Flower
|
Meaning
|
Abatina
[1] |
Fickleness
[2]
|
Acacia
|
general |
Friendship;
[3]
[4] chaste love
[2]
|
pink |
Elegance
[2]
|
yellow |
Secret Love
[5]
[6]
[2]
|
rose or white |
Elegance;
[3]
[7]
[8] platonic love
[2]
[6]
|
Acanthus |
Art,
[3]
[6]
[7] artifice
[5]
[2]
|
Adder's tongue |
Deceit
[8]
|
Adonis' flower |
Painful recollection, sorrowful remembrances
[2]
[3]
[5]
[8]
|
Agrimonia |
Thankfulness, gratitude
[2]
[3]
[7]
[4]
[8]
|
Ailanthus |
Lofty aspirations
[8]
|
Allium |
Patience, good fortune, prosperity, unity
[4]
|
Almond |
hope;
[4] indiscretion and thoughtlessness
[2]
[3]
[6]
[7]
|
Aloe |
Grief,
[3]
[7]
[8] affliction,
[2] religious superstition
[5]
|
Aloysia |
Forgiveness
[8]
|
Alyssum |
Worth beyond beauty
[4]
[5]
|
Amaranth
|
general |
Immortality
[2]
[3]
[7]
[8]
[9]
|
Amaranth (Cockscomb) |
Foppery, affectation
[5]
[8]
|
Amaranth (Globe) |
Immortal love, unchangeable
[5]
[2]
[8]
|
Prince's feather |
Immortality, unfading
[6]
|
Amaryllis |
Pride,
[3]
[8] timidity, splendid beauty;
[2]
[5]
[4] hope and achievement.
[10]
|
Ambrosia |
Love is reciprocated
[5]
[4]
|
American Cowslip |
You are my divinity, divine beauty
[3]
[5]
[2]
[7]
|
Anemone |
Forsaken;
[2]
[3]
[5]
[7]
[4] sickness, brevity, withered hopes;
[11] anticipation
[8]
[6]
|
Angelica |
Inspiration
[3]
[5]
[8]
[7]
|
Angrec |
Royalty
[2]
[3]
[5]
|
Anthurium |
Hospitality, happiness, abundance
|
Apple
blossom |
Preference, better things to come, good fortune
[2]
[3]
[5]
[8]
[6]
[4]
|
Apricot |
Temptation
[8]
|
Arborvitae |
Everlasting friendship,
[2] "live for me";
[5] "thine till death"
[8]
|
Arbutus |
Simplicity;
[8] you are the only one I love
[6]
[4]
|
Arnica |
"Let me heal thy grief"
[8]
|
Arum |
Ardour
[5]
[4]
|
Ash |
Grandeur
[2]
[8]
|
Aspen |
Excess of sensibility;
[8] lamentation
[2]
[5]
|
Asphodel |
Death,
the underworld; "my regrets follow you to the grave";
[2]
[3]
[7] remembered beyond the tomb
[8]
|
Aster |
Symbol of love, daintiness,
[4] talisman of love, trusting; cheerfulness in old age
[8]
|
Astragalus |
Your presence softens my pain
[5]
[2]
|
Azalea |
Take care, temperance,
[2]
[5]
[8] fragile, gratitude, passion, Chinese symbols of womanhood
[4]
|
Baby's breath |
Innocence, purity of heart
[4]
|
Bachelor's button / Cornflower |
Celibacy;
[5] hope;
[4] single blessedness;
[8] delicacy
[6]
|
Balm |
Sympathy
[2]
[5]
[4]
|
Balm of Gilead |
Cure, relief;
[2]
[3]
[5]
[6] sympathetic feeling
[8]
|
Balsam |
Impatience, touch me not;
[3]
[5]
[8]
[7] ardent love
[2]
[4]
|
Barberry |
Sourness of temper, petulance
[3]
[5]
[8]
[6]
|
Basil |
Hate;
[2]
[3]
[5]
[6]
[11] (archaic) poverty
[7]
|
Bay |
Glory, (in a wreath) reward of merit;
[2]
[5] "I change but in death"
[2]
[6]
|
Bayberry |
"I respect thy tears"
[8]
|
Beech |
Prosperity
[2]
[3]
[8]
|
Begonia |
Beware; a fanciful nature;
[4] deformity
[8]
|
Bellflower |
Unwavering love, a constant heart
[5]
[8]
|
Bells of Ireland |
Good luck
[4]
|
Bilberry |
Treachery
[2]
[3]
[5]
|
Birch |
Elegance;
[8] Meekness
[2]
|
Bird's-foot trefoil |
Revenge
[5]
|
Bird of paradise flower |
Liberty, magnificence, good perspective, joyfulness; faithfulness
[4]
|
Bittersweet nightshade |
Truth
[5]
|
Black-eyed Susan |
Justice
|
Blackthorn |
Fate, protection, hope against adversity, good fortune; difficulty
[5]
|
Bladdernut |
Frivolous amusement;
[2]
[3]
[5] a trifling character
[8]
|
Bluebell |
Loyalty, constancy,
[2]
[5]
[6] humility & gratitude
[4]
|
Bog-rosemary |
Bound by fate;
[8] "Will you help me?"
