FLOWER SYMBOLISM

Did you know that flowers have their own secret code? All flowers symbolize specific flower meanings. When giving flowers as a gift, you'll likely want to take these flower meanings into consideration. This guide will help you learn the hidden meaning behind each flower.

• Acanthus

  - art

• Agrimony

  - thankfulness

• Almond

  - hope, watchfulness, and promise

• Aloe

  - grief

• Alstroemeria

  - friendship and devotion

• Amaryllis

  - pride

• Apple blossom

  - hope, good fortune, preference

• Arbor vitae

  - unchanging friendship

• Aster

  - patience, talisman of love

• Azalea

  - take care of yourself

• Baby's breath

  - pure heart, constancy

• Bachelor's button

  - hope and devotion

• Balm

  - social intercourse or sympathy

• Balsamine

  - impatience

• Bay wreath

  - glory

• Bee orchid

  - industry

• Begonia

  - fanciful nature

• Bellflower, white

  - gratitude

• Bird's-foot Trefoil

  - revenge

• Birds of Paradise

  - joyfulness

• Black locust

  - platonic love

• Bluebell

  - gratitude

• Blue periwinkle

  - friendship

• Blue violet

  - modesty, faithfulness

• Box

  - constancy

• Broom

  - humility

• Bulrush

  - docility

• Buttercup

  - riches

• Calla Lily

  - magnificent beauty

• Camellia

  - loveliness, excellence, my destiny is in your hands

• Campanula

  - gratitude

• Canterbury bells

  - gratitude

• Carnation

  - pride, beauty, deep love

• Carnation, pink

  - emblem of mother's day, I'll never forget you, woman's love

• Carnation, red

  - admiration

• Carnation, striped

  - refusal

• Carnation, white

  - pure and ardent love, disdain

• Cherry blossom

  - education, feminine beauty, sexuality, principle and love

• Chestnut

  - do me justice

• China Aster

  - love of variety

• China Pink

  - my heart aches

• Chrysanthemum, red

  - fidelity, love

• Chrysanthemum, white

  - truth

• Chrysanthemum, yellow

  - slighted love

• Clover, red

  - industry

• Clover, white

  - I promise

• Cockscomb

  - affection

• Columbine, red

  - anxious, trembling

• Coreopsis

  - always cheerful

• Cowslip

  - winning grace

• Daffodil

  - chivalry, regard, devotion, unrequited love

• Dahlia

  - elegance and dignity

• Daisy

  - innocence, youth, gentleness

• Dandelion

  - coquetry

• Eglantine Rose

  - I wound to heal

• Elderflower

  - compassion

• Fennel

  - strength

• Fern

  - fascination

• Flax

  - I feel your kindness

• Forget-me-not

  - remembrance, true love

• Freesia

  - innocence

• Geranium

  - gentility

• Gerbera Daisy

  - beauty, thoughts of absent friends

• Gladiolus

  - strength of character

• Globe Amaranth

  - unchangeable, unfading love

• Gorse

  - love in all seasons

• Grass

  - submission

• Heliotrope

  - devotion

• Hibiscus

  - delicate beauty

• Holly

  - foresight, good wishes

• Hollyhock

  - ambition

• Honesty

  - honesty

• Honeysuckle

  - devoted affection, bonds of love, fraternal affection

• Houseleek

  - domestic economy

• Iris

  - my compliments

• Ivy

  - friendship, dependence, eternal fidelity, and matrimony, conjugal affection

• Jasmine

  - grace, elegance

• Jasmine, white

  - amiability

• Jasmine, yellow

  - modesty

• Johnny-Jump-Ups

  - you occupy my thoughts

• Jonquil

  - affection returned

• Larkspur

  - laughter, ardent attachment, an open heart

• Laurestine

  - a token

• Lavender

  - luck, mistrust

• Lemon blossom

  - discretion

• Lettuce

  - cold-hearted

• Lichen

  - solitude

• Lilac

