Bouquet of sunflowers for anybody not a gimmick. Flower delivery in Ukraine, offers a track of these little suns everywhere. How and when did these flowers in Europe and in our country? What bouquets of these flowers is especially popular in Ukraine today? Some floral compositions in the Ukrainian tradition prefers Kiev? The answers to these questions are dedicated to our publication.
the popular name of a sunflower is used to denote the kind of herbaceous plants of the Genus Helianthus annuus, or oilseeds (the Asteraceae family). It is well known that the homeland of the plant – North America and there it was cultivated before the discovery by Europeans more than 2 centuries. Moreover, today many eminent archaeologists say that the sunflower cultivated by mankind for much longer than wheat. Many native American cultures it is the sunflower was used as a symbol of deity of the Sun (Aztec, Otomi in Mexico, Incas in Peru).
First described this plant Francisco Pizarro in Peru, where the natives revered the image as a symbol of Inti or Punchao (solar deity). In Europe, we will notice, except for Golden statues this plant was taken and the most common seeds. Academician P. M. Zhukovsky (a monograph of the genus Sunflower) found that achenes of the first plants brought to Europe by the Spaniards, had returned from Mexican expedition. Sown with the same plants was in 1510 in the Botanical garden of Madrid. The first description of the plant amounted to one L’Aubel in 1576. Around the same time “flowers of the sun” in addition to decorative functions begin to perform and a lot of others. Bouquet of sunflowers is not uncommon in France, and in Italy, Belgium, England, Switzerland, Holland, but here it is used in other countries not traditionally. Fashionable in those days was to order a bouquet of flowers not to delight the eye, and sometimes for the taste enjoyment. For example, in England, in the middle of the XVII century baskets young sunflower and boiled, and baked on the coals, and then enjoyed the delicacy with oil and vinegar, like artichokes. Interestingly the use of sunflower and in Germany, where until the XVIII century they were used for making ersatz coffee.
In our country sunflowers were due to Peter I, who saw him in Holland. Acclimatization was successful, and soon the plant became not only a decorative ornament but also an affordable treat for the commoners. Today is once again gaining popularity decorative component of the sunflowers. Oddly enough, but overseas flower is even considered a symbol of Ukraine and is actively used in national symbols. Kiev, or rather, almost all of its floristic salons offer a variety of songs of these colors. For example, flower delivery salon Lepestki presents amazing bouquets, which are a fiery yellow, orange, red, proud heliotropes (synonym sunflower) perfectly combined with blue flowers. Depending on the orientation of the bouquet can be simple and cornflowers, bells, and exquisite roses and even orchids. Specify if the sunflowers are symbols of the sublime, pure intentions, the flowers blue tint, in General, are an expression of certain secrets, innuendo.
Even more ukrainiziruet bouquet decorated with ribbon and imitation of popular or embroidery this handwork. Feasible and order a bouquet of sunflowers, just artfully wrapped with straw. With a simple decor makes composition incredibly sweet and one hundred percent Ukrainian, because the straw – a symbol of the unity that is so necessary today to the country.
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