flowers weren't just beautifiers; they were moral and personal emblems.
Dickinson, with her auburn hair, identified with the orange tiger lily and sometimes called herself Daisy, for a flower that symbolized innocence. She associated certain richly scented flowers, like roses and jasmine, with men and women to whom she formed emotional attachments.
The resulting dense network of floral symbols in her poetry is the subject of a small gallery exhibition in the Botanical Garden's library.
from The New York Times: The Poet as Gardener and Tiger Lily
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