I believe that everyone should have a personal flower, or several, and I encourage you to choose your own. Flowers have been assigned traditional meanings which can be found in lists or dictionaries of the Language of Flowers. I have two, the Violet, of course, and the Madame Violet Rose. The Madame Violet Rose was newer and had not yet been assigned a meaning, when I chose it, therefore I assigned it one. That is Creativity. It is perfectly fine for you to choose a meaning for a newer flower if a traditional one does not already exist. After all, that is how all of them originally acquired their meanings! Someone assigned them to them. It is fun to have a personal flower. It is like having a special signature. Your personal flower is symbolic of you! And it adds beauty and mystery to your life.
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Lady Violette de Courcy’s Family Crest
Monday, February 7th, 2011
The name Lady Violette de Courcy means Violet of the Heart.
It is interesting to note that the violet plant has both a beautiful flower and a cordate leaf in the shape of a green velvet heart!
Thus Lady Violette de Courcy has chosen the image of the Violet Flower and the Heart-Shaped Violet Leaf for her personal family crest.
Who is Lady Violette?
Sunday, February 6th, 2011
Lady Violette is a romantic interested in all things violet. As a plant huntress and adventuress she searches the world for rare breeds and studies and writes on both the History of Flowers and the Effects of Flowers on History. She is an authority on The Language of Flowers and Their Meanings and is dedicated to resurrecting interest in this field. She cooks with edible flowers and collects and invents Edible Flower Recipes.
What’s in a name?
Sunday, February 6th, 2011
I am asked, “How did you get the name?” Well, I made it up! And, “Why the name, Lady Violette de Courcy?” I wanted something to do with flowers and something colorful, thus Violette. And something loving and romantic, thus de Courcy which means, literally in French, of the heart. The entire name translates to Violet of the Heart.