Flower magic

Alright, here is a really cool idea for a magic system that I came up with while hanging out with friends.  I have no idea exactly how it came up, I just know that it did.

What if you had a magic system that was based entirely on flowers?  I just don’t mean recycled My Little Pony or Carebears or something cheesy like that–I mean a thoroughly researched, methodical magic system based on different colors, varieties, etc of flowers.

I don’t know how exactly it would work, but I think that there would be special women with enhanced powers based on their names.  For example, a woman named “Rose” would have an enhanced ability to use the magic associated with roses.  Or perhaps the women would only have the ability to use the magic associated with the flower of their name.

The specific powers of each variety of flower would correlate with their symbolic meanings.  One would drain magic from the flower itself, so that once the magic was spent, the flower would wilt. Thus, the “flower mages” would have to keep different kinds of flowers in great abundance to be able to use their abilities.  Since flowers wilt quickly after they’re cut, people would only be able to use their powers in certain seasons, when the flowers are in bloom.  Also, it would be hard to use massive amounts of this magic when traveling, unless the particular flower is abundant in the wild.

At the same time, perhaps it would make it interesting to say that each person has the ability to rejuvenate a particular variety of flower as well.  Thus, one could drain certain varieties of flowers, but through meditation or some other ability could cause other varieties to flourish and thrive.  Thus, natural alliances would form between people of different abilities, based on the growing seasons of different flowers.

To be really cool, you’d have to really do your research for this.  I mean, you’d have to know all the different varieties of flowers, their colors, growing systems, scents, etc, and their symbolic meanings. But if the research was solid, this could be REALLY cool.

Esh Raykom?  What do you think?