There Has Always Been More to Flowers Than Scent and Color!

Nature and our entire lives would definitely be soFlowers charm by color, fragrance, freshness and
poor and colorless without flowers; even in theemotional charge as well; once they are offered,
most crowded metropolis, you'll still find flowerythey are given a certain kind of significance, and
corners in garden, parks or people's homes.all we have to do in order to prove their power is
Interior decorations without the presence ofto simply consider the many occasions we offer
flowers are considered almost inconceivable bythem as message bearers. Flowers say "thank
some house owners who choose to lend beautyyou", flowers say "I love you", flowers say
and a special spirit to their rooms by plant"Congratulations!", flowers say "I'm sorry", flowers
growing.receive all the charge of all our good thoughts.
In the evolution of all cultures, flowers are presentAll the cosmetic skin care products, the many
from the dawn of history; they are stylized inperfumes and fragrances that delight our senses
paintings and mosaics, on temple walls and inand dress us with their aroma, are nothing else
carvings, being used for the most common ofbut an imitation of the delight Mother Nature has
decorations. Flowers accompany the mostgiven us in flowers. Rose petals in bath tubs, iris
primeval of rituals, whether they are related toand jasmine extracts are but a few examples of
life or death, this world or the afterlife, the sacredflowers that served well for the body care in the
or the profane, and this prevalence explains theantique world. Nevertheless there has always
development of a special symbolism associatedbeen more to flowers than scent and color!
with certain flowers.Besides the decorative function that prevails in
Water lilies are considered the rare and beautifulmost cases, flowers also share healing powers,
symbols of spiritual enlightening; in Asian cultures,being exploited by traditional medicine since the
the so-called lotus flower is the archetype of adawn of time when nature was the only source
level of enlightenment that is the closest toof remedies for various diseases and ailments.
divinity. Hence, we wouldn't be in the wrong toEven in our modern times, there are flowers the
say that some flowers have their powerfulproperties of which remain undeniably valuable for
counterpart in the invisible world by the power ofthe medical world: this is the very case of a plant
the spirit.we know today as passion flower.