by Flora, photo by the author

Every year my professional landscaping activities begin in early spring and end in late autumn. Therefore, vacation time usually falls on the darkest and coldest period of the year - December-February.

In the off-season, gardeners and professional landscape designers have the opportunity to study gardening books and magazines, plan a garden and future flower beds. However, we can improve our skills by expanding our knowledge and experience not only with the help of specialized literature, but also with educational travel.

Flora Sinaia

I went to Egypt - to Sharm el-Sheikh, one of the most beautiful places this country - to relax and get acquainted with the local flora.

Egypt is beautiful and green all year round, but the winter months are especially pleasant and joyful. I was struck by the bright warm sun, the turquoise sea, and the abundance of flowering plants. All this creates unique look blessed resort.

Only residents of countries with cold winters can fully appreciate the beauty of these places and the diversity of plants. After all, the residents warm countries they perceive all this simply as a lush southern landscape familiar to the eye.

The natural flora and fauna of Sinai are typically desert. And the marine flora and fauna are some of the most beautiful in the world. I was delighted by the uniqueness of the local flora, as well as the abundance of various cultivated plants.

My interest in the ornamental gardening of this resort was reinforced by a visit to the colored canyon and an excursion to the monastery of St. Catherine.

I was amazed by the abundance of evergreen species that remain attractive all year round. Here I saw a great variety of strange flowers (many types of plants are unfamiliar to me). Also striking are the majestic trees and palms, the abundance of vines, and the emerald green of the lawns. All this plant wealth is in a kind of contrast, and at the same time - in amazing harmony...

The landscape design here fits perfectly into the local natural flora. The highway is decorated with evergreens. Olive groves and many palm trees give the city a special charm. This is all the more appreciated since these islands of greenery and fragrant flowering oases around the hotels are in stark contrast to the surrounding desert landscape.
Creating such oases in the desert is not only a lot of work, but also a great art!

The appearance of the local desert has hardly changed since biblical times. Much of the year is very dry here, so it is not easy for people, plants, and animals to survive in such conditions. Desert vegetation is sparse: thorny plants predominate, with acacia growing most often. And near ponds or wells, bushes of succulents unexpectedly appear...

Green world oasis

The vegetation of the oases is always lush and fresh. And the architectural design of the resort surprises with a bizarre combination of modern and ancient traditions. The local natural landscape is unusual, where rocks meet coral reefs, and the desert ends abruptly near the sea, alternating with green oases of elegant hotels.

As in former times, so now, beauty and benefit are inseparable. Everything here is built on a wonderful rule: the true purpose of an ornamental garden is to serve human health. Therefore, the colorful world of oases serves to delight vacationers, strengthen their bodies and wonderfully fill their souls.
We are pleased with the abundance and diversity of plants, the professionalism of plant compositions and the skillful combination of flowers, decorative foliage or flowering shrubs and vines, garden and berry crops, palm trees, spices, fragrant herbs and medicinal plants. Exotic representatives of the flora are intelligently integrated into the local vegetation.

The resort's plant design is based on the centuries-old traditions of local plant lovers and modern landscape design technologies. It has been successfully created and maintained at its best in hot and dry climates, in conditions of constant lack of moisture!

Indoor plants in nature

Many representatives of the flora of Egypt in countries with cold winters are grown as potted crops. They are familiar to us as so-called houseplants. Therefore, it was doubly interesting for me to meet them in the Egyptian oases.

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Desert rhubarb

Israeli scientists have discovered an amazing species of rhubarb that, with the help of a complex irrigation system on its wide leaves, is capable of “self-watering.” Engineers hope that they will be able to understand the mechanism of this plant and learn how to collect and conserve water, so precious in the arid region of Israel.

Desert rhubarb really stands out among other plants in Israel's Negev Desert. Its broad, green leaves stand out from the surrounding bare rocks and cacti. The leaves of this amazing plant reach a width of more than 1 m. The surface of the leaf itself is covered with deep grooves and somewhat resembles the mountain ranges and valleys located around it.

