Top 10 beautiful flowers and their mean
One of the most beautiful things that nature has created, their beauty draws us in and their alluring scent enchants us. Flowers are part of the most important occasions of life and have a language of their own. Some flowers have religious significance too. Here the list of 10 most beautiful flowers in the world.
1. Rose
No other flower could be as beautiful as roses. They are the most gorgeous, most romantic and fragrant flowers. Roses are one of the most loved flowers in the whole world. The delicate petals in different colours look quite mesmerizing. During Victorian era, special meanings were assigned to various flowers to send out coded messages and allowed individuals to express feelings which could not be spoken.
Different roses symbolize different things; yellow rose symbolizes friendship, mature love and joy while white roses signify sanctity, purity, peace and secret admirer. Red rose symbolizes immortal love and passion and pink rose stands for healing, innocence and first love. Rose is a perennial plant that has over 100 species. Some of them have closely packed petals while some have loose leaves. A traditional rose is usually dark red in color with a long stem with thorns.
2. Bleeding heart
You already know what a heart-shape represents – love. Now, imagine a plant in your garden with full of heart-shaped, pink-white colored flowers. Isn’t it wonderful? Of course, nobody can disagree. Because the bleeding heart is such a stunningly beautiful flower that can catch everyone’s attention.
This beautiful, spring-blooming bleeding heart flower grows well in moist, cool climate. On blooming, up to 20 heart-shaped flowers would open on each arching stem. The bleeding heart can be found in pink, red, yellow and white colors. But pink outer petals with small white tips look more attractive. When small water drop appears at the tip of the flower(in a moisture filled atmosphere) these flowers truly look like bleeding hearts as their name suggests.
3. Cherry blossom
Cherry blossom in Asian culture means industrious, brave and wild and is also a cultural symbol in many parts of Asia. Cherry blossoms are flower from Cherry Blossom tree which is known as ‘sakura’ in Japan. It is also considered as a symbol of love, hope and happiness. This flower is also a symbol of power and represents feminine beauty and dominance.
Flowers’ meanings and symbolization were a key element many years ago. During Victorian era, special meanings were assigned to various flowers to send out coded messages and allowed individuals to express feelings which could not be spoken. This practice, called floriography, is still alive and thriving today. Every sentiment can be expressed in one form or the other by these fragile blooms. Read on further to know more about different flower meanings and their symbolism.
4. Orchids
Orchids are beautiful and delicate flowers with around 880 genera and 250,000 different species. Appearance wise, they look almost like an anti-flower with their geometrical shaped petals, which makes them even more desirable and exotic.
These highly coveted ornamental plants represent love, luxury, beauty and strength and are the 14th wedding anniversary flower. Pink orchids convey pure affection while cattily orchids signify mature charm. Pink and white orchid flowers can also be sent as a gesture of sympathy.
Flowers’ meanings and symbolization were a key element many years ago. During Victorian era, special meanings were assigned to various flowers to send out coded messages and allowed individuals to express feelings which could not be spoken. This practice, called floriography, is still alive and thriving today. Every sentiment can be expressed in one form or the other by these fragile blooms.
5. Lotus
Lotus is a popular and one of most beautiful bloomers in water gardens. It is a sacred flower for Buddhist. Lotuses grow in shallow ponds and lakes. Lotuses can’t live in cold climate since they need direct Sunlight. Lotuses generally come in pink or white colors. They emit a pleasant aroma.
In Buddhism it is viewed as a sign of purity of speech and mind and is associated with spiritual awakening and enlightenment. In Hinduism it is associated with beauty and represents how a person can be awakened to the spiritual reality. In Egypt lotus stand for the sun. The most striking feature about lotus is that although it grows in mud and returns within, it flowers clean the next day.
There are several interesting facts related to this gorgeous flower. It is a national flower of India and Vietnam. Also, it has a spiritual value. The flower is considered sacred by Hindus and Buddhists.
6. Tulips
Tulips are one of the most beautiful flowers. Their perennial bulb like form makes them a symbol of resurrection and determination. Tulips can be several colours and shapes. It is unbelievable but, Tulips have more than a hundred different species.
Tulip flower is an 11th wedding anniversary flower and represents elegance and grace. Yellow tulips symbolize cheerfulness and white tulips stand for forgiveness. Purple tulip is synonymous with royalty and red tulips symbolize deep love. It is believed that the black velvety center of the tulip represents a lover’s heart.
Tulips are one of the most beautiful flowers. Also, they are the most cultivated flowers. They are found in almost all the parts of the world from Asia to Africa to South Europe. The hybrids of these beautiful flowers are grown in pots. They are also seen as cut flowers.
7. Bird of paradise
If a flower could be so beautiful that it shares a name with one of the most colorful birds in the world, then it must be truly beautiful. It doesn’t only share the same name with ‘Bird of Paradise’, the bird, they both share looks so especially when the flower is blooming.
The Bird of Paradise (Scientific name: Strelitzia) is a flower whose beauty symbolizes the paradise itself. The flower has three orange-colored sepals and three blue-colored inner sepals, all coupled with green leaves and it blooms from May through September. When it blooms, it looks exactly like the Bird of Paradise when it’s in flight.
8. Lavender
Lavenders are spike like flowers composed of multiple florets and elegant stems. They come in different colors like light purple, blue and violet. They are quite famous for their size, smell and beauty. Lavender represents purity, silence and luck. They also symbolize devotion. These flowers are usually gifted to people for luck, wealth and wisdom. Purple colored lavenders stand for royalty, elegance and refinement. They also promise new adventure.
9. Lily of the valley
Lily of the Valley is a national flower of Finland. This flower is also known as Our Lady’s tears, because of the Christian legend created from Eve’s tears when she was taken away with Adam from the Garden of Eden. Also you can hear the name ‘’Mary’s tears’’ from the Christian legend that is sprang from the weeping of the virgin Mary during the crucifixion of Jesus.
Lily of the Valley is native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe and in Appalachian Mountains in the United States. They are white petals, bell-shaped, 5-10 mm diameter, flowering is in late spring.
10. Dahlias
One of the greatest things about this flower is that it comes in a variety of sizes and colors range. According to reports, there are 42 different species of this flower in the world. From 2 inches in size to 20 inches in diameter, you can enjoy various sizes along with all colors you can think of except for the blue color. It blooms between mid-summer to early winter. It is formed Mexico, but now it is cultivated all over the world.
