Meanings of Flowers

Acacia: Hidden love, Beauty in withdrawal

Ambrosia: Love requited

Amaryllis: Pride

Aster: Symbolizing love, Delicacy

Almond Blossom: Symbolizing hope, Delicacy, Sweetness

Apple Blossom: Good fortune, Harbinger of better things, A strong liking

Arum: Intense feeling of love

Arbutus: I love only thee

Azalea: A symbol of womanhood in China, Passion, Fragility, Take care

Baby’s Breath: Purity of heart, Innocence

Begonia: Be cautious, A fanciful mind

Bachelor Button: Celibacy, The blessedness of being single

Balsam: Fervent love

Balm: Compassion, Empathy

Bittersweet: Trueness

Bird of Paradise: Usually given these days by a woman to a man to symbolize faithfulness

Bluebell: Gratitude, Constancy, Humility

Buttercup: Riches, Childishness

Black Bryont: Be my support

Caladium: Immense delight and joy

Camellia: Perfection, Gratitude

Carnation (Red): Aching heart, Admiration

Christmas Rose: Allay my disquiet

Crocus: Good cheer, Happiness, Do not treat me badly

Cyclamen: Good-Bye, Resignation

Clover (Four-leaf): Will you be mine?

Clover (White): Think of me

Clematis: Ingenuity, Artifice

Cornflower: Refinement, Delicacy

Daffodil: The sun is bright when I am with you, Respect, Sunshine, Unrequited love, Regard

Dahlia: Elegance and Dignity, Forever thine

Daisy: Beauty, Innocence, I will never tell, Loyal love, Purity

Day-Lily (Yellow): Coquetry

Dandelion: Love’s oracle, Happiness, Faithfulness

Date-Plum: Resistance

Delphinium: Fun, Big-hearted

Dog Rose: Pleasure and Pain

Dogwood: Am I indifferent to you?

