Milky white aster is a photograph by Sonali Gangane which was uploaded on April 16th, 2013.
Milky white aster
The language of flowers, sometimes called floriography, was a Victorian-era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements... more
Title
Milky white aster
Artist
Sonali Gangane
Medium
Photograph - Digital Phography
Description
The language of flowers, sometimes called floriography, was a Victorian-era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken. This language was most commonly communicated through tussie-mussies (small flower bouquets), an art which has a following today.The nuances of the language are now mostly forgotten, but red roses still imply passionate, romantic love and pink roses a lesser affection; white roses suggest virtue and chastity and yellow roses still stand for friendship or devotion. Also commonly known meanings are sunflowers, which can indicate either haughtiness or adoration.
There is only one species in this Korean genus, which belongs to the same family as the common Forsythia, but there is nothing common about this plant. A. distichum is an open, spreading shrub that grows to 3-5ft and produces an abundance of delightfully fragrant, pure white, star-shaped flowers at the very beginning of spring, at least two weeks before Forsythia. The blooms are followed by foliage of a cool bluish green. Branches cut in late winter are easily forced into bloom, and the perfume is much more pronounced indoors. Grow in full sun or partial shade and average soil, and underplant with early-flowering spring bulbs such as Scilla and Muscari.
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April 16th, 2013
