{"id":21473,"date":"2023-11-11T09:16:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T22:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/?p=21473"},"modified":"2024-08-07T19:51:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T09:51:06","slug":"insulting-someone-with-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/insulting-someone-with-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Insulting Someone with Flowers: Delicate Touch in Offence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/How-to-Insult-Someone-in-Flower-Language.jpeg\" alt=\"How-to-Insult-Someone-in-Flower-Language\" class=\"wp-image-21498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/How-to-Insult-Someone-in-Flower-Language.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/How-to-Insult-Someone-in-Flower-Language-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/How-to-Insult-Someone-in-Flower-Language-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/How-to-Insult-Someone-in-Flower-Language-100x56.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/How-to-Insult-Someone-in-Flower-Language-360x203.jpeg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arts Illustrated Studios \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of us are aware of the sweet tradition of expressing our feelings or support for someone through the beauty of flowers. However as with mostly anything else the sophistication of the Victorian era cuts both ways. Expressing disdain or outright threatening their life with a nice floral arrangement will never be this nefariously subtle or spectacularly passive-aggressive as this. So whether you are a super-villain with a penchant for theatrics or just want to make an underhanded jab at someone \u2013 This list is for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll start with the ad hominem flowers moving toward the outright death threats. And yes, nothing says \u201cBond villain\u201d quite like threatening someone\u2019s life by sending them a beautiful pink flower. <a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/gardening-services\/\">The Fantastic Gardeners<\/a> do not carry any responsibility for any hurt feelings resulting from this article. We wrote this for the sake of curiosity. Please don\u2019t give anyone poisonous bouquets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Candytuft\">Candytuft<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Candytuft.jpg\" alt=\"Candytuft\" class=\"wp-image-21499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Candytuft.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Candytuft-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Candytuft-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Candytuft-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Candytuft-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elly Miller \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first one is probably the mildest of the bunch. If you want to tell someone that you couldn\u2019t care less about them, gift them a candytuft. It\u2019s a symbol of indifference. Then again, it\u2019s rather contradictory, since it shows more care than giving them nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Buttercup\">Buttercup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Buttercup.jpg\" alt=\"Buttercup\" class=\"wp-image-21500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Buttercup.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Buttercup-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Buttercup-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Buttercup-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Buttercup-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bubushonok \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Symbolising childishness, buttercups are ideal for that one friend who still makes fart jokes on every occasion by blowing raspberries. They\u2019ll probably call you something homophobic as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Sunflower\">Sunflower<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sunflower.jpg\" alt=\"Sunflower\" class=\"wp-image-21501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sunflower.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sunflower-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sunflower-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sunflower-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sunflower-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">K-Smile love \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunflowers became a symbol of false riches when Spanish explorers first reached the Americas and thought they were actually made of gold. In the Victorian era they were also given to people to let them know they are haughty and should check themselves. Do what you must with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Yellow Carnation\">Yellow Carnation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow-Carnation-Flower.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow Carnation Flower\" class=\"wp-image-21502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow-Carnation-Flower.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow-Carnation-Flower-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow-Carnation-Flower-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow-Carnation-Flower-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow-Carnation-Flower-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gregory Johnston \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving on to the romantic side of things. Yellow Carnations can both be used to express disappointment and\/or rejection. If you are being courted by a hopeless romantic nothing will give them a better reason to write a tear-jerking ballad than a bouquet of these puffy yellow flowers. The song is practically writing itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Yellow Rose\">Yellow Rose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow_Rose.jpg\" alt=\"Soft yellow roses in a garden\" class=\"wp-image-21503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow_Rose.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow_Rose-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow_Rose-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow_Rose-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Yellow_Rose-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pete Pahham \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are wishing someone to be cheated on or confessing it to them in a way that isn\u2019t really a confession if the other isn\u2019t proficient in flower language \u2013 Yellow Roses are your choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Cyclamen\">Cyclamen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cyclamen.jpg\" alt=\"Lawn of beautiful pink and white cyclamens. Spring tender beautiful fluffy flower. Medical poisonous flower. Floral background in full bloom. Spring tender beautiful fluffy flower, Mothers Day.\" class=\"wp-image-21504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cyclamen.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cyclamen-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cyclamen-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cyclamen-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cyclamen-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ti_A \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We don\u2019t know why anyone would drop subtle hints about something like this, but if you wish to cut off the old ball and chain in a tactful matter, cyclamens mean exactly that. They are a symbol for separation and the floral equivalent of \u201cLet\u2019s just be friends\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Butterfly Weed\">Butterfly Weed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Butterfly_Weed.jpg\" alt=\"Butterfly Weed\" class=\"wp-image-21505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Butterfly_Weed.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Butterfly_Weed-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Butterfly_Weed-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Butterfly_Weed-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Butterfly_Weed-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Herreid \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you wish to be more aggressive about it and outright say \u201cGet out of my face!