The Meaning of Flowers
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Flower |
Meaning |
| Acacia (rose or white) | elegance, friendship |
| Acacia (yellow) | secret love |
| Acanthus | artifice, fine arts |
| Achillea | war |
| Aconite | lustre, misanthropy |
| Adder's tongue | jealousy |
| Adonis | sad memories |
| Agapanthus | |
| Agrimony | gratitude |
| Allspice | compassion |
| Almond (common) | indiscretion, perfidy |
| Almond blossom | hope |
| Aloe | grief, religious superstition |
| Alstromeria Lily | devotion |
| Althea | consumed by love |
| Alyssum (sweet) | excellence beyond beauty, exemplary modesty |
| Amaranth | immortality |
| Amarylli | splendid beauty, timid, proud |
| Ambrosia | love returned |
| Anemone | anticipation |
| Angelica | inspiration, magic |
| Apocynum | falsehood, figment, I doubt you |
| Apple-blossom | preference |
| Arbor-vitae (American) | immortality |
| Arbor-vitae I | Never change, Live for me |
| Arbutus | You only are my true love |
| Asclepias | Sorrowful remembrance |
| Ash | Prudence, With me you are safe |
| Asmine (evening) | Love's vigil |
| Aspen | Excess of sensibility, fear |
| Asphodel | my regrets follow you to the grave, memorial sorrow |
| Aster (Chinese) | afterthoughts, love of variety |
| Auricula | wealth is not always happiness |
| Auricula (scarlet) | pride |
| Azalea | moderation, temperance, your blush has won me |
| Baby's Breath | pure heart |
| Bachelor's Button | hope |
| Balm | social intercourse, sympathy |
| Balsam | impatience |
| Barberry | bad temper |
| Basil | hatred |
| Bay-Leaf | I change butin death |
| Begonia | deformity |
| Bellflower | constancy, gratitude, I wish to speak to you |
| Bellwort | hopelessness |
| Betony | surprise |
| Bilberry | treachery |
| Bittersweet | truth, platonic love |
| Blackthorn | difficulty |
| Bluebell | constancy |
| Bluebottle | delicacy |
| Bluets | contentment |
| Bouvardia | |
| Borage | bluntness, talent |
| Bramble | holiness, remorse |
| Broom | humility, neatness |
| Bryony | prosperity |
| Burdock | touch me not, importunity |
| Buttercup | riches |
| Butterfly-weed | let me go |
| Cactus | grandeur, warmth |
| Calla lily | magnificent beauty |
| Calycanthus | benevolence |
| Camellia | gratitude, good fortune, loveliness |
| Camellia (red) | unpretending excellence |
| Camellia (white) | perfected loveliness, without blemish |
| Chamomile | energy in adversity |
| Candytuft | indifference |
| Canterbury bells | gratitude, acknowledgment, obligation |
| Cardinal-flower | distinction |
| Carnation | fascination, lasting fidelity & deep love |
| Carnation (pink) | woman's love |
| Carnation (white) | remember me |
| Catalpa | beware of the coquette |
| Catchfly | pretended love, snare, unchanging friendship |
| Cattleya | matronly grace |
| Cedar | I live but for thee, Think of me |
| Celandine | joys to come |
| Centaury | delicacy |
| Cereus (evening) | transient beauty |
| Cherry-blossom | spiritual beauty |
| Chestnut-blossom | do me justice |
| Chickweed | give an account of yourself, Rendezvous |
| Chicory | frugality |
| Chrysanthemum (Chinese) | loveliness and cheerfulness |
| Chrysanthemum (red) | I love |
| Chrysanthemum - white | truth |
| Cineraria | always delighted |
| Cistus | popular favour |
| Citron | natured beauty |
| Clematis (evergreen) | poverty |
| Clematis | mental beauty |
| Clianthus | self-seeking, worldliness |
| Clotbur | rudeness |
| Clover (four leaves) | be mine |
| Clover (white) | think of me |
| Cloves | dignity |
| Cobaea | gossip |
| Coltsfoot | justice shall be done |
| Columbine | folly |
| Convolvulus | uncertainty |
| Corchorus | return quickly |
| Coreopsis | always cheerful |
| Coriander | hidden worth |
| Corn-blossom | riches |
| Corn-cockle | peerless and proud |
| Cornel | success crowned you |
| Cornflower | delicacy, refinement |
| Cowslip | comeliness, winning grace |
| Coxcomb | foppery |
| Crabapple-blossom | irritability |
| Cranberry | cure for heartache |
| Creeping cereus | modest genius |
| Cress | power, stability |
