Purple carnations pinks love flowers and purple flower meanings of flowers. Beautiful wedding carnations are yellow carnations on wedding flower cakes.
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The Carnation is a beautiful colored flower.
Carnation Flower Origins
The purple flower called carnations are lovely, delicate, and soft perennial flowers that have been in existence for more than 2500 years.
Carnation flowers are mostly found in the Mediterranean.
There are lots of countries that grow carnations, and Australia is the leader.
Many American florists grow purple carnation flowers, and some import them from Africa.
In the beginning you could find color hues of carnations pinks only, now these beautiful flowers can be found in almost any of the colors on the color wheel chart.
Carnation Purple Meanings of Flowers
The carnation that is purple is considered a love flower, or flower from the gods.
The purple carnation flower symbolizes success, power, and luxury. Some individuals may also believe that the color purple signifies spontaneity, or capriciousness.
Scientifically speaking the name is Dianthus caryophyllus.
Popularity
National flower in Ohio, an American state.
National flower of Spain.
Favorite flower for Grecians, and Romans.
Many American florists grow purple flowers, and some import them from Africa.
Time Honored Uses for the Purple Flower Carnation
Since this flower symbolizes success, pride, and power there are many uses for the purple flowers. Find some of them listed here:
Ceremonies
Expression of love. When the purple flower is mixed with white carnations it symbolizes - pure love.
Deep relaxation - great for hospital rooms.
Funeral condolence
These flowers are used in art, and decorations extensively.
How to Grow Carnations
These flowers are really easy to grow, and you do not need seeds.
Get a fresh bouquet of carnations. Get your friend to send them to you :)
Look at the main stems, and find a branch growing from one of them. It must be at least four inches long. Gently pluck this branch from its stem.
Remove all the leaves from the branch, and insert it into a pot of moist sand.
Ensure that the sand remains moist at all times. Moist is different from soaking wet.
Set in a space with lots of sunlight (minimum six hours).
For faster growth add some compost manure.
Let grow for one month, before replanting into a larger container.
This process works for any color carnation, and can be replanted into your garden, or left in the potting container for interior decorating.