This grooved structure is the secret of the plant's survival. It is precisely this that can help scientists understand desert conditions, where water is especially valuable.

Annual rainfall in the desert is low - only 25 cm or less. The Negev Desert has an annual rainfall of just 7.5 cm, making it the driest place on earth. So how can the huge desert rhubarb survive so well in such conditions?

This unique plant has a special structure, thanks to which it collects water that is so scarce here. When evening moisture or precipitation (which at least sometimes falls) falls on the surface of the leaf, tiny streams of water are directed down along the “valleys” of the leaf and fall into the very center of the root system. The waxy coating of the plant allows water to bead up and move down easily. The entire structure of the leaf resembles a tiny model of ravines that run through mountainous terrain.

Researchers tried to unravel the unique self-irrigating mechanism of desert rhubarb, which collects 16 times more rain than other representatives of the local desert flora.

Researchers tried to unravel the unique self-irrigating mechanism of desert rhubarb, which collects 16 times more rain than other representatives of the local desert flora. Photo and copyright source: Professor Gidi Ne'eman, University of Haifa

Scientists became interested in where the power of this plant lies. They decided to test its ability to self-irrigate by simulating rain. To their great surprise, the plant collected 16 times more water than expected. Despite harsh external conditions, rhubarb collects up to 120 cm of precipitation per year and thus remains green and healthy.

Before scientists discovered this unusual plant, engineers from an Israeli company had already experimented with a similar system for collecting and storing water in dry areas. It must be said that their design is much less efficient than the rhubarb irrigation system: they managed to reduce water consumption by a maximum of 50%.

Engineers designed a shallow plastic funnel with grooves on the surface, resembling an inverted pyramid. They then placed this funnel on the growing plant. Rain or dew flowed down a funnel directly into the center of the plant and then into the soil. These water collectors were given the name "God's Dew".

It's exciting to think that one day engineers will be able to create an even better protective cover that mimics the design of desert rhubarb. Such smart materials could become standard soil cover for farms in dry areas, collecting precious water from dew that accumulates every evening.

Plants first appeared on the third day of Creation Week (Genesis 1:9–13). Into this originally created vegetation, God placed a wonderful diversity so that plants could easily spread throughout the world and be a source of food, medicine and beauty for animals and people.

Desert rhubarb teaches us how to use water efficiently in dry areas. Every tree and plant, and even desert rhubarb, silently testifies to the greatness of the Creator.

Dr. Don DeYoung- Chairman of the Department of Physical Sciences at Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana. He is an active speaker on the Answers in Genesis Project and the author of 14 books on the connection between the Bible and science. On this moment Dr. DeYoung is President of the Creation Research Society, which has hundreds of members worldwide. You can visit his website DiscoveryofDesign.com.

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Lencois Maranhenses, Brazil

Lencois Maranhenses is national park in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.

The park covers an area of ​​about 1000 square meters. km. and is located very low from sea level. The height of the sand dunes reaches 40 meters. During the rainy season from May to September, many lagoons form between the dunes in which you can swim and even fish. During the dry season, the temperature rises to 45 degrees, the lagoons dry up and the wind changes their configuration.

Crescent Lake, Gobi Desert, China

Crescent Lake is located 6 km from Dunhuang City in Western China.

In Chinese it is called Yueyquan. The lake has been shrinking since the 1970s and is now only a third of its original size. Over the past 30 years it has dropped by 7.6 meters.

Turpan Oasis, Taklamakan Desert, China

Turpan is an oasis city located in the north of the Turpan depression (155 meters below sea level)

Turpan is famous in the international market for its grapes, which are distinguished by their special taste and melons.

The unique irrigation system allows this city to be considered one of the best agricultural centers in China.

