What's behind it

Day of love: say it with the language of flowers

The red rose means: "I love you more than anything."

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Flowers are a popular gift on Valentine's Day. They can serve as a means of communication with the "language of flowers". Red roses are particularly popular for expressing love. Chives are more unusual. The "Krone" took a closer look at what lies behind this.

Gifted flowers speak. They say: "Congratulations" and sometimes they also say: "I'm sorry, please forgive me". They say: "Don't forget me" or: "I love you". Flowers accompany us throughout our lives: they are given to women giving birth and placed on coffins.

They are there when we celebrate birthdays or weddings or when we want to seduce or seduce someone. They are a source of comfort and bring joy to others or to ourselves - "I can buy myself flowers", as Miley Cyrus sings.