Être fleur bleue, “to be blue flower”, is used to describe someone who is overly romantic, even a bit naive. The expression comes from the German novel “Henri von Ofterdingen” (1811) written by Novalis at the golden Age of Romanticism.

Être fleur bleue, “to be blue flower”, is used to describe someone who is overly romantic, even a bit naive. The expression comes from the German novel “Henri von Ofterdingen” (1811) written by Novalis at the golden Age of Romanticism.