[6]
|
Boxwood |
Firmness and stoicism,
[3]
[5]
[8]
[7] constancy
[6]
|
Borage |
Bluntness,
[2]
[3]
[5] abruptness
[8]
|
Bouncing bet |
Intrusion
[8]
|
Bouvardia |
Enthusiasm
[4]
|
Broom |
Humility and neatness
[2]
[3]
[5]
[8]
[6]
[7]
[11]
[4]
|
Browallia |
"Can you bear poverty?"
[8]
|
Brugmansia |
Vivacity, vibrancy, health, danger
|
Bulrush |
Docility;
[2]
[4] indiscretion;
[3]
[5]
[7] indecision
[8]
|
Burdock |
Importunity, touch me not
[2]
[3]
[5]
[8]
[6]
|
Bumblebee Orchid |
Industry
[2]
[5]
|
Buttercup |
Sarcasm, ingratitude;
[3]
[7] childishness;
[4] riches, memories of childhood
[6]
|
Cabbage |
Profit
[5]
|
Calla Lily |
Magnificence and beauty;
[5]
[4] feminine beauty;
[8] modesty
[6]
|
Camellia |
Constancy and steadfastness;
[7] perfect loveliness, unpretending excellence
[2]
[8]
[6]
|
Canterbury Bells |
Gratitude, acknowledgement;
[5]
[8]
[6]
[4] constancy
[3]
[7]
|
Carnation
|
general |
Fascination;
[4] distinction; ardent love;
[11] contempt;
[8] woman's love
[2]
|
red |
Deep romantic love, passion; "alas poor heart," admiration
[5]
[4]
|
green |
Secret symbol of the followers of
Oscar Wilde, love between two men
|
white |
Sweet and lovely, innocence, pure love, faithfulness
[4]
|
pink |
A woman's love,
[6] a mother's love; I'll never forget you
[4]
|
yellow |
Rejection, disdain, disappointment;
[5]
[4] pride and beauty
[8]
|
purple |
Capriciousness, whimsical, changeable, unreliability
[4]
|
mauve |
Dreams of fantasy
|
striped |
Refusal, no, "sorry I can't be with you"
[5]
[4]
|
solid color |
Yes, affirmative
[4]
|
Catchfly
|
general |
Pretended love, a snare;
[2]
[6] "I am thy prisoner"
[8]
|
Sticky Catchfly |
Invitation to dance
|
red |
Youthful love
[2]
|
white |
Betrayed
[2]
|
Cedar of Lebanon |
Incorruptible
[2]
|
Celandine |
Joys to come;
[2]
[8] deceptive hopes
[6]
|
Chamomile |
Energy in adversity;
[2]
[6]
[4] mercy
[8]
|
Champignon |
Suspicion
[2]
|
Cherry blossom
|
|
A good education
[2]
[5]
[4]
|
white |
Deception
[2]
|
in Japan |
Transience of life,
Mono no aware,
Wabi-sabi, gentleness, kindness
|
in China |
Feminine beauty
|
Chestnut |
Do me justice;
[3]
[5] deceptive appearances
[8]
|
Chicory |
Frugality
[3]
[5]
[8]
|
China aster |
Love of variety,
[3]
[5] fidelity, "I will think of thee/it";
[4]
[8] afterthough
[6]
|
Chrysanthemum
|
general |
fidelity, optimism, joy and long life; "you're a wonderful friend," rest, cheerfulness
[4]
|
red |
Love
[5]
[4]
|
yellow |
Slighted love
[5]
[8]
[4]
|
white |
Truth,
[5] loyal love
|
Cinquefoil |
Beloved daughter/child;
[7]
[4]
[3] maternal affection
[5]
|
Clianthus |
Glorious beauty
[8]
|
Clovenlip Toadflax |
Please notice my love/feelings for you
|
Clove |
Dignity
[3]
[5]
[7]
|
Clover
|
red |
Industry
[5]
[8]
[4]
|
white |
Think of me
[5]
[4]
|
Coltsfoot |
Justice shall be done
[5]
[2]
|
Columbine |
Folly;
[3]
[5]
[7]
[8] deceived lovers, ingratitude, faithlessness, as in Shakespeare's
Hamlet
|
Coreopsis |
Always cheerful,
[5]
[8]
[6]
[4] love at first sight
[2]
|
Coriander |
Hidden merit
[3]
[5]
[8]
[6]
[7]
|
Corncockle |
Gentility;
