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Prompt 2: Gladiolus
Generally, gladioli represent strength of character, faithfulness, moral integrity, and remembrance. Gladioli are actually the traditional 40th-anniversary flower and the birth flower for the month of August! Each individual colour of gladiolus is also symbolic.

I swore I wouldn't make an AMV for each one of these (and I won't! it's impossible! I'm.... trying to convince myself here...) but I've done it again. This time just a snippet, because it's actually turning out really good and I want to do it justice. I've loved Houseki no Kuni since it came out (season 2 WHEN) but I've never made a video with it before, and the footage is really a joy to work with. So smooth! So pretty!

This was inspired by additional info from the flower meaning page: "The name ‘gladiolus’ stems from the Latin word ‘gladius’, which means ‘little sword’. Gladioli have also been referred to as xiphium, which comes from the Greek word, xiphios — also meaning ‘sword’."

HnK context for those who are unfamiliar: our heroes are a group of gem people who are being hunted by the Lunarians, who attempt to break them apart and take them back to the moon for jewelry. The gems defend themselves with Very Cool Anime Sword Skills.


Song: Tightrope by Janelle Monae