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Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Meaning of Roses, Part 3: Yellow [The Semiotic Subtexts of Floral Gestures]

In this ongoing series by Tiger Lily Flowers, we hope to provide the semiotic subtexts of rose-giving. Ahem, that is, how not to screw up come Valentine's Day. We covered red and white, the easy colors. Now we get into the lesser known color symbolism. Apologies to Roland Barthes and Sigmund Freud.

Yellow
While in Victorian times, the yellow rose symbolized jealousy, today it represents friendship, joy and caring. A bouquet of these sun-inspired blossoms conveys warmth, gladness and affection. In other words, these lemony babies are a safe bet if you are trying to avoid going overboard. I mean, with all of this Winter Wonderland thing going on, who wouldn't want some references to sunshine and the promise of spring? 

Choosing something other than red can also show that you actually thought beyond the perfunctory. You get points for that - unless your recipient has made of point of telling you how much s/he doesn't care for yellow, in which case you should be moving on anyway. [Pay attention to your lack of paying attention. It's your subconscious telling you that you if you by-pass your libido, you don't actually care that much.]



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