Carnations, specifically green carnations, became a symbol of gay men after men started pinning them on their lapels in the 1890s.

Violets represent the sapphic love between women and roots back to Greek poems from Sappho herself.

Lavender has always been associated with the LGBTQ+ community. From the Lavender Scare to the Lavender Menace, its exact meaning can be argued but lavender has always symbolized both gay and lesbian love. 

Pansies gain their meaning from the “Pansy Craze” through the 1920s-1930s. The flower became associated with flamboyant gay men.

Roses symbolize many things. Diversity, beauty, passion, romance, and love. This involves all love; straight, gay, and everything in between.

This plant doesn’t have any historical meaning but to complete the family of form I included a vine to represent the beauty of life and love in its simplest form.

The rainbow colored glass resembles the colors of the pride flag which celebrates the diversity of human sexuality and gender.

Wood was chosen as the base material because of the variety of colors wood can come in. Most of which are shades of brown or tan, representing racial diversity among people.