[5] worth above beauty
[8]
|
Coronilla |
"Success crown your wishes"
[8]
|
Cowslip |
Youthful beauty and winning grace,
[6] rejected love (in Switzerland), "glory of spring," heartsickness and the death of young maidens;
[11] rusticity, healing, pensiveness
[5]
[4]
|
Creeping Willow |
Love forsaken
|
Cranberry |
Cure for heartache;
[5]
[2] hardiness
[8]
|
Cress |
Resolution;
[3] stability, power
[5]
|
Crocus
|
|
Love, abuse not,
[5]
Lupercalia; impatience, youthful joy, hope, and friendship in adversity
[11]
|
Spring |
Cheerfulness
[8]
[6]
|
Saffron |
Love of variety, fidelity; mirth;
[5] beware of excess
[3]
|
Crown Imperial |
Power and majesty,
[3]
[5] especially imperial power;
[8] pride of birth
[6]
|
Currant |
"Thy frown will kill me";
[5] "you please all"
[8]
|
Cuscuta |
Meanness
[3]
[5]
|
Cypress |
Death, mourning, despair, sorrow
[3]
[5]
[8]
[6]
[7]
|
Daffodil |
Unrequited love,
[6] evanescent happiness and deceitful hopes;
[11] regard, respect;
[5]
[4] self-love;
[3] chivalry
[8]
|
Dahlia |
Elegance and dignity;
[8]
[6]
[4] abundance;
[7] instability
[5]
|
Daisy
|
general |
loyal love, gentleness, innocence;
[5]
[8]
[6]
[4] womanly truth, purity, fidelity, and patient endurance;
[11] or, dissembling as in Shakespeare's
Hamlet
|
Easter |
Candor and innocence
[7]
|
garden |
"I share your sentiments"
[3]
[5]
|
red |
Beauty unknown to possessor
|
orange |
Joy and sunshine
|
yellow |
Happiness and joy
|
blue |
Long-term loyalty and trust
|
purple |
Thoughtfulness
|
wild |
"I will think of it"
[3]
[5]
|
Dame's violet |
Watchfulness
[5]
|
Dandelion |
Overcoming hardship; faithfulness, happiness, love's oracle;
[4] rustic oracle;
[5] youthful recollections;
[8] coquetry
[6]
|
Daphne |
Sweets to the sweet
[8]
|
Daylily |
Coquetry
[8]
|
Delphinium |
Flight of fancy
[4]
|
Dill |
Passion; lust
[4]
|
Diphylleia |
I will show my true self to you, clarity, honesty
|
Dittany of Crete |
Childbirth
[3]
[5]
|
Dodder of thyme |
Baseness
[5]
[8]
|
Dogbane |
Deceit, falsehood
[5]
[8]
|
Dogwood |
Durability;
[5] honesty, true nobility
[8]
|
Edelweiss |
Chivalrous devotion, high courage;
[11] daring, noble purity
[4]
|
Elderflower |
Compassion;
[6] humility;
[7] zeal
[5]
[8]
[4]
|
Elm |
Dignity
[5]
|
Enchanter's Nightshade |
Spells, witchcraft, sorcery
[3]
[5]
[8]
|
Eyebright |
Joy, mental clarity, psychic powers;
[12] "your eyes are bewitching"
[8]
|
Evening primrose |
Inconstancy,
[3]
[5] silent love
[6]
|
Fennel |
Merit, strength,
[7] worthy of all praise;
[5]
[8] cuckoldry, as in Shakespeare's Hamlet,
[13]
|
Fern |
Magic, fascination,
[5] sincerity;
[4] Confidence
[7]
|
Feverfew |
Beneficence
[8]
|
Fig |
Argument;
[5] longevity, prolificness
[3]
[5]
|
Flax |
Domestic industry, fate, "I feel your kindness"
[3]
[5]
[8]
|
Forget-me-not |
True love,
[5]
[6] don't forget me;
[7]
[4] faithful love, affectionate remembrance, chivalry, light, truth
[11]
|
Foxglove |
Insecurity;
[14] stateliness, youth;
[4] insincerity;
[5]
[6] delirium
[8]
|
Freesia |
Innocence, trust, friendship
[4]
|
Fuller's Teasel |
Misanthropy
[3]
[5]
