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Symbolism of cemetery plants: How flowers, trees and other botanical motifs honor those buried beneath

By Shelley Mitchell, Senior Extension Specialist in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University

Many plants and flowers have symbolic meanings, and their presence on a grave may reflect something unique about the deceased.

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