Flower MeaningsThe Meanings of Flowers, plus Colour Associations
Flower Meanings 'A' ACACIA - Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love ACONITE - Beware, a deadly foe is near ALLIUM - Unity, Humility, Patience ALSTROEMERIA - Wealth, Prosperity, Fortune AMBROSIA - Your Love is Reciprocated AMARYLLIS - Pride ANEMONE - Forsaken APPLE BLOSSOM - Preference ARBUTUS - Thee Only Do I Love ASTER - Symbol of Love, Daintiness AZALEA - Take Care of Yourself for Me, Temperance, Fragile Passion, Chinese Symbol of Womanhood Flower Meanings 'B' BACHELOR BUTTON - Single Blessedness BEGONIA - Beware BELLS OF IRELAND - Good Luck BITTERSWEET - Truth BLUEBELL - Everlasting Love BROOM - Humility Flower Meanings 'C' CACTUS - Endurance CAMELLIA (PINK) - Longing for You CAMELLIA (RED) - You're a Flame in my Heart CAMELLIA (WHITE) - You're Adorable CARNATION (GENERAL) - Fascination, Woman Love CARNATION (PINK) - I'll Never Forget You CARNATION (RED) - My Heart Aches for You, Admiration CARNATION (PURPLE) - Capriciousness CARNATION (SOLID COLOR) - Yes CARNATION (STRIPED) - No, Refusal, Sorry I can't be with You, Wish I could be with You CARNATION (WHITE) - Sweet and Lovely, Innocence, Pure Love, Woman's Good Luck Gift CARNATION (YELLOW) - You Have Disappointed Me, Rejection CATTAIL - Peace, Prosperity CHRYSANTHEMUM (GENERAL) - You're a Wonderful Friend, Cheerfulness and Rest CHRYSANTHEMUM (WHITE) - Truth CHRYSANTHEMUM (YELLOW) - Slighted Love CLEMATIS - Mental Beauty, Purity CROCUS - Cheerfulness CYCLAMEN - Resignation and Good-bye Flower Meanings 'D' DAFFODIL - Regard, Unrequited Love, You're the Only One, The Sun is always Shining when I'm with You DAHLIA - Dignity, Elegance, Good Taste DAISY - Innocence, Loyal Love, I'll Never Tell, Purity, Gentleness DANDELION - Faithfulness, Happiness DELPHINIUM - Fight of Fancy, Ardent Attachment DIANTHUS - Divine Love Flower Meanings 'E' EVERGREEN - Life Everlasting EVERLASTING FLOWER - Unfading Memory Flower Meanings 'F' FERN - Magic, Fascination, Confidence and Shelter FIR - Time FLAX - Domestic Symbol FORGET-ME-NOT - True Love, Memories, Do Not Forget FORSYTHIA - Anticipation FREESIA - Innocence, Trust, Friendship Flower Meanings 'G' GARDENIA - You're Lovely, Secret Love, Purity GERANIUM - Stupidity, Folly GLADIOLI - Give me a Break, Sincerity, Flower of the Gladiators GLOXINIA - Love at First Sight GRASS - Submission GYPSOPHILA - Pure of Heart, Innocence Flower Meanings 'H' HEARTSEASE - Remembrance HEATHER (LAVENDER) - Admiration, Solitude HEATHER (WHITE) - Protection, Wishes Will Come True HIBISCUS - Delicate Beauty HOLLY - Defense, Domestic Happiness HYACINTH (GENERAL) - Games and Sports, Rashness, Flower Dedicated to Apollo HYACINTH (BLUE) - Constancy HYACINTH (PURPLE) - I am Sorry, Please forgive Me, Sorrow HYACINTH (RED OR PINK) - Play HYACINTH (WHITE) - Loveliness, I'll Pray for You HYACINTH (YELLOW) - Jealousy HYDRANGEA - Thank You for Understanding, Frigidity, Heartlessness Flower Meanings 'I' IRIS - Fleur-de-lis, Emblem of France, Your Friendship Means so Much to Me, Faith, Hope, Wisdom and Valor, My Compliments IVY - Wedded Love, Fidelity, Friendship, Affection Flower Meanings 'J' JASMINE (WHITE) - Amiability JASMINE (YELLOW) - Elegance, Happiness JONQUIL - Love Me, Affection Returned, Desire, Sympathy, Desire for Affection Returned Flower Meanings 'L' LARKSPUR (PINK) - Fickleness LILAC (PURPLE) - First Emotions LILAC (WHITE) - Youthful Innocence LILY (WHITE) - Virginity, Purity, Majesty, It's Heavenly to be with You LILY (YELLOW) - I'm Walking on Air, False and Gay LILY (CALLA) - Beauty LILY (DAY) - Coquetry, Chinese Emblem for Mother LILY (EUCHARIS) - Maiden Charms LILY (TIGER) - Wealth, Pride LILY OF THE VALLEY - Sweetness, Tears of the Virgin Mary, Return to Happiness, Humility, You've Made my Life Complete Flower Meanings 'M' MAGNOLIA - Nobility, Dignity MARIGOLD - Cruelty, Grief, Jealousy MICHAELMAS DAISY - Farewell MIMOSA - Concealed Love, Sensitivity