World Weavers' Championship

Flowers may have personal meanings and bring to mind a memory, but behind that each flower has a cultural meaning. Roses are flowers of love. Daffodils of spring. Lilies of death. Daisies of childhood.

Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia and Oceania.

Irises are perennial plants, growing from creeping rhizomes (like ginger and lotus) or from bulbs in drier climates. The diversity of the genus is centred in the north temperate zone, though some of its most handsome species are native to the Mediterranean and central Asian areas.

Write a scene which features either jasmine or irises and mentions or demonstrates its cultural meaning. Feel free to use any variety of jasmine or iris - including fictional ones made up to meet the prompt.

Things to consider…
Which flower have you chosen? What does it look like? Smell like?
What are the plant’s needs? It’s natural environment? Is it native or specially cultivated at great cost?
What does the flower mean? What is it associated with?
How does your character feel about these flowers and their meaning? Example: someone might think roses on Valentines Day is a cliche or romantic, he might be charmed at receiving them, he might be giving the bouquet in the hope it will be endearing.
If this flower has a personal meaning to your character which either aligns or differs from the cultural meaning, cover both.


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