'Helios' | Marigolds Print
'Helios' | Marigolds Print
Marigolds, the “Herb of the Sun”, are October’s flower & hold a host of meanings across history & cultures. The name “Mary’s Gold” was given since they were sacrificed to the Virgin in lieu of gold coins. Both Victorian & Mexican cultures used them in remembrance for the dead while throughout the Middle Ages they were considered love charms, helping to attract mates. Others splashed marigold water on their eyes or added petals to their pillows to induce psychic dreams & visions of fairies. However, because their bright orange faces evoke the beauty of the sun, they’re most associated with creativity, passion & a drive to succeed.
This print is a reproduction of my original ‘Helios’ watercolor painting, October’s flower from the Birth Month Botanical Collection. Printed on textured watercolor paper, this giclee print looks very much like the original! I sign each print before carefully wrapping and shipping to you. Birth Month Botanical prints also include a beautiful card with floriography information specific to that flower. – 5″x7″, 8″x 10″, 11″x14″ or 16″x20″: Archival giclee print, 100% cotton fiber paper, Acid Free
PRINTED TO ORDER – please allow some time for the printer to create your piece. Processing time is typically 1 week.
“Floriography”: the language of flowers
Thousands of years of folklore, mythology & religious tradition have contributed to the meanings we ascribe to flowers today. Floriography peaked in popularity during the Victorian era when, armed with floral dictionaries, gentlemen would send cryptic messages to ladies with specific nosegays or tussie mussies called “talking bouquets”.
Still today we have a tradition of birth month flowers, the meanings of which are rooted in floriography. Similar to zodiac signs or birthstones, it is believed you inherit the characteristics of the flower assigned to your birth month.