There's no specific flower that represents homosexuality, but there are a few plant references:
- American poet Walt Whitman used the calamus plant to represent homoerotic love.
- In ancient Rome, as well as in 19th-century England, green indicated homosexual affiliations. Victorian men would often pin a green carnation on their lapel as popularized by author Oscar Wilde, who often wore one on his lapel.
- Lesbians used to give violets to the woman they were wooing, symbolizing their "Sapphic" desire. In a poem, Sappho described herself and a lover wearing garlands of violets. The giving of violets was popular from the 1910s to the 1950s.
There's no specific flower that represents homosexuality, but there are a few plant references:
- American poet Walt Whitman used the calamus plant to represent homoerotic love.
- In ancient Rome, as well as in 19th-century England, green indicated homosexual affiliations. Victorian men would often pin a green carnation on their lapel as popularized by author Oscar Wilde, who often wore one on his lapel.
- Lesbians used to give violets to the woman they were wooing, symbolizing their "Sapphic" desire. In a poem, Sappho described herself and a lover wearing garlands of violets. The giving of violets was popular from the 1910s to the 1950s.
