The Language of Flowers is beautiful from the front cover to the back, the cover itself is a wonderful texture with Odessa’s illustrations the main feature. I don’t very often review (or indeed read) non fiction books but this book is so utterly gorgeous I couldn’t not. With more than a dozen two-page paintings evoking the romance of noteworthy Victorian gardens and symbolic bouquets, a cross-referenced index of flowers and meanings, and suggestions for further reading, this book is a must for lovers of floriology and Victoriana. Here is the story of Tulipmania how the pansy got its “face,” and why the most particular pollination process of a certain orchid has made the vanilla bean a very dear commodity. You’ll also dicover how Christian Dior’s passion for lily of the valley inspired his classic perfume Diorissimo and its extraordinary bottle why Oscar Wilde had a penchant for wearing green carnations in his lapel and how Greeks and Romans believed snapdragons could ward off witchcraft, so they planted them at entryways to their homes. A sumptuous, contemporary anthology of 50 of the world’s most storied and popular flowers, each of its entries offers insight to the meaning associated with the flower, and is a fascinating mix of foklore, classic mythology, literature, botanical information and popular culture.įollowing an introduction that provides a short history of the language of flowers, a fad which reached its peak during the reign of Queen Victoria, each uniquely illustrated and designed entry is an enjoyable read full of history and little-known facts.
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