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The Essay

The Meaning of Flowers - Series 2

Episode 5: Poppies

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Professor Fiona Stafford explores the poppy, a globally significant flower representing more than blood, war and opium. Probably the world's most economically significant flower. Show more

The Essay

The Meaning of Flowers - Series 2

Orchids

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Professor Fiona Stafford explores our incredibly long relationship with orchids, the largest family of flowering plants. They are 120 million years old with myriad surprises. Show more

The Essay

The Meaning of Flowers - Series 2

Bluebells

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Professor Fiona Stafford explores the UK's favourite flower, the bluebell, its meanings and significance. Surprises include its role in European history and as a Brexit symbol. Show more

The Essay

The Meaning of Flowers - Series 2

Daffodils

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Professor Fiona Stafford explores the nationally loved daffodil and presents many surprises including that they are not Welsh and that the UK leads the world in daffodil exports. Show more

The Essay

The Meaning of Flowers - Series 2

Lavender

Duration: 14 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Professor Fiona Stafford explores internationally loved lavender, used in Britain for over 2000 years, now more popular than ever with the British lavender industry blooming. Show more