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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sam Russell

Victorian-era floral favourites asters make comeback at UK supermarket

Asters, which were popular in Victorian times, have made a comeback as a bouquet with demand for the flowers rocketing by nearly 350% over the last two sales years at a UK supermarket.

The blooms were popular in the Victorian era when floriography, the language of flowers, was used as a discreet way to communicate feelings.

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