Flower
|
Meaning
|
Abecedary | Volubility |
Abatina | Fickleness |
Acacia | Secret, chaste love |
Acanthus | Art |
Acalia | Temperance |
Aconite | Misanthropy |
Agrimony | Thankfulness |
Aloe | Grief |
Almond | Promise |
Amaranth (Globe) | Immortal love |
Anemone | Forsaken, Sickness |
Angrec | Royalty |
Apple-blossom | Preference |
Arbor vitae | Everlasting friendship |
Balm | Social intercourse or sympathy |
Balsamine | Impatience |
Bay wreath | Glory |
Bee orchid | Industry |
Bells of Ireland | Luck |
Bird's foot trefoil | Revenge |
Box | Constancy |
Broom | Humility |
Bulrush | Docility |
Buttercup | Riches |
Cabbage | Profit |
Camellia japonica | Unpretending excellence |
Campanula | Gratitude |
Canterbury Bells | Gratitude |
Carnation | pink | A woman's love |
white | Disdain |
purple | Capriciousness; whimsical; changeable |
red | My heart aches for you |
yellow | You have disappointed me; Rejection; disdain |
striped | Refusal |
Celandine | Joys to come |
Cherry blossom | A good education |
Transience of life (in Japan) |
Feminine beauty (in China) |
Chestnut | Do me justice |
China aster | Love of variety |
Chrysanthemum | red | I love |
yellow | Sighted love |
Coreopsis | Always cheerful |
Cowslip | Winning grace |
Clover | red | Industry |
white | I promise |
Coriander | Lust |
Daffodil | Uncertainty, chivalry, respect, or unrequited love |
Dahlia | Elegance and dignity |
Dandelion | Coquetry |
Eglantine Rose | A wound to heal |
Elderflower | Compassion |
Fennel | Strength |
Forget-me-not | True love |
Geranium | Gentility |
Gorse | Love in all seasons |
Grass | Submission |
Heliotrope | Devotion |
Hollyhock | Ambition |
Honeysuckle | Devoted affection, bonds of love |
Houseleek | Domestic economy |
Ivy | Dependence |
Jonquil | Return my affection |
Laurestine | A token |
Lavender | Devotion, distrust |
Lemon-blossom | Discretion |
Lettuce | Cold-hearted |
Lichen | Solitude |
Lilac | purple | first emotion of love |
white | youthful innocence |
Lily | white | Purity |
scarlet | High-souled aspirations |
Lime Blossom | Fornication |
Lobelia | Malevolence |
Lotus | Eloquence |
Love lies bleeding | Hopelessness |
Magnolia | Love of nature |
Mallow | Consumed by love |
Marigold | Pain and grief |
Mayflower | Welcome |
Mignonette | Worth |
Mint | Suspicion |
Morning glory | Love In Vain |
Mullein | Good-nature |
Nasturtium | Patriotism |
Oak leaf | Strength |
Oats | Music |
Olive | Peace |
Oxeye daisy | Patience |
Pear blossom | Lasting friendship |
Pitch pine blossom | Philosophy |
Poppy | white | Dreams |
Rose | red | True love |
blue | Mystery, attaining the impossible |
white | Silence or innocence, virtue, purity, secrecy, reverence and humility |
black | Death, hatred, farewell, rejuvenation or rebirth |
yellow | Friendship, or dying love (or platonic love) or jealousy, infidelity |
pink | Grace |
dark pink | Gratitude |
light pink | Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy |
burgundy | Beauty |
coral or orange | Desire, passion |
lavender ( violet) | Love at first sight |
red and white together | Unity |
red and yellow together | Joy, happiness, and excitement |
thornless | Love at first sight |
Rosemary | Remembrance |
Rue | Regret |
Sensitive Plant | Sensitivity |
Snowdrop | Consolation or hope |
Star of Bethlehem | Hope |
Straw | United |
Sunflower | Pure and lofty thoughts |
Sweetbrier | Simplicity |
Thorn-apple | Disguise |
Thistle | Nobility |
Thyme | Thriftiness |
Tulip-tree | Fame |
Tulip | red | Declaration of love |
yellow | Hopeless love |
Violet | blue | Faithfulness |
white | Modesty |
Willow (creeping) | Love forsaken |
Winged seeds (any kind) | Messengers |
Witch-hazel | A spell |
Wheat | Wealth and prosperity |