Flower connotations have blurred through history but they best evoke the irrepressible, without offending or rejecting. Every flower has a name and meaning that works in the right color and numbers. If you are mad about someone, furious with another, soothed by a third and celebrating with the fourth, flowers can speak for you at every instance. Do your homework and use the right flower. These non-verbal articulations save you more time, energy and reams of crumpled paper.

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