Ubari Oasis, Edeyen Ubari Desert, Libya

Lake Umm al-Maa

Lake Umm al-Maa

Lake Umm al-Maa

Lake Trona (has a purple hue due to its high mineral content)

Dry lake 10 km east of Lake Umm al-Maa

Ubari is not just an oasis, it is an entire oasis city in the Libyan part of the Sahara Desert. The Ubari Oasis lies between the sand dunes of the Edeyen Ubari Desert, in the Targa Valley, and includes a number of salt lakes. In terms of salt content, the water of the lakes is close to the Dead Sea. Today, 11 lakes have survived, the largest of which is Umm al-maa. The lakes of the oasis are gradually drying up. Thus, some lakes, for example Mandara, are filled with water only in winter and not every year.

Lake Umm al-maa (translated as “mother of water”) is the most beautiful, largest and not yet dry of the 11 lakes of Ubari.

Gaberoun Oasis, Sahara Desert, Libya

Gaberoun is an oasis with big lake, located in the Sabha municipality in the Libyan Sahara.

Once upon a time west coast The lake was an ancient Bedouin settlement. Now it lies in ruins.

These days, the northeastern part of the lake houses a simple patio, sleeping cabins and a souvenir shop. People often come here in winter local residents dressed in traditional costumes.

Timia Oasis, Sahara Desert, Nigeria

Oasis Timia is a real kingdom of date palms, orange and pomegranate trees. Herbs, grains and vegetables grow profusely here. After the scorching heat of the Sahara, Timiya seems like a refreshing paradise.

Huacachina Oasis, Sechura Desert, Peru

Oasis Huacachina is a village around a small lake surrounded by high sand dunes of the Sechura Desert, Peru.

115 people live here. This is a great place for sandboarding (riding a board on the sand).

Oasis of Shebika, Atlas Mountains, Tunisia

The Chebika oasis is the southernmost of the three Tunisian oases and is located only 20 km from Algiers

Shebika is an oasis in the Atlas Mountains. It is little known, but is popular among the local population. A small lake, palm trees growing right on the rocks, and a waterfall are a refreshing breath after a tiring desert ride.

Apricot
Since apricot is a self-pollinating plant, it symbolizes androgyny.

Acacia
In Mediterranean countries it means life, immortality, retirement from active affairs, as well as platonic love. Since this plant has both white and red flowers, it signifies life and death, death and rebirth. Its spines represent the horns of the growing moon.

Aloe
It means, on the one hand, bitterness, and on the other, honesty and wisdom. Dedicated to Jupiter and Zeus.

Amaranth
Velvet is a legendary unfading flower. A symbol of immortality, faith, fidelity, constancy in love.

Pansies
In Europe, these flowers symbolize memory, reflection and thought.

Orange
The orange blossom symbolizes fertility, so Saracen brides wore it as a sign of fertility.

Artemisia
Among the American Indians, it symbolizes the feminine, lunar, nocturnal life principle along with chrysothamnus, personifying the masculine, solar and daylight principle.

Azalea
A tragic flower growing from the bloody tears shed by a boy turned into a parrot by his cruel stepmother.

Aster
In Chinese it means beauty, charm, modesty, humility and elegance.

Bamboo
A symbol of grace, constancy, flexibility and plasticity, good upbringing, long-term friendship, longevity and blooming old age (constantly green). Bamboo represents the perfect man who may bow before the storm, but then rises again.

Marigold
Marigold. They mean loyalty.

Birch
Symbol of fertility and light. Protects against witches, drives away evil spirits, so lazy people and sleepwalkers were fed birch porridge.

Hawthorn
In European tradition it is considered a flower of fairies and is apotropaic. A wreath of May hawthorn flowers is a sign of virginity, purity or a miraculous virgin conception.

Beech
Symbol of prosperity and deification. Dedicated to Zeus.

Elder
In Europe, this plant symbolizes witchcraft, magic and the power of spirits. A sprig of elderberry was worn on Walpurgis Night.

Thistle
Means challenge, asceticism, vindictiveness, misanthropy. Donkey food.

