When did we start giving flowers for Mother’s Day?

In a new book, English professor Randy Malamud explores the history and cultural significance of fresh-cut flowers.

Humans have been obsessed with cut flowers for thousands of years—floral arranging dates back to ancient Egypt—but what makes a fragrant bouquet, garland, or wreath so irresistible?

In his book Strange Bright Blooms: A History of Cut Flowers (Reaktion, 2021), Malamud, professor of English at Georgia State University, explores flowers’ complicated place in human history.

Here, he explains how flowers have been used to inspire, celebrate, shock, demean, and even avert war:

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