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Flower Language

All flowers have a meaning. The Victorians used to use flowers as a symbol to express their feelings. Here is a list of different flowers and their meanings.
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A

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· Acacia – Secret love
· Acorn – Nordic symbol of life and immortality
· Aloe – Grief
· Allspice – Compassion
· Ambrosia – Love returned
· Amaryllis – Pride; Timidity
· Anemone – Unfading love
· Angelica – Inspiration
· Aniseed – Restoration of youth
· Arbutis – Only love
· Apple – Preference
· Aster – Love; daintiness
· Azalea – Take care of yourself for me; fragile passion; Chinese symbol of womanhood

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· Bachelor Button – Celibacy
· Baby’s Breath – Everlasting Love
· Basil – Best Wishes, Love
· Bay Leaf – Strength
· Begonia – Beware
· Bells Of Ireland – Good luck
· Bird Of Paradise – Magnificence
· Bittersweet – Truth
· Bluebell – Humility; constancy
· Borage – Courage
· Bouquet of withered flowers – Rejected love
· Burnet – A merry heart
· Buttercup – Cheerfulness

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· Cactus – Endurance; warmth
· Calendula – Joy
· Camellia – Admiration; perfection; good luck gift to a man
· Candytuft – indifference
· Carnation (in general) Bonds of affection; health and energy; fascination; woman love
· Carnation (pink) – I’ll never forget you
· Carnation (purple) – Capriciousness; whimsical; changeable
· Carnation (red) – My heart aches for you; admiration
· 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) – Rejection; disdain
· Cattail – Peace; prosperity
· Chamomile – Patience ; attracts wealth
· Chrysanthemum (in general) – Cheerfulness; You’re a wonderful friend
· Chrysanthemum (red) – I love
· Chrysanthemum (white) – Truth
· Chrysanthemum (yellow) -Slighted love
· Coreopsis – Always cheerful
· Coriander – Lust
· Cowslip – Pensiveness; winning grace
· Crocus – Cheerfulness; abuse not
· Cyclamen – Resignation and goodbye
· Clover – Good luck

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· Daffodil – Respect
· Daisy - Innocence
· Dandelion - Wishes come true

E

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· Eucalyptus – Protection

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· Fennel – Worthy of all praise
· Fern – Sincerity
· Forget-Me-Not – True love
· Fern (Magic) – Fascination; confidence and shelter
· Fern (Maidenhair) – Secret bond of love
· Feverfew – Protection
· Fir – Time
· Flax – Domestic symbol; fate
· Forget-me-not – True love; memories
· Forsythia – Anticipation

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· Gardenia – You’re lovely; secret love
· Garland of roses – Reward of virtue
· Garlic – Courage; strength
· Geranium (Scented) – Preference
· Gladiolus – Love at first sight
· Grass – Submission; utility

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· Heather (lavender) – Admiration; solitude
· Heather (white) – Protection; wishes will come true
· Hibiscus – Delicate beauty
· Holly – Good will, Defense;domestic Happiness; foresight
· Honeysuckle – Generous and devoted affection
· Hyacinth (general) – Games and sports; rashness;flower dedicated to Apollo
· Hyacinth (blue) – Constancy
· Hyacinth ( purple) – I’m 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
· Hyssop – Wards away evil spirits

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· Iris – Faith; hope; wisdom and valor
· Ivy – Fidelity and friendship
· Ivy – sprig of white tendrils – Anxious to please; affection

J

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· Jasmine – Amiability; attracts wealth
· Jonquil – Love me; affection returned; desire; sympathy; desire for a return of affection
· Juniper Protection

L

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· Larkspur – pink – Fickleness
· Lavender – Devotion
· Lemon – Zest
· Lemon Balm – Brings love
· Lemon verbena – Attracts opposite sex
· Lily (general) – Keeps unwanted visitors away
· Lily (calia) – Beauty
· Lily (day) – Coquetry
· Lily (eucharis) – Maiden charms
· Lily (orange) – Hatred
· Lily (tiger) – Wealth; pride
· Lily (white) – Virginity; purity; majesty; it’s heavenly to be with you
· Lily (yellow) – I’m walking on air; false and gay
· Lily of the valley – sweetness; return to happiness; humility

