The Meaning of Tulips

"..,The Victorians used the color of the petals to convey love messages. Red petaled tulips signified a declaration of love, but yellow ones meant that the love was, alas, quite hopeless. Lucky girls who received striped or variegated tulips know that someone felt that they had beautiful eyes."

Maybe I was a Victorian florist in a past life because I've always loved tulips. Something pretty to contemplate today!