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Ingredients A-L | Ingredients M-Z | Rachel's Flowers

Flowers

Relax - Daisy
Chrysanthemum maximum. Daisies represent purity, loyalty and innocence. Ancient Greeks dedicated the daisy to Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, the wilderness and the moon.

There's an old English saying that spring has not come until you can set your foot on twelve daises. And the daisy is the classic flower to make daisy chains and to use when asking whether "he loves me, he loves me not."

Glow - Orange Gerber Daisy
Gerbera jamesonii. Also known as the Transvaal Daisy, the Gerber daisy originated in South Africa and is named after Traugott Gerber, a German botanist and naturalist.

Like classic daisies, Orange Gerber daisies share the representation of innocence and purity, but also hold the added meaning of exuberant beauty, which stems from the gerbera's vivid orange color.

Refresh - Pink Gerber Daisy
Gerbera jamesonii. The vibrant, playful Pink Gerber daisy is thought to represent creativity and joy. A bouquet of pink gerbera daisies is often used to lift spirits and put the recipient "in the pink."

The Gerber daisy ranks among the five most favored flowers in the world along with rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip.

Calm - Anemone
Anemone coronaria. Anemone comes from the Greek word ánemos meaning "wind" and anemones are often referred to as "windflowers." It was once believed that the flower only bloomed when a gentle wind would blow.

In Greek mythology it is said that the anemone flower sprang up from the blood of Aphrodite's slain lover, Adonis. In England, anemones were wrapped in silk and carried as an amulet or charm against illness.

Revive - Sunflower
Helianthus annuus. Sunflowers originated in the Americas where for centuries they were cultivated as a food source, and their golden images often appeared in temples.

Sunflowers always turn towards the sun, a unique behavior known as phototropism. Because of this, sunflowers represent nourishment, loyalty and constancy. In addition, the sunflower is often associated with warmth, adoration and longevity.

It is said that if a girl puts three sunflower seeds down her back, she will marry the first boy she meets.

Vitality - Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus. Originating in Central and South America, brilliantly colored cosmos thrive in hot, challenging environments. Spanish priests grew cosmos in their mission gardens in Mexico. The symmetrical petals led them to christen the flower "cosmos," the Greek word for harmony or ordered universe.

Ranging in color from glowing pink to bright yellow, the flowers are quick to propagate and fill a garden.