The Language of Flowers- Part Three

The common bond for today's flowers is that they are all white in my photos! The lilies and dianthus also look beautiful in their other colors and forms in a tussie mussie. Use what you have on hand.Use rue very sparingly as many are allergic to this airy plant.

Sweet Woodruff- Be cheerful and rejoice in life

Rue- Vision and Virtue

Dianthus- Bonds of Affection

Lily- Purity

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