gilly flower. |
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