“Hey, sweet pea” is an expression we’ve all grown up hearing. But few of us have actually spent time thinking about where this phrase actually came from. In the language of flowers, the sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) holds the symbolic meaning of blissful pleasure. Sweet peas, pois de senteur, are primarily known for their intensely sweet, honey-like fragrance and delicate, frilly, butterfly-shaped flowers in pastel shades.
IPBA Hey Sweet Pea!
It’s no secret that vendors of perfume and vanity items play upon our fantasies. This is an occasional series of articles on various youthful fantasies and themes explored through perfume bottles and vanity items.
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If your collection includes an item that applies to these themes, please submit them to our Virtual Museum, and we will add them to these pages. See Submission Guidelines.
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