In folklore, crowflower, is one of the (many) flowers associated with evil spirits. In the "language of flowers" it expresses ardor. "Ardor" meant lust, the heat of desire, in Middle English. The word "ardor" goes back to Latin 'ardere' ("to burn.") In its "language," crowflower gives an instance of the Fire Motif. | In folklore, crowflower, is one of the (many) flowers associated with evil spirits. In the "language of flowers" it expresses ardor. "Ardor" meant lust, the heat of desire, in Middle English. The word "ardor" goes back to Latin 'ardere' ("to burn.") In its "language," crowflower gives an instance of the Fire Motif. |