A person who loves flowers is called an anthophile. Derived from the Greek words anthos (flower) and philos (loving), an anthophile is someone with a deep love, admiration, or appreciation for flowers, nature, and floral aesthetics.
Floristry is no longer just a hobby, but an occupation too. Consider how many flower bouquets are purchased on special occasions throughout the year; birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and more.
🌸 Floraphile (n.) A person who finds joy, comfort, and purpose in the company of plants and flowers. “I must have flowers, always, and always.” – Claude Monet 🌷 If that resonates deep in your soul, you just might be a floraphile too.
According to the Oxford dictionary: “An anthophile is a person who loves flowers. The term comes from the Greek words anthos, meaning flower, and phile comes from Greek meaning 'love'.”
The 🌺 emoji typically represents a Hibiscus, known for its large, showy flowers in warm climates, often symbolizing delicate beauty, love, or tropical vibes, with popular types including the common hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) and others in the mallow family.
The 3-5-8 rule in flower arranging is a Fibonacci-inspired guideline for creating balanced, professional-looking bouquets, typically using 3 focal flowers, 5 greenery stems, and 8 filler flowers, totaling 16 stems for a standard mid-sized design. This ratio provides a harmonious mix of main blooms, structural foliage, and delicate accents, ensuring the arrangement feels full and naturally balanced by using odd numbers and proportions found in nature, according to Reema Florist and Flower Thinking.
A plantsman is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable gardener (amateur or professional), nurseryman or nurserywoman. "Plantsman" can refer to a male or female person, though the terms plantswoman, or even plantsperson, are sometimes used.
Ikebana is the art of beautifully arranging cut stems, leaves, and flowers in vases and other containers that evolved in Japan over seven centuries. To arrange the stems and flowers exactly as one wishes, a familiarity with many different ways of fastening and positioning them is necessary.
Gen Z places a premium on personal expression, making personalization a cornerstone of the Floral Forward Generation. Custom floral experience are highly attractive to this generation, allowing them to make each arrangement uniquely their own.
In floristry, the Golden Ratio (often expressed as 1:1.618) provides a direct mathematical guideline for determining the ideal height and width of an arrangement.
12 flowers: Symbolizes a whole year, so it can mean “loving you every month.” Such bouquets are appropriate for the anniversary of your first meeting, your wedding or first date. 16 flowers: “I wish you happiness.” Usually given to a friend or relative. 19 flowers: “Be together all your life,” customary for a wedding.
When you are looking at the principles of floral design, you will notice that there are 7 basic principles that you can easily follow and understand when creating your own floral designs. These principles include balance, proportion, dominance, rhythm, contrast, harmony, and unity.
The Middlemist's Red Camellia has the title of rarest flower in the world. It's named after John Middlemist, who brought it back to England from China in 1804. It's believed that only two Middlemist's Red Camellias exist in the world today, one in the United Kingdom and the other in New Zealand.
Formerly known as Dicentra spectablilis, bleeding heart, Lamprocapnos spectabilis, is a Chinese plant bearing pink-red, heart-shaped flowers with white tips, which hang from arching flower stems in late spring to early summer.
People who are pregnant, breastfeeding, have low blood pressure, diabetes, or are scheduled for surgery should avoid hibiscus, as it can lower blood pressure and blood sugar, potentially cause uterine contractions, and interfere with medications; it's crucial to consult a doctor, especially if taking drugs for blood pressure, diabetes, or liver issues, or if you have allergies.
A xylophile is someone who loves wood, just as a cartophile loves maps and presumably a xylocartophile would love wooden maps or perhaps maps of woodlands? The prefix xylo- is used in compound words relating to wood and comes from the Greek word xulon which means wood.
