Flowers are a wonderful way to brighten your day. They brighten up rooms, yards and just about any event.
The biological purpose of a flower is to provide the plant with a way to reproduce. Typically this reproduction requires an insect to tranfer pollen from the flower's stamens to the stigmas which recieve the pollen and begins the seed growing process.
For pollination to occur the flower must attract an insect. Because of this flowers have adapted to be as bright and attractive to the insect as possible. The insects will also collect pollen as a food source or be attracted to the flower by the smells is produces.
The attraction has also worked for humans, which enjoy the beauty and smells of flowers on a more sophisticated level than insects. Humans have used flowers to add decoration to their lives for thousands of years. Floristy has become a huge industry and individuals have spent their lives designing floral arrangements and breeding new, different-looking flowers. Certain flowers have become symbols of particular events. The rose has become the symbol of love, and Irises and lillies are associated with death in the United States. Other countries and cultures have established their own symbolism, often conflicting with other country's flower meanings.