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The chrysanthemum, a beautiful, bright flower with many different arrangements of petals, has come to mean cheerfulness as well as saying that the person sent these flowers is a great friend.
Just as this flower bends down and looks at the ground, not displaying its beauty as other flowers do, so has the bluebell come to be related to humility.
The anemone's meaning really depends on what culture is being followed. To some, it is a symbol of bad luck, while to others, it is a symbol of deathless love.
The apple is associated with the first time mankind truly made a choice, which was the original sin. Therefore, the apple flower symbolizes choice.
In the Victorian era, the begonia was given the meaning of "beware". This is not to mean that it is a bad omen, however. Still, it would be unwise to give these to someone you care about.
Cacti in the desert have to withstand harsh conditions. Not many other things can live in the desert, so the cactus flower stands for endurance.
The shield of Zeus, carried by Athena. After Perseus killed the Gorgon Medusa, her head was affixed to the shield so that anyone who looked at it would be petrified immediately.
The sword of Roland of the Twelve Peers of Charlemagne. In its hilt was a tooth from Saint Peter, blood of Saint Basil, hair from Saint Denis, and a relic from the Virgin Mary.