Oak
Oak is a symbol of longevity, wisdom, strength and endurance. The oak is dedicated to Zeus, Thor, Perun and...

Spruce
Symbolizes courage, integrity and honesty. In Chinese symbolism it means the chosen one and patience. IN Greek mythology The spruce is dedicated to Pan and Wodan. See also pine.

Violet
Hidden virtues and beauty, modesty.

Fig tree
Fertility, life, peace, prosperity. The fig tree sometimes represents the Tree of Knowledge and combines the symbolism of both masculine and feminine principles, since the fig leaf has the masculine symbolism of the lingam, and the fig has the feminine symbolism of the yoni.

Heliotrope
In European culture, a sunny flower or grass symbolizes eternal affection and love. Dedicated to Apollo and Clytia.

Carnation
The red carnation signifies admiration, marriage and passionate love; pink - tears of the Virgin Mary and motherhood; white - pure love; yellow - refusal.

Chrysanthemum
In Chinese symbolism it means autumn, retirement, lightness, cold grandeur, learning, harvest, ease of manners, wealth, longevity, that which survives (as it withstands the cold).

Willow
A charmed tree dedicated to the moon goddess. The weeping willow symbolizes grief, unhappy love. Associated with funerals.

Cedar
Means strength, nobility and incorruptibility.

Cypress
A phallic symbol, as well as an emblem of death and funeral. It was believed that cypress could preserve the body from decomposition, hence its use in cemeteries. Crowned by the Sun or Moon, it represents the androgyne.

Maple Leaf
For the Chinese and Japanese it means autumn.

Clover
Symbolizes the divine triad, the triple aspect of life of body, soul and spirit.

lily of the valley
Means sweetness, virginity and modesty.

Laurel
Laurel is a symbol of victory, protection, immortality and secret knowledge. Fragrant varieties of laurel were the Koranic emblem in Greece and Rome...

Lily
Symbolizes purity, peace, resurrection and royalty. Dedicated to all Virgin Goddesses, Mother, One. In addition, the lily personified the fertility of the Earth Goddess, and subsequently the Sky gods.

Language of flowers
Flowers can be used to express feelings that for one reason or another cannot be expressed or written.

Linden
In European culture, it personifies feminine grace, beauty, and happiness.

Lotus
This is a universal eastern symbol (in the West - a lily or a rose). Has solar and lunar aspects. Means death and life. Appears in images of the Sun gods in Egypt and India, as well as in images of the lunar deities of Semitic religions. Depicted with the Great Mother as the Moon Goddess.

Buttercup
In the Greco-Roman tradition it means banter, ill will, madness. It is the emblem of Ares (Mars).

Magnolia
In China it means self-respect, demonstrativeness, spring, feminine charm and beauty.

Poppy
The symbol of the Great Mother, meaning the Virgin Mother, night. Dedicated to all lunar and night deities. Symbolizes fertility, fertility, oblivion, idleness.

Mandrake
Symbol of the Great Mother, giver of life. Spell plant. Emblem of Circe.

Daisy
In the West it symbolizes innocence and purity. Considered the emblem of the nymph Belida. Reflects the solar principle, as it is the “eye of the day”

Maypole
Symbolizes the axis of the world around which the universe revolves. A tree without leaves, symbolizing change, becomes an unchanging axis, or center. The pillar has phallic symbolism, and the disk located at the top of the pillar has female symbolism. United together, they represent fertility. The seven ribbons are the colors of the rainbow.

Juniper
In Greco-Roman mythology it means protection, confidence and initiative. Dedicated to Hermes (Mercury).

Narcissus
This flower gets its name from the Greek god Narcissus. Narcissus was distinguished by his extraordinary beauty. One day he saw his reflection in the water and died unable to take his eyes off. Narcissus is a symbol of selfishness.

Alder
Associated with death, fire in the forge and the forces of evaporation.

