Carnation Stories

Also available in English with the title: The Carnation Story

This beautiful and versatile flower, of multiple varieties and colors, has fascinated various cultures throughout time. First listed in ancient Greece in commemoration of Zeus, today it is the national flower of Spain, Monaco, Slovenia and the Balearic Islands. The Romans also identified her with Jupiter and Diana the huntress. Since then, many stories begin to emerge around this flower, making this plant the one that has perhaps inspired the largest number of myths in the history of humanity. Christians relate it to the maternal love of the Virgin and to the nails of Christ (hence its name in Spanish); For the cultures of the East, it is loaded with religious and political meanings... The carnation, a symbol of multiple movements and the noblest human feelings, has been represented in art since the Middle Ages and endures today in pictorial representations with its characteristic passion.

Well, this book is exactly that: a compilation of stories about the carnation that includes beautiful images, unknown stories and surprising facts about this plant, which has also become Colombia's most important export flower. In fact, the book concludes by explaining how our nation supplies almost all of the world's carnations.