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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]],'' the characters couldn't go anywhere without coming across a rose. The rings that signified the duelists sported a rose crest, Ohtori's gate had a huge rose design on top of it, each duelist had a rose of their signature color as a target when they fought, and a group of antagonists were called the Black Rose duelists, to name but a few. In the movie, they up the ante, and the famous "dance in the rose garden" shows an Ohtori ''drowning'' in roses. Just to drive the point home, the [[Meaningful Name|Meaningful Names]] backed up the imagery: "Utena" and "Anthy" mean "calyx" and "flower," respectively.
** The [[Colour
*** Believe it or not, green roses mean "I am from Mars" in floriography. This is probably not the meaning intended here. They do exist, as a mutant form that has extra sepals instead of petals.
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' had a field day with this. Looking at the characters' [[Theme Naming|flower names]], their favorite flowers, and the flowers that show up around them give big clues to their characters. For example, Sonomi's favorite flower is nadeshiko; she adored Sakura's mother, whose name was Nadeshiko.
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*** Squad 10: The narcissus, which symbolises occultism/egoism.
*** Squad 11: The yarrow, which symbolises combat. This division is the strongest direct combat division of the entire Gotei 13 and tends to take the front line in battle. It also has a reputation for producing the strongest fighters. Two of its members left to become vice-captains elsewhere (the 6th and 7th divisions) and the 11th division's current third and fifth seats (there is [[Four Is Death|no fourth seat]]) are themselves [[Almighty Janitor|vice-captain class]].
*** Squad 12: The thistle = Vengeance, Austerity, Independence. This division is a loose cannon. The [[For Science!|scientific]] division and their captain plays by [[Mad Scientist|his own rules]].
*** Squad 13: The snowdrop, which symbolises Hope. This division is known for being led by the gentlest, most peaceful captain.
** Individual [[Empathic Weapon|zanpakutou]] can also have flower themes that tie into their owner's personality and abilities in some way. This applies to both shinigami and arrancar.
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* Many British murder mysteries make reference to flowers - Belladonna (deadly nightshade) is a favorite as a poison. ''Rosemary and Thyme'' takes this to the next level though. Not only are they named after herbs, but the contents of their garden often provide a clue to the murder...or at least serve as inspiration for the [[An Aesop|aesop]] at the end.
** [[Agatha Christie (Creator)|Agatha Christie]] explicitly used floriography as major clues in some of her [[Miss Marple]] mysteries.
* ''[[Little Women]]'': While Laurie and Amy are taking a walk through a rose garden, Laurie gets pricked by a red rose he tried to pick while thinking of Jo, whom he last saw when she turned down his marriage proposal. Amy then gives him a thorn-free white rose. Laurie instantly thinks of the [[Colour
* Parodied in the ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''Nanny Ogg's Cookbook'', where after discussing how a man was once sued for having an obscene garden, Nanny Ogg gives a list of "pretty flowers and their meanings". The list itself is not present, however, because Nanny Ogg being who she is, the publisher inserts a note declaring they've yanked the list for being overly suggestive. (Though [[Fridge Logic|considering]] ALL flowers are plant reproductive organs, Nanny may have had a point...)
** Note that the above is actually [[Truth in Television]]: the founder of the Hellfire Club, Sir Francis Dashwood, landscaped his garden in such a way that, from the church on the hill, it would look like a naked woman.
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** Sage: Wisdom, longevity.
** Rosemary: Fidelity, memories.
** Thyme: Used in folk herbalism to discern the identity of your true love; also a popular component in [[The
* The eponymous gardens in the Irish song "Down By The Sally Gardens" are willow gardens (genus ''Salix''), associated with sorrow.
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