Olive
Means immortality, fertility. In the wedding ceremony it is intended to ensure fertility, peace and abundance (since its oil is very valuable).

mistletoe
Symbolizes the essence of life, divine substance, panacea, immortality.

Orchid
Represents magnificence, favor and luxury.

Holly
Means goodwill and joy; attribute of the Sun gods.

Palm
Means solar beginning, jubilation, honesty, glory. Since the palm tree always grows straight, it means a blessing, a triumph, a victory.

Fern
Represents loneliness, sincerity and humility.

peon
In China it means masculinity, light, glory, love, luck, wealth, spring, youth, happiness, the yang principle (one of the few yang flowers).

Primrose
In Europe it symbolizes purity, youth, freshness; among the Celts - a fairy flower.

Ivy
Like evergreens, ivy signifies immortality and eternal life.

Plantain
In China it means self-education (a certain student who could not buy papers wrote on plantain leaves).

Wormwood
Means bitterness, disappointment and torment; dedicated to Ares (Mars).

Rowan
Symbolizes wisdom and protection from fairies and witchcraft.

Rose
A very complex symbol. It is ambivalent because it symbolizes both heavenly perfection and earthly passion, time and eternity, life and death, fertility and virginity.

Plum
In China it symbolizes longevity, winter, beauty, purity, hermitage; unripe plum - student. Since the plum blossoms in winter, it also represents strength, resilience and triumph. Plum, bamboo and pine are the “three friends of winter.”

Pine
Directness, vitality, fertility, strength of character, silence, solitude, phallic symbol. Being evergreen, it symbolizes immortality. It was believed that it protected the body from rotting, hence the making of coffins from it and its presence in cemeteries; turns away evil. Due to its shape, the pine cone is both a fiery and phallic symbol, representing male creative power, fertility and good luck.

Yew
Means funeral, grief, sadness.

Poplar
Water tree

Shamrock
The shamrock-clover symbolizes trinity, unification, balance, and also destruction. He is phallic, like the male trinity, and as such can be symbolically replaced by one large leaf.

Cane
Symbolizes marked time.

Tulip
Persian symbol of perfect love. Emblem of the Turkish house of the Ottomans and Holland.

The colors of the three stages of his maturation, white, red and black, symbolize the three stages of initiation, as well as the three stages of human life: white represents the innocent child; red - active, mature age; black - old age and death.

Yarrow
A specific remedy for witchcraft.

Cherry
Like a tree that bears flowers before leaves, the cherry symbolizes that a person is born into this world naked and that the earth receives him naked.

Elm
In Christianity it symbolizes dignity. Its height and wide-spread branches represent the source of strength and support that the Holy Scripture is for believers.

Ash
Sacred Cosmic Tree of the Scandinavians Yggdrasil. In addition, it is dedicated to Zeus (Jupiter). Represents adaptability, prudence, modesty. It is also associated with the blood that splashed after the castration of Uranus. The nymphs of the ash tree were Melii.

Jasmine
In China, it symbolizes femininity, sweetness, grace and attractiveness.

For many centuries in the East, selam was used as a symbol and allegory - the language of flowers, a way of expressing thoughts and feelings with the help of plants and their combinations. The manifestation of these symbols is natural. They are the result of deep immersion in nature, long-term study, contemplation, observation and arouse great respect and interest. And we invite you not only to get acquainted, but also, with the help of our florists, to most clearly convey all your feelings, thoughts and wishes when choosing a bouquet.

Azalea - shy love, sadness caused by loneliness; in Japan - moderation, strength, loyalty, warm friendship, triumph. Red azalea inflorescences symbolize the joy of love, white ones - first love. Inflorescences speak of deep affection in family relationships.

Aquilegia (catchment) - ingratitude. According to French legend, there lived a grumpy woman in a village, she tired of her husband’s nagging and he decided to break up with her. The grumbler got scared, turned to people for help, and one person took pity on her. He advised boiling the flowers of the columbine and, when you want to grumble, take their decoction into your mouth. There was peace and silence in the house, and from then on the French began to call the flower the grass of the dumped woman.

