The pansy flower is a beautiful little flower well loved for
it’s charm, versatility and adding a swath of gorgeous colors
to the garden. The pansy’s lineage comes from the
tri- colour viola (yellow, white and purple) a European
wildflower. From these humble beginnings came the
modern day pansy as we know it.
What Does the Pansy Flower Mean?
- loving thoughts
- love in idleness
- to think
- free thinkers
- remembrance
- to consider
- the birth flower of February
In Victorian England, the pansy flower was used for
secret courting. Any display of love or passion was
severely frowned upon and in order to communicate to
potential romantic partners the pansy was employed.
It was placed in what was called a tussie mussie
which was a bunch of herbs wrapped in a doily
with some flowers in the middle. The pansy flower
was used to convey not easily expressed in Victorian
England such as I’m feeling amorous towards you,
I am thinking of you or I have thoughts of you or
I’m missing you, but always it was about one person
thinking of another.