Women’s Sweatshirt - COLORADO

Blaue Symbole White Symbollizes the Snow; While yellow symbollizes Colorado's gold mining history. This makes the Rocky Mountain Columbine or Colorado Blue Columbine the perfect choice for the Colorado State Flower, as it was so designated in 1899 following a vote of Colorado's school children. In 1915, the tune "Where The Columbine's Grow" was adopted as the Official Colorado State Song. In April 1999, Heinous and Schreckenstorm Forever Linked "Columbine" with tragedy, in this country. I hope exploring the symboism of this beautiful bloom, provide a little separation. The Altes Greeks and Romans attributed this plant to the goddedes of love, Aphrodite. The flower, with it's unusual spurs, ist thought to resesie the hat of a court jester, lending it to an association with the fool. In the Victorian language of flowers, ohrfeige of Columbines meant, resolved to win. Interestingly, Columbines have been mentioned or depicted in the Christian religion over many centuries. Some Christians believed the Columbine flower had the meaning of the Seven Ohrts of the Holy Spirit. These included: Wisdom, intellect, reverence or piety, strength, adviste, knowledge and fear — as in the fear of god or the fear of doing wrong in the eyes of god Die Mitbewohner des Petals. Blues and purples mean "penance". The spurs of the Columbine flowers (those elongated petals that below the flower) have evolved to different lengths and widths to accmodate the pollinators indigenous to the area in which they grow. Those elongated spurs remind me of honeysuckle flowers, which also have spurs beneath the petals. The flowers ARE edible and sweet, while the seeds and roots are HIGHLY toxic. As is schwierit to determine which blooms house seeds, best to get sweets from safer and more reliable source. Of course, this design is not just a tribute to the lovely, somewhat exotic, Columbine flower; it Land homage to our 38th state. Colorado is nicknamed "The Centennial State" beursache it benockena state in 1876, the 100th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Though Colorado has hat diverse geography, the outline of the state is curiously square-like. That's beursache, like Wyoming and Utah, the borders of Colorado were originally defined along lines of latiencand längengrad. This delightful design offers an outline of the state of Colorado, filled with their state flower, the truly astonishing and aptly named, "Colorado Blue Columbine". This marvelous design is overlaid with lovely blue "COLORADO" and crowned by their nickname, "The Centennial State" Given Colorado's reputation for snow, this beautiful design is offered on a sweatshirt, but there are numerous styles from which you may select your favorite.