Elizabethan Era Flower

In Elizabethan times, garlands made of flowers were worn on special occasions such as weddings or celebrations, and Queen Elizabeth I was given bouquets of flowers from her admiring subjects. Just as red roses symbolize love, four-leaf clovers mean good luck, and mistletoe suggests holiday romance today, flowers also had meanings in the sixteenth century. In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Ophelia mentions several kinds of flowers and herbs and their meanings: * Pansies represent "thoughts." The English name "pansy" comes from the French word, "pensées," meanings "thoughts." * Rosemary is for "remembrance." * Rue, a bitter-tasting herb, may symbolize disdain; Ophelia pretends to give rue to herself and her imaginary guests. Rue was also thought
Other records indicate that the name may originally have been spelled tuzzy muzzy; tuzzy is an olde English word meaning 'a knot of flowers', and muzzy may have referred to the damp moss which was wrapped around the flower stems to keep them moist.
The Elizabethan Tussie Mussie
During the English Elizabethan era, tussie mussies were frequently exchanged between lovers; many Elizabethan tussie mussies included Thyme (Thymus vulgaris), Marjoram (Origanum marjorana), Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) and the Mints (Mentha spp.).Tussie mussies soon became a secret code between lovers, as different flowers began to carry different meanings.
The Victorian Tussie Mussie
The Victorians made it extremely fashionable to exchange tussie mussies. The Victorians considered a young lady to be cultured if she understood the study of flowers; this included creating flower arrangements, drawing and painting flowers, pressing flowers and growing flowers. The language of love was conveyed through flowers and every educated young lady and gentleman knew the meaning of every flower presented in a tussie