Dragon Root: Ardor

Edelweiss: Noble purity, Courage, Daring

Endine: Frugality

Elder Flower: Symbolizing Zeal

Eglantine: Poetry

Everlasting: - Never ending memory

Euphorbia: Persistence

Eremurus: Endurance

Eupatorium: Delay

Epigaea: Budding

Eucalyptus: Protection

Forget-Me-Not: As its name suggests: Forget me not, Memories, True love

Forsythia: Expectation, Anticipation

Fuchsia: Good taste

Fern: Fascination

Filbert: Reconciliation

Flax: Symbol of domesticity

Flora’s Bell: Without pretentiousness

Flowering Reed: Confide in heaven

Gladiolus: Strength of character, Love at first sight, Generosity

Gardenia: Secret love, You are lovely

Galax: Encouragement

Gerbera: You are the sunshine of my life

Gloxinia: Love at first sight

Goats-Rue: Reason

Globe Amaranth: Unfading Love

Heliotrope: Devotion

Hibiscus: Delicate beauty, Consumed by love

Holly: Am I forgotten, Domestic happiness, Defense, Domestic Happiness

Hollyhock: Fruitfulness

Honeyflower: - Secret love, Sweetness of disposition, Sweet, Affection,

Honeysuckle: Bond of love

Honeysuckle (Coral): I Love You

Hyacinth: Flower dedicated to Apollo, Rashness,

Hyacinth (Yellow): Jealousy

Heliotrope: Devotion

Iris: Wisdom and Valor, Faith, Promise in love, Hope

Iris (German): Flame

Iris (Yellow): Passion

Ivy: Affection, Friendship, Fidelity, Wedded love

Ivy (Sprig of white tendrils): Affection, Anxious to please

Indian Cress: Resignation

Ipomen Scarlet: Embrace

Indian Cane: Rendezvous

Immortal Flowers: Unfading remembrance

Ipomoea: I attach myself to you

Jasmine (Indian): Love, Attachment

Jasmine (Yellow): Elegance, Grace, Modesty

Jasmine (Spanish): Sensuality

Japonica: Symbol of love, Sincerity

Jerusalem Oak: Your love is reciprocated

Jonquil: Sympathy, Desire, Affection returned, Love me, Affection Returned

Juniper: Chastity, Eternity

King’s Spear: Regret

Kennedia: Intellectual beauty

Lady’s Slipper: Capricious beauty, Win me

Lucerne: Life

Larkspur: Lightness, An open heart, Levity

Larkspur (White): Happy-go-lucky, Joyful

Larkspur (Purple): Sweet disposition

Lantana: Rigor

Lily: Purity of heart, Majesty and Honor

Lemon Blossom I promise to be true, Fidelity in love

Lilac: Pride, Beauty

Lily: of the Valley: Humility, Happiness, Tears of the Virgin Mary, Sweetness

Lotus: Forgetful of the past, Estranged love

Laurel: Glory

Lavender: Devotion, Love

Marjoram: Happiness, Joy

Madder: Calumny

Magnolia: Perseverance, Nobility

Marigold: Sorrow, Jealousy, Caress, Pretty love, Affection, Sacred, Affection

Maidenhair: Discretion

Morning Glory: Affection

Manchineel: Betrayal

Mimosa: - Secret Love

Mugwort: Happiness

Mulberry: Prudence

Mallow: Sweetness, Delicate beauty

Mandrake: Scarcity

Myrtle: Hebrew emblem of Marriage, Love

Maple: Reserve

Nasturtium: Victory in Battle, Conquest

Narcissus (White): Selfishness

Narcissus: Stay as sweet as you are, Formality

Nightshade: Truth

Nosegay: Gallantry

Orchid (Cattleya): Mature charm

Orchid: Symbol for many children in China, Refinement, Beauty, Love

Orange Blossom: Eternal Love, Innocence, Marriage and Fruitfulness

Oak: Hospitality

Osmunda: Revere

Ophrys Spider: Dexterity

Ophrys Fly: Mistake

Olive: Peace

Orange-Tree: Generosity

Orange-Blossom: Chastity

Phlox: Harmony, A good partnership

Passion-Flower: Belief

Peppermint: Warmth of feeling

Periwinkle: Sweet remembrance

Poppy (General): Imagination, Oblivion, Eternal sleep

Primrose (Evening): Inconstancy

Pansy: Merriment, Thoughtful reflection

Peach Blossom: I am your captive

Peppermint: Cordiality

Queen Anne's Lace: Fantasy

Rose (Red): Passion, Love

Rose (White): Purity, Virginity

Rose (Yellow): Infidelity, Jealousy

Rose (Coral): Desire

Rose (Pink): Grace and Sweetness, Secret love, Perfect happiness, Secret Love

Rose (Dark pink): Thankfulness

Rose (Pale pink): Joy, Grace

Rosebud (Red): Pure and Lovely

Rosemary: Remembrance

Sunflower (Tall): Pride

Sunflower ( Dwarf): Adoration

Snowdrop: Consolation, Hope

Sage: Great respect, Wisdom, Female fidelity

Snapdragon: Strength, Gracious lady

Satin-Flower: Sincerity

Spider Flower: Elope with me

Sweet-William: Gallantry, Grant me one smile

Sweetpea: Thank you for a lovely time, Blissful pleasure, Departure, Good-by

Star of Bethlehem: Reconciliation, Atonement

Tulip (General): Fame, Perfect lover, Flower Emblem of Holland

Tulip (Yellow): Hopeless love, There's sunshinein your smile

Tulip (Variegated): Beautiful eyes

Tulip (Red): Declaration of love, Believe me

Thornapple: I dreamed of thee

Tuberose: Dangerous pleasures

Teasel: Misanthropy

Valerian: - Accommodating disposition

Verbena: Sensibility, Pray for me

Violet: Modesty

Violet (White): Let´s take a chance

Violet (Blue): Love, Faithfulness, Watchfulness

Virgin’s-Bower: Artifice

Venus Flytrap: Caught at Last

Viscaria: Will you dance with me?

Veronica: Fidelity

Vervain: Enchantment

Water Lily: Purity of heart