Fluffy's Language of Flowers: Flowers of Ill-Intent

 

Some people think, because flowers are flowers and look nice, there can’t EVER be anything wrong with giving one…this is false.

There are lots of flowers which mean VERY unkind things. 

 

Kinda sad, really…

I think all these flowers are pretty…but as a gift from the Victorians, here’s some flowers to give to someone you don’t really like (or show how someone in your story is not very likable).

 

We’ll start with Petunias.(just “petunia”. no common name). 

There’s nothing wrong with them, in fact they don’t always mean ‘mean’ things, but one meaning for purple or pink petunias is definitely 'resentment'. 

 

Hydrangeas.(“hydrangeaceae”) are flowers that come in a pre-set bouquet in nature…and one of their most famous meanings, besides ‘gratitude’, is 'heartlessness' of a very cruel person. 

 

 

Tiger lilies (the ones with stripe-spots) often mean ‘class’ or ‘wealth’, but an Orange Lily.(“lilium”) means 'hate' or 'hatred' of some kind. 

You don’t want to get an orange lily....

 

Fumarias.(“fumaria officinalis”) are these warm-purple flowers that look kind of like lavender, but they mean 'anger', hence the 'fume' part of their name. 

 

Yellow Hyacinths.(“hyacinthus”) are a REALLY bad sign- it means that someone is jealous of you.

 

Finally, there’s Tansies.(“tanacetum vulgare”). Tansies are little yellow flowers that look like macaroni noodles and come in clumps. 

If you see them, it’s because someone is being very hostile or even declaring a war on you. 

There are literally no nice meanings behind tansies. 

 

They’re an angry little flower... 

 

...I know the feeling...