A Complete Guide to Geranium Flower Meanings and Legendary Stories
Flower meanings are the emotions and wishes people express through flowers. For example, roses symbolize fiery love, baby's breath symbolizes a restrained yet persistent love, and the lotus flower meaning is pure and noble, free and unworldly. So as a flower widely grown all over the world, the geranium comes in diverse colors and flower forms and has a long blooming period, making it deeply loved by people. So what is the geranium's flower meaning? And what moving legends does the geranium have? Let's take a look together.
I. Geranium Flower Meanings
Geranium: a chance encounter, you are my happiness, symbolizing the beginning of a beautiful love. When people discover that happiness is right beside them, the geranium is the most fitting way to express the pursuit of happiness.
Red Geranium
Red inspires people and leaves a deep impression, just like the him or her in your heart that you cannot get out of your mind, symbolizing yearning and devotion to love.
Pink Geranium
We are intimate lovers, and every moment spent together is the most beautiful; I am so happy to be by your side, symbolizing beautiful and happy moments and companionship.
Variegated Geranium
White represents pure friendship, sincere and indelible
II. The Beautiful Legend of the Geranium
In ancient times, legend has it that Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was on the road of escape, facing countless difficulties and obstacles and feeling utterly exhausted, so he collapsed by the riverside. When he woke up, he was surrounded by red flowers, a beautiful and vibrant sea of blooms, with a fresh fragrance that refreshed the heart and mind, making the lonely and weary Muhammad suddenly feel spirited and refreshed. These flowers were geraniums. In ancient times, geraniums were used by people to drive away devils and evil forces.
The legend of the geranium also confirms its effects. Because of its rich fragrance, geranium flowers can drive away mosquitoes and insects, and today they are mostly used by people to repel mosquitoes. Geraniums can also be used to extract essential oil, which is used for pain relief and antibacterial purposes. So if you grow geraniums indoors, they will give off a rich fresh scent, and will also balance the secretion of skin oil and drive away mosquitoes and insects. Growing geraniums indoors could not be more suitable!
From the above, it can be seen that the geranium's flower meaning is related to its flower color, and different flower colors symbolize different feelings. Therefore, when giving them as gifts, you must choose carefully so that others do not misunderstand what you mean to express.