Anonymous ID: ab2a4e June 15, 2019, 11:04 a.m. No.6758010   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

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The vigorously growing Hydrangea shrub symbolizes diverse meanings including:

 

Heartfelt and honest emotions of any kind

Gratitude and thanksgiving to someone else

Developing a deeper understanding between two people

Heartlessness and acting without thinking about the feelings of another

Frigidity and disinterest in a romantic proposal

Boasting and bragging about false accomplishments

Abundance and prosperity

Grace and beauty, sometimes taken to an extreme of vanity and narcissism

the 4th wedding anniversary for a couple

With such mixed meanings behind one flower, it is important to pair Hydrangeas with other flowers to make sure you get the right meaning across.

 

In Japan, the flower has a historical tradition behind it linked to apologies and gratitude. An emperor supposedly gave Hydrangeas to a maiden he loved as an apology for neglecting her when other business took up all his attention. Contemporary florists in Japan use it to represent genuine emotions and love because the pink blossoms in particular resemble a beating heat. The Victorians were not as fond of the Hydrangea and considered it a mostly negative plant. The flowers were sent to declare someone a boaster or braggart, or to chastise someone for their frigidity in turning down a claim of romantic love. It also means frigidity because of the Medieval belief that young women who grew or picked Hydrangeas would never find a husband. Modern Western florists often use the flowers in wedding bouquets and apology arrangements to tie in with their graceful and abundant meanings.