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  • anemone: Greek; "daughter of the wind"; created by the goddess Venus when she sprinkled nectar on the blood of her dead lover Adonis; symbol for fading hope and a feeling of having been forsaken
  • asphodel: flowers of the Underworld (Asphodel Meadows)
  • eidelweiss: symbol for alpinism, for rugged beauty and purity
  • foxglove: common name is said to come from "folk's gloves," with "folk" referring to fairy folk; also called "dead man's bells" or "witches gloves" because of its poison
  • gardenia: symbol for secret love
  • snowdrop: flowers in winter; became the symbol of hope when Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden
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