| Crocus | joy |
| Crowfoot | ingratitude |
| Crown imperial | arrogance, majesty, pride of birth |
| Currant | your frown will destroy me |
| Cuscuta | meanness |
| Cyclamen | modesty, diffidence |
| Cypress | despair, mourning |
| Daffodil | regard, hope, deceitful, unrequited love |
| Dahlia | elegance and dignity, forever yours |
| Daisy | innocence, faith, cheer & simplicity |
| Daisy (white) | innocence |
| Daisy (coloured) | beauty |
| Daisy (Christmas) | farewell |
| Daisy (wild) | I will think of it |
| Dandelion | love's oracle |
| Daphne | fame, glory |
| Darnel | vice |
| Delphium | |
| Dew-plant | serenade |
| Diosma | simple elegance |
| Dittany of crete (white) | passion |
| Dock | patience |
| Dodder of thyme | baseness |
| Dogbane (Indian Hemp) | false, doubting you |
| Dogrose | pleasure |
| Dogwood | forgetfulness |
| Eglantine | genius, talent |
| Elder | compassion |
| Endive | frugality |
| Eschscholtzia | don't refuse me |
| Eucalyptus (Baby Blue) | |
| Eucalyptus (Silver) | |
| Eupatorium | delay |
| Eyebright | cheer up |
| Fennel | strength |
| Fern | fascination, sincerity |
| Fig | secrets I keep |
| Filbert | reconciliation |
| Fir | time |
| Flax | sensitive to your kindness |
| Fleur-de-lis | message |
| Flower-of-an-hour | a delicate beauty |
| Flowering almond | hopefulness |
| Forget-me-not | remembrance, true love, consistency |
| Four-leaf clover | always be mine |
| Four-o'clock | timid |
| Foxglove | insincere, youth |
| Foxtail grass | sporting, hyperactive |
| Frangipani | |
| Freesia | innocence |
| Fuchsia | good taste, confiding love |
| Furze | anger |
| Garden daisy | sentiments should be shared |
| Gardenia | joy, refinement |
| Gentian (closed) | sweet dreams |
| Gentian (fringed) | look to heaven |
| Geranium (dark) | melancholy |
| Geranium (fish) | disappointed |
| Geranium (horseshoe) | stupid |
| Geranium (ivy) | favour |
| Geranium (lemon) | unexpected |
| Geranium (nutmeg) | expected |
| Geranium (oak) | real friendship |
| Gerbera | |
| Gillyflower | bonding affection |
| Gladiolus | generosity |
| Goldenrod | encourage |
| Gooseberry | anticipation |
| Grandifora | high Spirited |
| Grape | charity |
| Grass | submissive |
| Handflower | warning |
| Harebell | grief |
| Harlequin | laugh at trouble |
| Hawkweek | quick sighted |
| Hawthorn | hope |
| Hazel | reconciliation |
| Heather | good luck |
| Helenium | tears |
| Heliotrope | devotion |
| Hellebore | scandal |
| Hemlock | you bring me death |
| Hemp | fate |
| Hibiscus | delicate beauty |
| Holly | foresight, married & happy, did you forget me? |
| Hollyhock | ambition |
| Honey-flower | secret love so sweet |
| Honeysuckle | fidelity, generosity and devotion |
| Hop | injustice |
| Hornbeam | ornamental |
| Horse-chestnut | luxurious |
| Houseleek | vivacity |
| Houstonia | contentment |
| Hyacinth | loveliness, constancy |
| Hyacinth (purple) | jealousy |
| Hydrangea | boastfulness, heartless |
| Hyssop | cleanliness |
| Ice-plant | old love, rejection |
| Iris | flame/burning love,faith, wisdom & health |
| Iris (German) | adversity |
| Ivy | fidelity, friendship, wedded love |
| Jacob's ladder | come down |
| Japonica | loveliness |
| Jasmine | I am too happy, amiability, grace & elegance |
| Jasmine (carolinas) | separation |
| Jasmine (Indian) | attraction, I attach myself to you |
| Jasmine (Spain) | sensuality |
| Jasmine (white) | amiability |
| Jasmine (yellow) | grace and elegance |
| Jonquil | affection returned |
| Judas-tree | betrayal, unbelief |
| Kangaroo Paw | |
| King's Cup | I wish I were rich |
| Laburnum | forsaken, pensive beauty |
| Lady's Slipper | capricious beauty |
| Lady's smock | ardour |
| Lady's Thimble | grief, submission |
| Lady's - Teresses | bewitching grace |
| Lantana | I am unyielding |
| Lapageria | there is no unalloyed good |
| Larch | audacity, boldness |
| Larkspur (pink) | fickleness, levity |
| Larkspur (purple) | haughtiness |
| Lavender | |
| Laurel (ground) | perseverance, toke |
| Lemon blossom | fidelity in love |
| Lilac | youthful innocence |