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· Magnolia – Sweetness; beauty; love of nature
· Marigold – Comforts the heart
· Mint – Protection from illness; warmth of feeling
· Marjoram (sweet) – Joy and happiness
· Mistletoe – Kiss me; affection; to surmount difficulties; sacred plant of India
· Monkshood – Beware, a deadly foe is near; chivalry
· Moss – Maternal love; charity
· Myrtle – Love; Hebrew emblem of marriage

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· Narcissus – Egotism; formality; stay as sweet as you are
· Nasturtium – Conquest; victory in battle; maternal love; charity; patriotism

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· Oleander – Caution; beware
· Orange – Generosity
· Orange Blossom – Brings wisdom
· Orange Mock – Deceit
· Orchid – Love; beauty; refinement; beautiful lady; Chinese symbol for many children
· Orchid (cattleya) – Mature charm

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· Palm leaves – Victory and success
· Pansy – Thoughts; love
· Peach – Longevity
· Peony – Aphrodisiac
· Petunia – Resentment; anger; your presence soothes me
· Pine – Hope; pity
· Poppy (general) – Eternal sleep ; oblivion; imagination
· Poppy (red) -Pleasure; consolation
· Poppy (white) – Consolation; sleep
· Poppy( yellow) – Wealth; success
· Prickly Pear – Satire
· Primrose – I can’t live without you; early youth
· Primrose(evening) – Inconstancy

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· Rose (general)(Red) – Love ; I love you
· Rose( white) – Eternal Love ; innocence; heavenly; secrecy and silence
· Rose(pink) – Perfect happiness; please believe me
· Rose(Yellow) – Friendship ; jealousy; try to care
· Rose(Black) – Death
· Rose(red and white) – Together; unity
· Rose(thornless) – Love at first sight
· Rose( single, full bloom) – I love you; I still love you
· Rose bud – Beauty and youth ; a heart innocent of love
· Rose bud(red) – Pure and lovely
· Rose bud(white) – Girlhood
· Rose bud (moss) – Confessions of love
· Roses(Bouquet of full bloom) – Gratitude
· Roses( Garland or crown of) – Beware of virtue; reward of merit; crown ; symbol of superior merit
· Roses ( musk cluster) – Charming
· Rose(tea) – I’ll always remember
· Rose(cabbage) – Ambassador of love
· Rose(Christmas) – Tranquilize my anxiety; anxiety
· Rose(damask) – Brilliant complexion
· Rose(dark crimson) – Mourning
· Rose(hibiscus) – Delicate beauty
· Rose leaf – You may hope
· Rosemary – Remembrance

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· Sage Wisdom – long life
· Salvia -(blue) I think of you
· Smilax – Loveliness
· Snapdragon – Deception; gracious lady; presumption
· Spiderflower – Elope with me
· Stephanotis – Happiness in marriage; desire to travel
· Stock – Lasting beauty
· Strawberry – Perfect goodness
· Sunflower – Loyalty; wishes
· Sweetpea – Goodbye; departure; blissful pleasure; Thank you for a lovely time

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· Thyme – Strength and courage; ensures restful sleep
· Tulip(general) – Fame,charity; perfect lover
· Tulip(red) – Believe me; declaration of love
· Tulip(variegated) – Beautiful eyes
· Tulip(yellow) – Hopeless love

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· Violet – Modesty; calms tempers; induces sleep
· Violet(blue) – Watchfulness; faithfulness; I’ll always be true
· Violet(white) – Let’s take a chance on happiness
· Viscaria – Will you dance with me?

W

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· Woodruff – sweet humility

Y

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· Yarrow – Health,healing

Z

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· Zinnia – Thoughts of friends
· Zinnia(magenta) – Lasting affection
· Zinnia(mixed) – Thinking of an absent friend
· Zinnia(scarlet) – Constancy
· Zinnia(white) – Goodness
· Zinnia(yellow) – Daily remembrance

 

 

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