PetalSay exists to give you flower information you can trust and use. This page explains how every post is made.
Where our facts come from
Flower meanings, history, state adoption dates and pet-safety claims are linked to a source on the page. We use:
- State flowers: the state legislature or official state website that records the law.
- Pet safety: the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plants list.
- Growing and plant facts: university extension services and the Royal Horticultural Society.
- Meanings: published floriography (language of flowers) dictionaries. Flower meanings vary between sources and centuries; where they disagree, we say so.
If we can't source a claim, we leave it out.
How a post is made
- We choose topics from what people search for and what existing pages fail to answer.
- We gather sources and write a brief.
- A draft is written. We use AI tools to help with research and first drafts.
- Kiran reads every draft in full, checks each claim against its source and rewrites it in her own voice.
- Only then is it published. Nothing goes live without a person reading all of it.
Photos
We use our own photos wherever we can. When we use a photo from someone else, such as Wikimedia Commons, we credit the photographer and licence under the image.
Card messages
The messages in our "What to write" sections are original to PetalSay. You're welcome to copy them onto your own cards.
Affiliate links and ads
Some pages link to flower shops and earn us a commission if you buy. Those pages say so at the top. Commissions never decide what we recommend. Read more in our affiliate disclosure.
Not medical or veterinary advice
PetalSay is not medical or veterinary advice. If a pet may have eaten a toxic plant, contact your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center right away.
Corrections
If you spot a mistake, email [email protected]. We check every report, fix confirmed errors quickly and update the date on the page.