Amaryllis - pride, attractiveness, good advice (Japan).

Amaranth - served as an emblem of immortality among the ancient Greeks. "Amaranthos" translated from Greek means unfading flower.

Pansies - in England and France it is considered a symbol of constancy and fidelity; in some countries - a symbol of profundity and wisdom; and in Ancient Greece they were considered a symbol of a love triangle.

Astra - eternity of beauty, star, eternity; symbol of expectation, sadness; feeling, thoughtfulness (Japan). According to legend, she grew from a speck of dust that fell from a star. There is a belief that if you listen at night, you can hear flowers whispering to their sisters - the stars.

Periwinkle is a stubborn character. The name comes from the Greek word for "winner". In Germany, periwinkle is universally loved; There is an opinion that in the garden it brings happiness, and in a bouquet - unchanging love.

Begonia - an offer of friendship.
Immortelle - constancy. The ancients believed that the soul of a deceased person moved into the immortelle in order to communicate with living relatives and friends.
Hawthorn is a symbol of love and love ritual celebrations; symbol of chastity.

Cornflower - trust, cheerfulness, loyalty; simplicity, truth, beauty of life (Japan). Some consider the cornflower to be a symbol of impermanence due to its ability to change its color. There are cornflowers white, pink, yellow and even black.

Heather - loneliness.

Cherry (flowers) - spiritual beauty. In Japan, this is the famous sakura, its blossoms coincide with the arrival of the New Year. It is believed that the more the trees bloom, the more happiness can be expected in the new year, since, according to Japanese belief, each sakura flower tells about the fate of a child.

Carnation - constancy and fidelity; symbol of love and purity; sophistication, confession of passionate love, passion; symbol of struggle and revolution, honor, freedom; passionate feelings; white carnation - life for love, yellow - disbelief, contempt, striped - refusal (Japan), courage and courage were associated with the red carnation.

Dahlia is a symbol of the all-conquering power of life; news; good taste, greatness, gratitude (Japan). According to legend, it grew on the site of the last fire, which died out during the advance of the glacier: the flower was preserved under the ice.

Hyacinth is a symbol of grief and sadness; constant revival of nature; grace and tenderness; tendency towards long-term attachment. Translated from Greek it means “flower of rains”, as it begins to bloom with the onset of warm spring rains.

Gladiolus is a symbol of victory; symbol of nobility, memory; indifference; secrecy, strength of character, friendship, loyalty. In Ancient Rome it was considered the flower of gladiators; its root was worn on the chest as an amulet.

Hydrangea - coldness; boasting, callousness, indecisiveness (Japan).

Delphinium is a symbol of honesty; lightness, carelessness, agility (Japan). The flower got its name in Ancient Greece for the resemblance of the buds to the head of a dolphin.

Dicentra (broken heart) is a symbol of melancholy and sadness. According to an old French legend, a girl’s heart turned into this amazing dark red flower the moment she saw her beloved walking down the aisle with someone else. In Germany it was believed that if a girl puts a flower in her bosom, she will definitely meet her groom. If a guy with a flower meets a girl he likes, she will become his wife.

Oak (twig) - strong will, perseverance, courage of men.

St. John's wort - lateness.

Iris is a symbol of courage, valor, dignity; symbol of the suffering of the Mother of God. Translated from Greek - "rainbow".

Jasmine - sympathy; pleasant memory, aroma, hello (Japan).

Kalina - do not leave your loved one.

Camellia is a symbol of constancy, sadness, sadness; a symbol of coldness and insensitivity; purity. According to legend, beautiful but cold women from distant Saturn, who did not succumb to the charms of the god of love Cupid, were turned into exquisite bvli flowers.

Crocus is a symbol of happiness; joy, lightness.

The bell is a symbol of talkativeness.

Cypress (twig) - mourning.

