Pink flowers are used as a symbol of love and awareness. For decades, pink flowers have been used to decorate weddings as a symbol of love.[1] They can also be used as a display of love at funerals, as demonstrated at the funeral for Anna Nicole Smith.[2][3]
More recently, pink flowers have come to symbolize breast cancer awareness.[4]
They may also be used as an expression of thanks,[5] or just enjoyed for their aesthetic beauty.[6][7]
Species
editSpecies of pink flowers include:
- Allium (flowering onion)[8]
- Astilbe[9]
- Azalea
- Begonias[10]
- Butterfly bush[11]
- Camellia
- Carambola tree (starfruit)
- Carnation
- Cherry
- Clematis[12]
- Coneflower (Echinacea)[13]
- Cypripedium acaule (lady's slipper orchids)
- Dahlia[14]
- Dianthus family (carnation, pink, and sweet william, and especially garden pink, whence the colour got its name)
- Flowering plum tree[15]
- Hibiscus[16]
- Hyacinth[17]
- Hydrangea[18] growing in alkaline (basic) soil
- Oriental lily[19]
- Papaver orientale (Oriental poppy)[20]
- Peony / paeony[21]
- Petunia
- Rhododendron and Azalea[22]
- Roses[23]
- Sabatia angularis (rosepink or bitterbloom)
- Tulips[24]
- Vinca
- Alumroot
- Aster
- Forget-me-not (Myosotis)
- Orchid
References
edit- ^ "Pink Flowers and Pink Candles Mark Doyle-Brown Wedding Scene, Knoxville". Times Daily. Knoxville, Tennessee. June 22, 1958. p. 4.
- ^ "Smith's funeral to feature pink flowers". Dominican Today. Nassau. 1 March 2007.
- ^ "Smith's Funeral in Bahamas to Feature Pink Flowers, Tight Guest List". Nassau, Bahamas: WABC-TV/DT New York. March 1, 2007. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012.
- ^ "The Power of Pink Flowers During Breast Cancer Awareness Month". KFBB-TV, Great Falls, Montana. October 15, 2009.
- ^ Neyer, Constance (August 5, 1995). "Hot Pink Flower: A Thank You from City Youths to Parks' Designer". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. A.3. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
- ^ Foster, Una B. (December 27, 1935). "Glistening Pink Flowers, Set on Rocky Ledges". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Gilchrist, Mary (October 16, 1941). "Dainty Pink Flowers Give Beauty to Carambola Tree". St. Petersburg Times.
- ^ "Allium unifolium". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Astilbe chinensis Love and Pride". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Search Results: pink dahlia". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Search Results for "Buddleia "". Nature Hills Nursery, Inc. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Clematis Vines". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Echinacea purpurea Merlot". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Search Results: pink dahlia". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Double Flowering Plum". Nature Hills Nursery, Inc.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Hibiscus syriacus Sugar Tip®". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Hyacinthus Pink Pearl". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Hydrangea: Summer-long Color and More". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Search Results: oriental dahlia". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Oriental Poppy: Exotic Color for the Late-Spring Garden". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Peony - Spectacular Bloom in Late Spring and Early Summer". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Rhododendron Collection". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Rose - Classic Beauty, Abundant Choices". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Pink Tulips". White Flower Farm. Retrieved 16 November 2012.