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Drawing Room, Guys Cliffe, Warwickshire 1860
#Trumpet-shaped vases, like those arranged on the tables in this bright drawing room, were fashionable in the second half of 19thc & suggested for "daffodils, tulips, many of the irises, montbretias, and others".
photo Vase Market
The traditional birthstone for Sept is sapphire, a symbol of nobility, truth & sincerity. The birth flowers are aster, with star-shaped flowers symbolizing wisdom & faith, & morning glory, trumpet-shaped flowers that symbolize undying love.
Art by Amy Brown
And both belonging to the same botanical family (Caprifoliaceae) which includes the more familiar Weigelias and honeysuckles; with small trumpet-shaped flowers dangling from graceful sprays.
And both belonging to the same botanical family (Caprifoliaceae) which includes the more familiar Weigelias and honeysuckles; with small trumpet-shaped flowers dangling from graceful sprays.