Water lily (water lily) – coldness; calm; symbol of beauty and eloquence (Ancient Greece); symbol of purity (Middle Ages). According to Greek legend, a wondrous water lily arose from the body of a lovely nymph who died of love and jealousy for Hercules, who was indifferent to her. From her the flower received the name “nymphea”.

Lily of the valley is a symbol of purity, tenderness, fidelity, happiness and love; secret love, outpouring of the heart, affection.

Levkoy - regret.

Lily is a symbol of purity and purity; symbol of a woman’s perfection, pure soul, jewel (Japan); freedom and hope; symbol of peace (Rus). This name comes from the ancient Gaulish word “li-li”, meaning “white-white”.

Linden (twig) – friendly love.

Lotus is a symbol of the resurrection from the dead in Ancient Egypt; symbol of purity in India.

Lunnik is a symbol of the moon. The Latin name is "lunaria", the flower resembles the flawed moon.

Narcissus – selfishness, sadness and death (Ancient Greece); symbol of love and happy marriage (Prussia); doubt, narcissism, endurance, strength, courage, fun (Japan).

Forget-me-not is a symbol of fidelity and constancy; sign of expression of love; memory.

Marigolds – jealousy and anxiety.

Dandelion – inquisitiveness.

Fern is a symbol of sincerity.

Orchid – inaccessibility, capriciousness.

Pelargonium (geranium) – the desire to be happy; in Japan % red geranium – convenience, comfort, pink – preference. Translated from Greek - “crane”, since the pistil of pelargonium looks like a crane’s beak.

Peach (blooming twig) is a symbol of grace and tenderness.

Peony is a symbol of timidity, shyness, bashfulness, tenderness; fiery love; sign of expression of love (China); endurance, strength, sophistication, beauty, freshness, nobility of soul, luck, prosperity (Japan). Peony was believed to have healing powers, and in the Middle Ages it was used for cramps and suffocation.

Dwarf sunflower - adoration, tall - arrogance (Japan).

Primrose is a symbol of warmth, summer; symbol of youth. The ancient Greeks believed that primrose had miraculous powers and was able to heal terrible diseases. Druid priests prepared a magical love drink from the flower.

Mignonette is a symbol of heartfelt kindness and affection.

Rose is a symbol of fiery love and worship; sadness about the past, about lost youth; symbol of courage ( Ancient Rome); in Japan: red - love, light pink - shyness, a heart that has not known love, white - spiritual purity, respect. In ancient times, among eastern peoples it was considered a sacred flower, a symbol of divine mystery. According to Christian mythology, the rose embodies mercy, mercy, forgiveness, divine love, martyrdom and victory. The parts of a rose are also symbolic: the greenery is joy, the thorns are sadness, the flower is glory.

Chamomile is a symbol of sweet simplicity and tenderness; symbol of fidelity; symbol of Russian nature. One of the legends says that daisies were umbrellas and forest gnomes hid from the rain under their inflorescences.

Lilac is a declaration of love.

Tulip is a symbol of pride and splendor; satisfaction with relationships, nobility. Also considered the flower of happiness.

Violet is a symbol of modesty, charm, chastity; memories, secret love, meekness, shyness. Among the ancient Gauls, the violet was considered a symbol of innocence and virginity. The newlyweds' bed was decorated with flowers. For the French, the violet was an emblem of eternal fidelity and constancy.

Phlox is a symbol of fire, flame; unanimity (Japan). Translated from Greek it means “flame”.

Cyclamen – strong feelings.

Chrysanthemum – wisdom and longevity (China); symbol of the heavenly body, symbol of the nation, noble simplicity, royalty, education, immortality, dignity, courage (Japan). In Japanese the flower is called “KIKU”, which means “sun”. Her image is sacred in Japan, and fabric with a flower pattern used to be worn only by members of the imperial family.

Zinnia - thoughts of absent friends, memory of an old friend.

Edelweiss is the best proof of love, because it is not so easy to find. The flower grows in the mountains at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level in hard-to-reach places.