Meaning

1. The pansy is named from the French word pensée meaning "thought", , in particular the thoughts of lovers. The myth grew that you could see a loved one in the face of the pansy.

Legend

2. Legend tells the flower was originally white, and blushed bright purple where it was pierced by Cupid's arrow. This accounts for the flower's reputation of bringing thoughts of loved ones.

Botany

3. The garden pansy sold at stores today originated in the early 19th century in England. William Thompson, a gardener on the estate of Lord Gambier, began crossing various Viola species with Viola tricolor to make a larger flower with a more pronounced "face." By the 1880s pansies were one of the most popular flowers and remain so to this day.

Literature

1. Shakespeare's famous character Ophelia used the meaning of the pansy to express herself in Hamlet:
   "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance; pray you, love, remember.
   And there is pansies, that's for thoughts."

Lore of Flowers

2. In Victorian times, the language of flowers evolved into a parlor game for sending secret messages to your girlfriend. Books and lists were published giving each flower a meaning. A small bouquet of pansies meant "Think of me."

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Pansy Viola_tricolor_Flower

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Pansy Viola wittrockiana Red Cultivar Flower


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Red pansy

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Yellow pansy


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