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Pansies bloom all year round. The versatile owers come in a variety of shades, usually with a bright yellow centre.

Derived from violas, they are one of the few owers that are edible. Shakespeare mentioned pansies in his comedy ‘A

Midsummer Night’s Dream’, by their nickname ‘heartsease’. Poppies – In Flanders Fields the poppies blow… Poppies, particularly the red variety, are worn by many across the UK each November as a sign of remembrance. They also symbolise sleep, peace and death. Poppies are a source of opium, which induces sleep and acts as a pain reliever. They are featured on the coat of arms of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. What time of year do poppies bloom? Poppies bloom from mid-June to October. The poppy is the birth ower for the month of August. They are native to many different parts of the world, including Europe and Asia. Roses – The rose is possibly the most well-known and thought of ower when it comes to any occasion, at least across the western world. In popular culture, roses are symbols of love and beauty, but can also embody much more than that. Many countries claim the rose as their national ower, including England, the Maldives, Bulgaria and the United States and they are one of the birth owers for June. Different coloured roses offer different meanings. Red – Red roses symbolise love and desire. Not to be consigned solely to Valentine’s Day, surely love and desire is something we would want to communicate all year round, especially when it comes to remembering someone we loved deeply.

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