| Lilac (white) | innocence |
| Lilac (purple) | first love |
| Lily | majesty, virtue, beauty, elegance & pride |
| Lily (white) | purity & young innocence |
| Lily-of-the-valley | return of happiness |
| Lisianthus | |
| Madder | backbiting, tranquillity |
| Magnolia (swamp) | perseverance |
| Magnolia | perseverance, benevolence, love of nature, magnificence |
| Maize | riches |
| Mallow | mildness |
| Manchineel | falsehood |
| Mandrake | I wound to soothe |
| Maple | reserve, retirement |
| Marigold | grief , sacred affection, cruelty in love, inquietude, jealous lover |
| Marjoram | blushes |
| Marshmallow | beneficence in consent |
| Marvel-of-peru | timidity |
| Maidenhair | discretion |
| Meadow Saffron | my best days are past |
| Meadowsweet | uselessness |
| Mesembryanthemum | idleness |
| Mezereon | desire to please |
| Mignonette | your qualities surpass your charms |
| Milford | war |
| Milk-vetch | your presence softens my pain, Comfort |
| Mimosa | sensitivity, exquisite, fastidious |
| Mint | let us be friends again, Virtue |
| Mistletoe | I surmount difficulties, I want to be kissed |
| Mock-orange | counterfeit |
| Monarda | your whims are unbearable |
| Monk's-hood | chivalry |
| Monkshead | danger is near |
| Moonflower | I only dream of love |
| Morning-bride | I have lost all |
| Morning-glory | affection, departure |
| Moschatel | weakness |
| Moss rosebud | confession of love |
| Motherwort | concealed love |
| Mountain ash | prudence |
| Mourning-bride | unfortunate to attachments |
| Mudwort | peace, happiness |
| Mulberry (dark) | sadness |
| Mulberry (light) | wisdom |
| Mullein | courage, believe in yourself |
| Musk-plant | you can be bolder |
| Mustard | hurting, smartness |
| Myrtle | absent love, remembrance |
| Myrtle (wax) | discipline, instruction |
| Nadina | growing warmer with love |
| Narcissus | egotism |
| Nasturium | Patriotism |
| Nettle | slanderous |
| Nightshade | evil thoughts |
| November lily | |
| Oak | hospitable |
| Oat | love your music |
| Oleander | beware, danger |
| Olive | peace |
| Olive & Laurel Leaves | plenty & virtue |
| Orange blossom | purity,chastity, fertility & marriage |
| Orchid | belle of my heart, beauty, faltering |
| Orchis (bee) | error |
| Orchis (butterfly) | gaiety |
| Orchis (fly) | error |
| Oxeye | patience is a virtue |
| Palm | victorious |
| Pansy | pleasant thoughts |
| Parsley | knowledge |
| Pasqueflower | no hold |
| Passionflower | superstition, religious fervour |
| Pea | lasting pleasure |
| Peach blossom | captive |
| Pear-blossom | affection |
| Pennyroyal | you better depart |
| Peony | happiness, bashfulness |
| Pepper-flower | satirical |
| Periwinkle (blue) | blossoming friendship |
| Periwinkle (white) | harmonious |
| Persicaria | restoration |
| Persimmon-blossom | bury me with nature's beauty |
| Petunia | soothing |
| Pheasant's-eye | I can't forget you |
| Phlox | affability |
| Pimpernel | change |
| Pine | pity |
| Pink | boldness |
| Pink (dual red) | ardent love |
| Pink (Indian) | always love |
| Pink (Mountain) | aspire |
| Pink (variegated) | refuse |
| Pink (white) | talent, fascinated |
| Pink (wild) | independent |
| Plum (wild) | independent |
| Plum-blossom | keep promises always |
| Plumbago | holy wishes |
| Pomegranate blossom | |
| Poppy (red) | consolation |
| Poppy (scarlet) | extravagance |
| Poppy (variegated) | flirt |
| Poppy (white) | forgetful |
| Potentilla | esteem |
| Pride of China | dissension |
| Primrose (evening) | inconstancy |
| Primrose (red) | no merit acknowledged |
| Primrose | sadness, youth, believe me |
| Prince's feather | blush for you |
| Privet | prohibition |
| Pyxie | life is sweet |
| Quaking-grass | mine |
| Quamoclit | busy body |
| Queen-of-the-meadows | useless |
| Quince- Blossom | tempted |
| Ragged-robin | arduous |
| Ranunculus | dazzled by your charms |
| Raspberry- blossom | remorse |
| Rhododendron | dangerous |
| Rocket | rivalry |
| Rose | love, happiness |
| Rose (austran) | you are all that is lovely |
| Rose (bridal) | happy in love |
