The Language of Flowers: Victorian Floral Codes Revealed

Have you ever heard the superstition that if you plant a hydrangea bush outside your front door, your daughter will never marry? It’s one of a few sayings that come from this symbolism. (Apologies to my daughter, cause that’s exactly where my hydrangeas are) The flashy blooms on cultivated hydrangeas are sterile, but in most cases there there are tiny fertile flowers hidden behind the showy part. Easy to miss, if you’re not the intended user 🐝 Anyway, if you’ve ever been personally attacked aft