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2800 BCE
Egyptians
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Period: 2800 BCE to 28 BCE
Egyptians
Egyptians loved to use flowers for decorating themselves, their houses and their gardens. They loved beautiful blossoms and had different flowers for different occasions. -
1600 BCE
Baroque
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Period: 1600 BCE to 1775 BCE
Baroque
A large variety of flowers are used in baroque-style arrangements. Popular flower choices during the baroque period include carnations, sunflowers, roses, poppies, peonies, marigolds, lupines, lilies, lilacs, canna. -
1400 BCE
Renaissance
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Period: 1400 BCE to 1600 BCE
Renaissance
During the Renaissance, this flower was associated with the Holy Spirit and the sorrows of the Virgin Mary. It used medicinally to relieve the pains of childbirth, cure fever, and to aid poor eyesight. -
600 BCE
Greek
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Period: 600 BCE to 150 BCE
Greek
Used adornment. -
28 BCE
Romans
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Period: 28 BCE to 325 BCE
Romans
Romans arranged flowers in wreaths and crowns. Romans wore flowers at meals, usually over their foreheads as extravagant costume decoration. Brides picked flowers and herbs to make bridal wreaths as symbols of fertility. -
Early American
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Early American
They would use Delphiniums to make blue dye. The most ancient use of Delphinium flowers was a strong external concoction thought to drive away scorpions. -
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Colonial Williamsburg
The Colonial garden served as the apothecary, perfumery and spice rack for the average household. -
Colonial Williamsburg
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American Federal
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American Federal
The U.S. floral industry includes fresh cut flowers, cut cultivated greens, potted flowering plants, foliage plants and bedding/garden plants, making floriculture the third largest U.S. agricultural crop. -
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Victorian
The Victorians loved flowers. Not only did they use them to adorn their homes, they were also used to scent their toiletries and clothes, flowers also had hidden symbolism too. Many a Victorian sweetheart could send unwritten wording through their choice of floral bouquet. -
Victorian
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Modern
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Modern
Modern Uses Of Flowers At Funerals Today, flowers are sent to funerals for a number of different reasons. First, they are a means of expression. Since it can often be difficult for those mourning a death to put their feelings into words, flowers can act as an expression of love, comfort, sympathy and respect.