MISTLETOE - Kiss Me, Affection, To surmount Difficulties, Sacred Plant of India MONKSHOOD - Beware, A Deadly Foe is Near MOSS - Maternal Love, Charity MYRTLE - Love, Hebrew Emblem of Marriage Flower Meanings 'N' NARCISSUS - Egotism, Formality, Stay as Sweet as You Are NASTURTIUM - Conquest, Victory in Battle, Patriotism Flower Meanings 'O' OAK - Forgiveness, Eternity OLEANDER - Caution OLIVE BRANCH - Peace ORANGE BLOSSOM - Innocence, Eternal Love, Marriage and Fruitfulness ORANGE MOCK - Deceit ORCHID - Love, Beauty, Refinement, Beautiful Lady, Chinese Symbol for Many Children ORCHID (CATTLEYA) - Mature Charm Flower Meanings 'P' PALM LEAVES - Victory and Success PANSY (VIOLA) - Thoughtful Reflection, Merriment PEACH BLOSSOM - Long Life PEONY - Shame, Happy Life, Happy Marriage PETUNIA - Resentment, Anger, Your Presence Sooths Me PHLOX - Our Souls are United PINE - Hope, Pity POINSETTIA - Fertility, Eternity POPPY (GENERAL) - Eternal Sleep, Oblivion, Imagination POPPY (RED) - Pleasure POPPY (WHITE) - Consolation POPPY (YELLOW) - Wealth, Success PRIMROSE - I Can't Live Without You PRIMROSE (EVENING) - Inconstancy Flower Meanings 'R' ROSE (BRIDAL) - Happy Love ROSE (DARK CRIMSON) - Mourning ROSE (HIBISCUS) - Delicate Beauty ROSE (LEAF) - You May Hope ROSE (PINK) - Perfect Happiness, Please Believe Me ROSE (RED) - Love, I Love You ROSE (TEA) - I'll Remember Always ROSE (THORNLESS) - Love at First Sight ROSE (WHITE) - Innocence and Purity, I am Worthy of You, You're Heavenly, Secrecy and Silence ROSE (WHITE AND RED MIXED) - Unity, Flower Emblem of England ROSE (WHITE-DRIED) - Death is Preferable to Loss of Virtue ROSE (YELLOW) - Decrease of Love, Jealousy, Try to Care ROSEBUD - Beauty and Youth, A Heart Innocent of Love ROSEBUD (RED) - Pure and Lovely ROSEBUD (WHITE) - Girlhood ROSEBUD (MOSS) - Confessions of Love ROSES (BOUQUET OF MIXED BLOOMS) - Gratitude ROSES (SINGLE FULL BLOOM) - I Love You, I Still Love You ROSEMARY - Remembrance Flower Meanings 'S' SMILAX - Loveliness SNAPDRAGON - Deception, Gracious Lady SNOWDROP - Hope, Consolation SPIDER FLOWER - Elope with Me STEPHANOTIS - Happiness in Marriage, Desire to Travel STOCK - Bonds of Affection, Promptness, You'll Always be Beautiful to Me SWEETPEA - Good-bye, Departure, Blissful Pleasure, Thank You for a Lovely Time Flower Meanings 'T' THYME - Courage, Strength TULIP (GENERAL) - Perfect Lover, Frame, Flower Emblem of Holland TULIP (RED) - Believe Me, Declaration of Love TULIP (VARIEGATED) - Beautiful Eyes TULIP (YELLOW) - There's Sunshine in Your Smile Flower Meanings 'V' VIOLET - Modesty, Humility VIOLET (BLUE) - Watchfulness, Faithfulness, I'll Always be True VIOLET (WHITE) - Let's Take a Chance Flower Meanings 'Z' ZINNIA (MAGENTA) - Lasting Affection ZINNIA (MIXED) - Thinking (or in Memory) of an Absent Friend ZINNIA (SCARLET) - Constancy ZINNIA (WHITE) - Goodness ZINNIA (YELLOW) - Daily Remembrance
YELLOW - sunshine, springtime, cheerfulness, youth, wealth, sickness, luminosity, deceit RED - danger, aggression, passion, excitement, hatred, joy, fire, heat, richness, courage, torture, friction, the devil BLUE - space, peace, transparency, cold, cleanliness, sea, sky, nothingness, loneliness, fidelity ORANGE - warmth, autumn, vitality, strength, decay, activity, earthiness, dullness, action, cordiality, energy GREEN - youth, woodlands, jealousy, hope, neutrality, faith, immortality, contemplation, immaturity, nature, rest VIOLET - melancholy, primness, humility, retirement, solemnity, luxury, richness, aestheticism, splendour, fantasy, dignity BLACK - depression, drama, darkness, sophistication, severity, piracy, neutrality, contrast, evil, witches, magic, solemnity GREY - passivity, old age, humility, melancholy, serenity, dignity, resignation, restraint, frugality, twilight WHITE - innocence, chastity, truth, serenity, cleanliness, delicacy, coldness
purity, crispness, honesty, lightness, airiness
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