| Rose (burgundy) | unknown beauty |
| Rose (cabbage) | love's ambassador |
| Rose (carolinas) | love can be dangerous |
| Rose (Chinese) | new beauty |
| Rose (damask) | young and brilliant |
| Rose (deep red) | admiration, bashful |
| Rose (full-blown) | engagement |
| Rose (guelder) | aged, winter |
| Rose (jacquemonit) | forever true |
| Rose (Japanese) | Beauty is your only attraction, illusion |
| Rose (Marechal Niel) | yours, heart & soul |
| Rose (monitflora) | grace |
| Rose (moss) | superior, confessions of love |
| Rose (musk) | capricious beauty |
| Rose (pink) | ours must be a secret love |
| Rose (red) | I love you, unity, romantic love |
| Rose (rock) | popular favour |
| Rose (thornless) | ingratitude |
| Rose (white) | I am worthy of you, silence, innocent love |
| Rose (withered white) | despair |
| Roses (red & white together) | unity |
| Rose (wild) | charming simplicity |
| Rose (yellow) | jealousy, let us forget, love is waning, friendship |
| Rose (york & lancaster) | conflict |
| Rose-leaf | you may hope |
| Rosebud (red) | inclined to love, pure and lovely |
| Rosebud (white) | too young to love |
| Rosemary | commitment & fidelity |
| Rudbeckia | impartiality |
| Rue | disdain, fertility |
| Sage | domestic virtue, great respect |
| Saffron | beware of excess pleasures, voluptuous, your perfectly lovely |
| Sainfoin | you're confusing me |
| Salvia (blue) | wisdom |
| Salvia (red) | untiring energy |
| Satinflower | fascination |
| Saxifrage | affection |
| Scabious (sweet) | Widowhood |
| Scabious | unfortunate love |
| Sea-Bindweed | uncertainty |
| Sensitive-plant | fine sensibility |
| Shamrock | loyalty |
| Shepherd's purse | I offer you my all |
| Smilax | constancy |
| Snapdragon | no, presumption |
| Snowball | bound thoughts of heaven |
| Snowdrop | consolation, friendship in trouble, hope |
| Sorrel (wild) | ill-timed wit |
| Sorrel (wood) | secret sweetness |
| Southernwood | bantering, jest |
| Speedwell | womanly fidelity |
| Spiderflower | no so bad as I seem |
| Spiderwort | esteem but not love |
| St. John's-wort | animosity |
| Star of Bethlehem | atonement |
| Starwort | afterthought |
| Stephanotis
(often called The Wedding Flower) |
happiness in marriage |
| Stock | lasting beauty |
| Stonecrop | tranquillity |
| Straw | agreement |
| Sumac (dwarf) | adoration |
| Sumac | I shall survive the change |
| Sunflower | you are splendid |
| Sweat basil | good wishes |
| Sweetpea | blissful pleasure |
| Sweet William | gallantry |
| Syringa | you shall be happy yet |
| Tamarisk | crime |
| Tansy | resistance |
| Teazel | misanthropy |
| Thistle (scottish) | retaliation |
| Thistle | austerity, sterness |
| Thorn-apple | delusive beauty |
| Trillium | >modest ambition |
| Trumpet Flower | fame |
| Tuberose | dangerous |
| Tulip | love, perfect lover |
| Tulip (red) | I love you, declaration of love |
| Tulip (white) | I am worthy of you |
| Tulip ( yellow) | hopeless love |
| Tulip (variegated) | enchantment, your eyes are beautiful |
| Tulip Tree Blossom | rural happiness |
| Turnip Blossom | charity |
| Tussilage | you shall have justice |
| Valerian | an accommodating disposition |
| Venus's fly Trap | duplicity |
| Venus's Looking-glass | flattery |
| Vervain | enchantment, superstition |
| Violet | faithfulness |
| Violet (blue) | faithfulness, love, loyalty |
| Violet (white) | candor, modesty, hope |
| Virgin's bower | filial love |
| Vignina creeper | I cling to you |
| Veronica | fidelity |
| Wake-Robin | Ardor-zeal |
| Wallflower | fidelity in misfortune or adveristy |
| Watatah | |
| Water Lily | purity of heart |
| Wattle | |
| Wax-Plant | susceptibility |
| Wheat | prosperity |
| Wisteria | cordial welcome |
| Witch-Hazel | inspiration, mysticism, spells |
| Wood Sorrel | maternal tenderness |
| Woldsbane | misanthropy |
| Woodbine | fraternal love |
| Wormwood | absence |
| Xanthium | pertinacity, rudeness |
| Yarrow | cure for heartache |
| Zephyranthes | expectation |
| Zinnia | remembrance, thought of absent friends & affection |