Our Mission
Floriography exists to make flower meanings clear without confusing symbolism with botanical fact. A meaning is something people have given to a flower — through history, literature, custom, and gifting — and we present it as exactly that.
Research Standards
Before publication, we establish the flower’s botanical identity, look for historical evidence for each claimed meaning, and check symbolism, cultural, and safety claims against appropriate sources. Where sources disagree, we say so rather than choosing the most convenient answer.
Preferred Source Types
For botany, we prefer sources such as Kew, the USDA, universities, botanical gardens, and recognized horticultural institutions. For safety, we rely on poison-control resources, veterinary organizations, university sources, and established medical resources. For history and culture, we use libraries, museums, archives, scholarly publications, and primary texts.
Symbolism Is Not Science
Flower symbolism reflects culture, history, literature, gifting traditions, and personal interpretation. It is not a biological property of the flower, and we never present it as one. When we describe a traditional meaning, we label it as tradition — not fact about the plant.
Cultural Context
No culture has one single, universal interpretation of a flower. Meanings can differ between regions, communities, faiths, and periods within the same country. Our articles explain meanings in their context and avoid presenting any one reading as universal.
Author & Reviewer Policy
Articles are written and checked within a three-role system: a Flower Meaning Editor, Amelia Hart (symbolism, colors, relationships, gifting), a Plant Fact Reviewer, Daniel Okafor (identity, characteristics, safety), and a Culture & History Reviewer, Priya Raman (cultural and historical context). We never imply professional peer review unless it genuinely happened, and we do not publish invented credentials.
Corrections
Readers can report an error through our contact page. Editors check the claim against reliable sources; where the evidence supports a change, we make it and update the article’s date. Significant corrections are made transparently, not silently.
Content Updates
We update published articles when taxonomy changes, when new safety evidence appears, when better historical sourcing becomes available, when references break, or when a significant factual correction is needed.
Technology & AI Assistance
Technology may assist with research organization, drafting workflows, or editing. Published material is still checked against reliable sources before publication. We do not claim any workflow that does not actually occur.