Menu
Sign In Search Podcasts Charts People & Topics Add Podcast API Blog Pricing
32011 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

Yeah, I think so.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

Yeah.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

All right.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

We'll come back and tell you about a lot of this, what these coated flowers mean right after this.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

Yeah, which would be a very confusing message.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

Paging Dr. Freud on that one.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

For sure.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

So obviously, you know, the type of flower is going to matter.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

The color of the flower is going to matter.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

Many messages could be sent.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

If you wanted to send a message of rejection or disappointment, it could be a yellow carnation or a yellow rose.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

But if you send a yellow lily, that means that you're just sort of over the moon and walking on air.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

Obviously, the red rose is going to mean I love you.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

White rose is purity.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

A yellow rose is loss of love, and a crimson rose is for mourning, with M-O-U-R.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

Yeah.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

Yeah, I mean, translation is important, and, you know, we'll get to that here in a sec.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

But a thornless rose means you've fallen in love at first sight.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

A thornless crimson rose means you're mourning, because remember, crimson rose was mourning, but you're mourning an unrequited love at first sight.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: Victorian Flower Language

Right.