\u201d you will have to get them Butterfly Weed. Make sure to look suitably angry and deliver the flower with a white knuckle grip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Peonies\">Peonies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Peonies.jpg\" alt=\"Peony  The Fawn. Double pink peony flower. Paeonia lactiflora (Chinese peony or common garden peony).\" class=\"wp-image-21506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Peonies.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Peonies-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Peonies-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Peonies-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Peonies-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Natali22206 \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The most passive-aggressive of them all. You know the gentle hot pink flowers. When given they are a sign of anger. This sounds like something an outrageously religious aunt would give you for your birthday for being an atheist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Orange_Lilies\">Orange Lilies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Orange_Lilies.jpg\" alt=\"Asiatic Lily (Orange)\" class=\"wp-image-21507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Orange_Lilies.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Orange_Lilies-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Orange_Lilies-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Orange_Lilies-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Orange_Lilies-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ambreen_35 \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are finally at the hardcore stretch of the list. Nothing says \u201chatred\u201d like the bright fiery orange of the lilies. It\u2019s basically the equivalent of telling someone \u201cI hope you get mauled by a tiger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Basil\">Basil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Basil.jpg\" alt=\"Background of young purple basil plants leaves\" class=\"wp-image-21508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Basil.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Basil-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Basil-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Basil-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Basil-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amelia Martin \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What goes great on spaghetti but means you hate someone so much you equate them to unbearable stench? Basil. Yep. This popular herb\u2019s smell and the taste was so universally disliked by Victorian society that they started using it as an insult in bouquet form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Petunia\">Petunia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Petunia.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful petunia flowers\" class=\"wp-image-21509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Petunia.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Petunia-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Petunia-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Petunia-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Petunia-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deniss Grigorjevs \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Petunia<br \/>Another grandmotherly flower seething with passive-aggressive resentment. We don\u2019t know what this says when you name your child after it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Tansy\">Tansy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tansy.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of Common Tansy flowers, Derbyshire England\" class=\"wp-image-21510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tansy.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tansy-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tansy-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tansy-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tansy-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Judith Andrews \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These flowers are the most gentlemanly way to declare war on your enemies. We just hope when the inevitable robot apocalypse comes about they will use this gesture. It will be an awesome cover for the history textbooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Black_Rose\">Black Rose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Black_Rose.jpg\" alt=\"black roses flower background with water drops.\" class=\"wp-image-21511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Black_Rose.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Black_Rose-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Black_Rose-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Black_Rose-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Black_Rose-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Daoduangnan \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard to find, a favourite of goth kids worldwide, and the perfect way to say \u201cYou are dead to me\u201d to someone you do not particularly care about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<section class=\"section section--single-post\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-article__title\">You may also like:<\/div> <!-- \/.related-article__title -->\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-article__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"related-article__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/poisonous-plants-and-flowers-australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"11 Pretty Flowers That Can Kill You\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Pretty-Flowers-That-Can-Kill-You-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5120px) 100vw, 5120px\" title=\"Pretty Flowers That Can Kill You\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure> <!-- \/.related-article__image -->\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-article__desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"badge-holder\">\n\t<span class=\"badge badge--color-2\">Gardening Advice<\/span>\n<\/div>  <!-- \/.badge-holder --> \n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/poisonous-plants-and-flowers-australia\/\" class=\"short-text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"11 Pretty Flowers That Can Kill You\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11 Pretty Flowers That Can Kill You\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- \/.related-article__desc -->\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- \/.related-article__body -->\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- \/.related-article -->\t\n\t<\/section> <!-- \/.section section--single-post -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Rhododendron\">Rhododendron<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><div class=\"lazyloadImage\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"912\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rhododendron.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful red rhododendron flower in garden with magic bokeh. Beautiful red rhododendron flower closeup. red Rhododendron flower on magic bokeh background.\" class=\"wp-image-21512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rhododendron.jpg 912w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rhododendron-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rhododendron-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rhododendron-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/fantasticservicesgroup.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rhododendron-360x202.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ihor Hvozdetskyi \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These last two basically mean the same in different degrees. 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