|
Fungus |
Resilience, loneliness, solitude, disgust
|
Fuchsia |
Grace;
[8] taste
[6]
|
Gardenia |
Secret love, joy, good luck; purity, sweet love, you're lovely
[4]
|
Geranium
|
General |
Gentility, determination;
[7] (archaic) folly;
[4] confidence;
[8] deceit, preference
[6]
|
Ivy |
Bridal favor
[5]
|
Lemon |
Unexpected meeting
[5]
|
Oak-leaved |
True friendship
[7]
[5]
[4]
|
Pencilled-leaf |
Ingenuity
[3]
[7]
[5]
[4]
|
Rose-scented |
Preference
[7]
[3]
[4]
|
Scarlet |
Stupidity;
[7]
[3] consolation
[5]
[4]
|
Silver-leaved |
Recall
[7]
[5]
[6]
[4]
|
Wild |
Steadfast piety
[7]
[3]
[5]
|
Gladiolus |
Strength of character, honor, conviction, generosity;
[4] ready armed
[8]
|
Goldenrod |
Encouragement;
[6] be cautious
[5]
[4]
|
Gorse |
Love in all seasons, endearing affection
[4]
|
Guelder rose (or snowball) |
Winter, age;
[5] thoughts of heaven
[6]
|
Hawthorn |
Hope
[5]
[6]
[4]
|
Hazel |
Peace, reconciliation
[3]
[5]
[6]
|
Heath |
Solitude
[3]
[5]
[8]
[6]
|
Heather
|
purple |
Solitude, beauty, admiration
[4]
|
white |
Protection, wishes will come true
[4]
|
Helenium |
Tears
[3]
[5]
[8]
|
Hellebore |
Calumny
[8]
|
Heliotrope |
Emblem of faithfully devoted love
[5]
[11]
[8]
[6]
[4]
|
Hepatica |
Confidence
[5]
[7]
|
Hibiscus |
Delicate beauty
[5]
[6]
[4]
|
Himalayan blue poppy |
Potential, possibilities, psychic skills
|
Holly |
Foresight
[8]
[6]
|
Hollyhock |
Ambition;
[7]
[8]
[6] fruitfulness
[4]
|
Honeysuckle |
Devoted and generous affection;
[5]
[6]
[7]
[4] bonds of love
[8]
|
Horse chestnut |
Luxury
[8]
|
Houseleek |
Domestic economy, vivacity
[5]
[8]
|
Hyacinth
|
blue |
Constancy
[6]
[4]
|
purple |
Grief and sorrow;
[6]
[11] Please forgive me
[4]
|
red or pink |
Playfulness, sport
[5]
[6]
[4]
|
white |
Unobtrusive loveliness
[5]
[4]
|
yellow |
Jealousy
[4]
[8]
|
Hydrangea
|
general |
In a negative
[15] sense frigidity, heartlessness;
[6]
[7] Thank you for understanding;
[4] boastfulness
[5]
[8]
|
pink |
Heartfelt emotion or gratitude
|
purple |
A desire to deeply understand someone
|
blue |
Frigidity and apology
|
white |
Boasting, bragging, purity, grace and abundance
|
Hyssop |
Purification
[8]
|
Ice plant |
Formality
[8]
|
Iris
|
general |
Eloquence, good news, light;
[11] faith, valor, wisdom, friendship;
[4] a message
[5]
[8]
[6]
|
blue |
Faith, hope
|
purple |
Wisdom, compliments
|
yellow |
Passion
[4]
|
white |
Purity
|
Ipomoea |
Attachment
[8]
|
Ivy |
Dependence, endurance; faithfulness, wedded love, affection;
[5]
[6]
[4] friendship
[7]
|
Jacob's Ladder |
Rupture
[3]
[5]
|
Jasmine
|
|
Unconditional and eternal love, monetary wealth. (in the Philippines and Hinduism); emblem of brides
[11]
|
white |
Amiability
[6]
|
yellow |
Grace and elegance
[6]
|
Jonquil |
Desire,
[7] returned affection,
[6] love me
[5]
[4]
|
Juniper |
Asylum, protection
[8]
[6]
|
Kennedia |
Mental beauty
[8]
|
Kerria (棣棠 Dì táng) |
(China) Royalty, Nobility of heart
[16]
|
Larkspur |
Levity, lightness, fickleness, haughtiness;
[5]
[7]
[8]
[6] an open heart
[4]
|
|
Flower
|
Meaning
|
Laurel |
Glory and honor
[5]
[11]
[8]
