The Queer Language of Flowers II

A zine for all the horticultural lads, the pansies, the plant gays, the cottagecore lesbians, the buttercups, the lavender menaces, and everyone else who loves queer flowers. In this follow-up to our first Queer Language of Flowers zine, you’ll learn about the pansy craze, the Red Rose Girls, and more.

Before there was 1-800-Flowers’s “say it with flowers” campaign, there were flower dictionaries that explained how to send messages to friends and lovers with flowers. While 19th century flower dictionaries focus on heteronormative romance, floriography—and sending coded messages—is hella queer.

- Risograph printed by Paper Press Punch in Seattle, WA.
- 8.5 x 5.5 inches.
- 32 pages
- Essays by L.M. Zoller & Elan Clement Robinson
- Illustrations and layout Elan Clement Robinson
- Staple binding