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Daisy aesthetic: Tsutsui Tomoka - Pink is the new black

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Floriography in Daisy

If you guys have been reading my stories, you have likely noticed a common theme of flower language going from the early stuff, all the way back to Daisy. I enjoy aligning the meaning and symbolism of flora with my OCs and canon characters. So, as we’ve got a KobaHitsu blog now, I would like to give you guys some more info on the topic.

Floriography has been present in different cultures for centuries. In Victorian times, it used to be a way to ask questions which weren’t appropriate spoken out loud or flirt without anyone knowing except the two participants. The number of flowers, arrangement in a bouquet and choice of species all changed the words or feelings expressed through the gift. Hence, the Victorian ladies and gents had a lot of possibilities as to how to communicate with one another secretly throughout the 1800s and early 1900s.

However, nowadays, the symbolism of the flowers has mostly changed, their old meanings in conversation forgotten. Each culture has its own purpose for different buds, mostly connected to old traditions and the new religion. The only way we know about the specific meanings of certain bouquets is through literary works from the era.

In Daisy, you can notice a mixture of Victorian-era meanings and the centuries-old Hanakotoba (Flower Words). I mostly try and focus on the latter, as it fits our setting better. The Hanakotoba can get tricky to understand, though. It is meant to convey only emotions, unlike the Victorian floriography. Hence, we can assume that Hinagiku, being a proper lady, has been taught in both meanings of the flowers, and is able to decode the messages being sent to her with only a little difficulty. In most cases, the secret notes are fairly straightforward. Though, some of them do have multiple meanings which make her pause and think. In Victorian times, it wasn’t rare to have a flower which could have different, contradictory, meanings attached to it. This changed depending on the situation, number of buds and arrangement with other flowers. So, the mystery and difficulty of decoding the message make floriography all the more interesting to our protagonist.

Stay tuned for more information, as I will be going over each and every coded message we have seen until today, explaining the different methods of decoding it!

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OMGGGG THE WAY I ROLLED AROUND CLENCHING MY HEART WHEN U SAID UR NOT DONE WITH DAISY

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Thanks so much for the message!

I'm so sorry it's taken me long to reply, I'm an idiot when it comes to checking anon messages hahaha I swear that I'm not done, I've just been... slow to update? Slow to write... just slow all round hahaha

Essentially, my uni has buried me hahaha I will do my best to have some new content out as soon as possible :)

I hope you have a great New Year!

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Daisy aesthetic: Kobashigawa Hinagiku color panel

Thanks for all the follows and I hope you’ll keep enjoying the content :)