What peonies mean.

What peonies mean

Peonies mean a happy, prosperous romance, a love that's deepening, and good fortune. The bloom opens wide and full, which is the symbolism: a feeling that's growing rather than declared all at once. There's also an old meaning of bashfulness in them, which fits, peonies are the flower for the slightly shy, slightly giddy stage of falling.

Send it when

• It's turning into something and you want to say so.
• A romantic just-because, or an anniversary of the soft kind.
• When 'I love you' is too much but 'I like you' isn't enough.

What to write

The flower carries the meaning; your words make it land. Keep it short and yours:

• "i'm falling for you, you know. thought you should too."
• "this is more than a crush now. clearly."
• "you. just, you."