Discovering the Lost Language of Flowers

By Bob Cox

Shortly after finishing a riveting novel about a little girl who practiced magic by using flowers that contained secret messages, Miquila Alejandre’s fascination evolved into an insatiable curiosity. She wanted to know if this was something that had actually occurred or if the author had just made it all up, so she did some research on the subject and was blown away when she discovered that the use of flowers to send specific messages was a hugely popular practice from the late 1700’s on into the early 1800’s here in the United States.

The more research Miquila did, the more excited she became as she accumulated a vast understanding of the lost language of flowers and decoded these findings in a revolutionary new website. “Everybody back in those days knew that if you got a bouquet, it was a puzzle to a code and there was a special meaning behind it and I just loved that idea,” said Miquila.

During this process, Miquila eagerly shared what she had discovered with family and friends, and they were genuinely intrigued. So much so, Miquila began to get more and more requests from friends and then referrals from friends who wanted her to create unique arrangements for a variety of special occasions.

That’s when the idea of parlaying her lifelong passion for flowers, mathematics and poetry blossomed into a business as naturally as a field of wildflowers. “At Bloom Equation, we use the lost language of flowers to send messages with flowers in the form of bouquets, necklaces, messages in bottles, cards and flower crowns. On our website, I recorded the meaning of each flower and numbered it, so that the sender and receiver would understand the exact meaning of their bouquet. We can even add an equation with an arrangement, which makes it like a puzzle for people to solve and figure out what their bouquet means,” explained Miquila.

Editor’s notes: With the holidays just ahead, if you want to send a truly unique gift with a special message to someone you love, contact Bloom Equation today. Their website is bloomequation.com. and their phone number is (415) 484-9884.