  - first emotions of love, fastidious

• Lily, scarlet

  - high-souled aspirations

• Lily, white

  - purity, majesty

• Lily of the valley

  - return of happiness, purity and humility

• Lime blossom

  - conjugal love

• Lisianthus

  - thoughts, outgoing

• Lobelia

  - malevolence

• Love lies bleeding

  - hopelessness

• Magnolia

  - love of nature

• Marigold

  - affection, pain and grief

• Mayflower

  - welcome

• Michaelmas Daisy

  - farewell

• Mignonette

  - worth

• Mimosa

  - secret love, sensibility

• Mint

  - suspicion

• Moss Rose

  - confession of love

• Mullein

  - good nature

• Mums, rose or red

  - I love

• Myrtle

  - love and remembrance, love positive

• Nasturtium

  - patriotism

• Oak Leaf

  - strength

• Oats

  - music

• Olive

  - peace

• Opium Poppy, white

  - my bane, my antidote

• Orange blossom

  - fidelity, fertility

• Orchid

  - rare beauty

• Oxeye Daisy

  - patience

• Pansy

  - thinking of you, thoughtful recollection

• Peach blossom

  - love's captive

• Pear blossom

  - lasting friendship

• Peony

  - bashfulness, healing

• Periwinkle, white

  - pleasing remembrances

• Phlox

  - sweet dreams

• Pimpernel

  - life change

• Poppy, red

  - pleasure

• Poppy, white

  - dreams

• Primrose

  - young love, I can't live without you

• Queen Anne's lace

  - magic, trust, and healing, steadfast love

• Ranunculus

  - I am dazzled by your charm

• Rose

  - A single rose of any color in full bloom means "I love you." Two roses put together to form a single stem means an engagement. Stem leaves are a symbol of hope.

• Rose, red

  - love, true love, passion, desire

• Rose, white

  - purity, humility, secrecy, reverence, i am worthy of you

• Rose, red and white

  - unity

• Rose, pink

  - grace, gentility, perfect happiness

• Rose, dark pink

  - gratitude

• Rose, light pink

  - desire, passion, joy, youth, energy

• Rose, yellow

  - joy, gladness, friendship, platonic love

• Rose, orange or coral

  - desire

• Rose, burgundy

  - beauty

• Rose, lavender

  - love at first sight

• Rose, blue

  - mystery or attaining the impossible

• Rose, red/yellow

  - happiness, excitement

• Rose, red/white

  - unity

• Rose, black

  - death, hatred, farewell, death of old habits, rebirth

• Rosebuds

  - beauty of love and friendship, youth, and hope

• Rosebuds, white

  - the heart that knows no love

• Rosemary

  - remembrance

• Rue

  - regret

• Sage or Salvia

  - esteem

• Sensitive Plant

  - sensitivity

• Snowdrop

  - consolation of hope

• Star of Bethlehem

  - reconciliation

• Statice

  - sympathy

• Straw

  - united

• Stephanotis

  - good-luck, happiness in marriage

• Sunflower

  - adoration, pure thoughts

• Sweet Alyssum

  - worth beyond beauty

• Sweetbrier

  - simplicity

• Sweet Pea

  - delicate, blissful pleasure

• Thistle

  - independence, nobility

• Thorn-apple

  - disguise

• Thyme

  - thriftiness

• Tuberose

  - dangerous pleasures

• Tulip

  - declaration of love, passion

• Tulip, red

  - undying love

• Tulip, variegated

  - beautiful eyes

• Tulip, yellow

  - hopeless love

• Tulip-tree

  - fame

• Verbena

  - enchantment, may you get your wish

• Violet, blue

  - faithfulness

• Violet, white

  - modesty and simplicity

• Wallflower

  - fidelity in adversity

• Water Lily

  - purity of heart

• Winged Seeds

  - messengers

• Witch-hazel

  - a spell

• Wheat

  - wealth and prosperity

• Zinnia

  - thoughts of absent friends 

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