Floriography is the symbolic language of flowers, where specific types, colors, and arrangements of blooms are used to convey secret messages and complex emotions.
In the repressive social etiquette of the Victorian era, direct expression of emotion was often constrained.
Flowers became words where society forbade conversation.
Floriography emerged as a necessary subterfuge that transformed nature into a nuanced language, allowing individuals to navigate societal strictures by speaking volumes through silent, beautiful proxies.
Almost a form of coded communication allowing people to express feelings, from love and friendship to rejection and warning - that societal rules prevented them from speaking aloud.
