The flower language and meaning of carnations: passion, charm, tender love, true love, I love you, mother, warm blessings, loving you, kindness.

Carnations include many varieties and hybrids that can bloom almost continuously in a greenhouse. The flowers are abundant and come in many shapes and colors. Typically fragrant and long blooming, it is ideal for bouquets and gardens. They are valued for their beauty, charm, lilac-like fragrance and long-lasting freshness. Since 1907, pink carnations have been used as a symbol of Mother's Day, and they are often used as flowers dedicated to mothers.

There are two schools of thought as to how this flower received its common name "carnation." Some believe the name comes from the ancient Romans, who wore carnations in their wreaths. They claim the name comes from "corone," the Roman word for "flower," or reflects an alternative pronunciation of the word "coronation," since they were often worn as crowns during religious ceremonies.

Others believe that carnations got their name from the Latin word "caro", meaning "meat", because this was the color of the first carnations. It is also believed to be derived from the Latin word "incarnation," meaning the physical incarnation of God. ?

People in Greece and Athens on the coast of southern Europe cultivated carnations in large quantities and respected them so much that they called them Dianthos, the Flower of Jove. Because it is often used to add the sweet scent of cloves in wine (the poet Chaucer called it "food in wine"), and used to make wreaths and crowns, it became carnation (Coronation), which is the origin of the modern name "carnation". ?