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HelpRe: Rose, Violet, and Lily
in reply to a message by mirfak
I'd have to prefer Rose, because though I don't like it much, I don't like the other two at all. My good friend Lilli is actually Elizabeth, but Lilli was the closest her two older siblings could get.
For a child, I'd happily use Rosemary or Rosamond; I might also consider Rosalind or Rosalie. I wouldn't use Rose by itself.
No different for coworker or housemate.
My garden is full of white arum lilies right now; I mostly see other lilies at weddings and funerals. Lilies are typically white.
Hoots, mon, why did Rabbie Burns write 'My love is like a red, red rose' if roses weren't, in his time, typically red?
I don't think of these plants and flowers as being in any way symbolic. I like them all, violets the most I think, because they are more unusual, but they have no additional meaning for me.
For a child, I'd happily use Rosemary or Rosamond; I might also consider Rosalind or Rosalie. I wouldn't use Rose by itself.
No different for coworker or housemate.
My garden is full of white arum lilies right now; I mostly see other lilies at weddings and funerals. Lilies are typically white.
Hoots, mon, why did Rabbie Burns write 'My love is like a red, red rose' if roses weren't, in his time, typically red?
I don't think of these plants and flowers as being in any way symbolic. I like them all, violets the most I think, because they are more unusual, but they have no additional meaning for me.
