Symbolism - with peonies, you only wish for good things
Flowers have meanings. You can say a lot of things with them. Find out how positive the peony is.
The romantic peony surrounds a wonderful symbolism. Because of its large, colorful flowers,
the Chinese, for example, revere it as a good luck charm and as the embodiment of prosperity.
The latter is probably linked to the fact that for many centuries only nobles were
allowed to decorate their gardens with peonies. In Japan too, the peony is a symbol of wealth,
but also of feminine beauty and of long life.
In Buddhism, it is synonymous with gentleness, because wherever the young Buddha set foot, peonies blossomed.
And finally, peonies are synonymous with shyness. This explains a nymph legend.
It says that nymphs are shy and prefer to hide from people under the peony flowers.
In French, there is even a saying for this: «Être rouge comme une pivoine» (to be red like a peony).
Fancy some more peony stories?
Peonies and their history
Large flowers, fragrant, with spectacular colors: Everyone loves peonies. Find out how old they can get and who used them for decoration as early as 200 BC.
Peony or Pentecost Rose?
How does a plant get its name? And why does it sometimes have two of them? Join us on the search for traces.
Language of peonies
Flowers have meanings. You can say a lot of things with them. Find out how positive the peony is.
Science or superstition?
Do peonies help with diseases caused by the moon? And why are their roots only dug up at night? We provide answers and much more.