Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers by Jessica Roux

Floriography: An Illustrated Guide to the Victorian Language of Flowers pairs Jessica Roux’s botanical illustrations with the symbolic meanings associated with flowers and herbs. Its entries explore the coded sentiments linked to nearly one hundred blooms.

The focus is the language of flowers as a cultural and artistic practice, including expressions of affection and less friendly messages. These associations are traditions, not a universal code or medical properties of the plants. This is an illustrated reference, not a herbal-remedy or gardening-treatment manual.