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Flower Tattoos
June 3, 2008 by , under Flower Tattoos.
Flower tattoo designs embodies a timeless symbol of beauty and are a popular choice of tattoo design particularly amongst women. A flower represents womanliness through its shape - receptive cup-like form and it’s passive role in fertilization. The sight of a flowers brings message of love, happiness and joy. Flower tattoo design generally exudes beauty, sweetness and femininity.
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Different flowers represent an array of meaning depending on the species it belong or the color it has. The most popular flower designs are rose, lotus, hibiscus and cherry blossoms and they are discussed on a separate category in this website.
There are still a lot of various flower tattoo designs such as daisy, violets and daisy and each certain types of flower appeals to the wearer depending on the personality or message she wants to represent. Whatever flower it is, sporting this tattoo show a hard and soft side of a female all at once. With flowers being a natural symbol of beauty, its prominence as a choice design is not surprising.
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There are hundreds of variety of flowers to choose from and any of those can be rendered on ink by a skilled tattoo artist. Below are some of the flowers that can be used as a tattoo design. This would be very useful for anyone looking for that perfect floral tattoo design that they can relate to.
- Anthurium is believed to be a confession of man’s intense attraction.
- Birds of Paradise says that something strange and wonderful is about to occur.
- Daffodil speaks of regard and stand for chivalry in Victorian England.
- Daisy symbolizes innocence.
- Gardenia suggests feminine grace, subtlety and artistry.
- Iris with their early bloom can stand for a message of hope or sorrow.
- Jasmine is an emblem of good luck and increase.
- Lilac are used to suggest both passion and absence.
- Lily in the Victorian flower language is translated as youthful innocence.
- Magnolia express dignity and perseverance. In China, they are emblem of gentleness and feminine beauty.
- Pansy was believed to be a charmed flower which represents the thoughts of lovers share before a word is spoken.
- Poppy mean the consolation of rest and wonders of dreams.
- Primrose symbolizes youth and hope.
- Sunflower symbolizes power, nourishment and warmth. In China, it represents longetivity.
- Tulip - the red tulip means to declare your love while the yellow tulip stands for hopeless love.
- Violet is a promise of faithfulness and symbol of humility and constancy in love.
Reference: Gretchen Scoble and Ann Field. The Meaning of Flowers. 1998
