Flowers for Luck

There is a legend that some flowers will bring bad luck,  but which ones are they? If you are superstitious, flowers are believed to have a language of their own, and in the past the bridal bouquet would have been made up with a carefully thought out combination of flowers, with herbs to ward off evil spirits.

The following are flowers to include are ....

• Calla Lily - Magnificent Beauty
• Freesia - Innocence
• Ivy - Wedded Love, Fidelity
• White Lily - Virginity, Purity
• Orange Blossom - Eternal Love
• Orchid - Love, Magnificence
• Pink Rose - Perfect Happiness
• White Rose - Charm and Innocence
• Red Rose - Love and Desire
• Tulip - Love and Passion

And those to avoid....

• Begonia - Beware
• Yellow Carnation - Rejection
• Cyclamen - Good-bye
• Geranium - Stupidity, Folly
• Purple Hyacinth - Please Forgive Me
• Yellow Hyacinth - Jealousy
• Marigold - Cruelty, Jealousy
• Narcissus - Egotism