|
Laurestine |
"I die if neglected";
[7]
[8] a token
[5]
|
Lamprocapnos |
Rejected love, passionate love, unconditional love, compassion
|
Lavender |
Love, devotion, loyalty;
[4] distrust;
[5]
[7] confession
[8]
|
Lemon blossom |
Fidelity in love;
[5]
[4] discretion,
[8] zest
[6]
|
Lilac
|
purple |
First emotions of love
[5]
[4]
[8]
[6]
|
white |
Youthful innocence, humility
[5]
[7]
[4]
|
Lily
|
general |
Affection for loved ones; majesty
[7]
[6]
|
white |
Purity, sweetness
[5]
[4]
[8]
[6]
|
pink |
Love, femininity and admiration
|
scarlet |
Lofty aspirations
|
orange |
Desire, passion; hatred; wealth
[4]
|
Lily of the valley |
Sweetness, humility, purity,;
[11] returning happiness
[5]
[8]
[6]
[4]
|
Lime blossom |
Conjugal love
[5]
|
Lionsheart |
Bravery
[8]
|
Lobelia |
Malevolence
[5]
[8]
|
Lophospermum |
Ecstacy
[8]
|
Lotus |
Purity, chastity and eloquence;
[6] rebirth; estranged love
[5]
[4]
|
Love-in-a-mist |
You puzzle me, perplexity
[5]
[4]
|
Love lies bleeding |
Hopelessness, not heartless
[5]
[6]
|
Lupine |
Voraciousness
[8]
|
Magnolia |
Perseverance, love of nature,
[5]
[6] nobility
[4]
|
Mallow |
Consumed by love;
[5]
beneficence;
[5]
[8]
[7] sweet disposition
[6]
[4]
|
Marigold |
Pain and grief,
[6]
[7] jealousy;
[5]
[11]
[4] cruelty
[8]
|
Marjoram |
Blushes
[8]
|
Mayflower |
Welcome
|
Meadow saffron |
"My best days are past"
[3]
[5]
|
Meadowsweet |
Beauty, happiness, peace, protection; uselessness
[5]
|
Mezereon |
Coquetry, desire to please
[3]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[4]
|
Mignonette |
Worth; "Your qualities surpass your charms",
[3]
[5]
[6]
[7]
[8] health and moral beauty
[11]
[4]
|
Milkwort |
Hermitage
[3]
[5]
|
Mint
|
|
Virtue
[5]
[8]
[4]
|
Peppermint or
spearmint |
Warmth of feeling
[5]
[7]
|
Moonflower |
Dreaming of love
|
Moonwort |
Forgetfulness
[3]
[5]
[7]
|
Morning glory |
Repose;
[8] affection
[5]
[4]
|
Mudwort |
Tranquility
[5]
|
Mulberry
|
black |
I will not survive you
[3]
[5]
[2]
|
white |
Wisdom
[3]
[5]
|
Mullein |
Good-nature
[8]
[4]
|
Myrtle |
Joy, triumph, fertility in marriage (in ancient Rome); peace and well-being (in Judaism); (coupled with laurel) glory, honor, a bloodless victory (in ancient Greece);
[11] love, home, duty;
[5]
[8]
[4] love in absence
[6]
|
Narcissus |
self-love,
[3]
[6] egotism,
[5] formality
[4]
|
Nasturtium |
Patriotism,
[5]
[6] conquest, victory in battle;
[4] heroism
[8]
|
Nemophila |
Prosperity
[8]
|
Nettle (stinging) |
Life and death, protection
[17] as in Shakespeare's Hamlet; Cruelty;
[7] slander
[8]
|
Nightshade
|
|
Silence, falsehood;
[2] dark thoughts, scepticism
[6]
|
Bittersweet |
truth
[3]
[5]
|
Deadly |
death
[8]
|
Oak leaf |
Strength; Hospitality;
[7] bravery;
[5]
[6] honor
[8]
|
Oats |
Music;
[5] country life
[8]
|
Oleander |
Beware
[8]
[6]
|
Olive |
Peace
[5]
[7]
[8]
|
Orange blossom |
Innocence, purity,
[5] eternal love, marriage;
[4] chastity
[7]
[8]
[6]
|
Orchid
|
general |
Refined beauty
[4]
[8]
|
white egret orchid |
My thoughts will follow you into your dreams
|
red |
Fire, romance, desire, and passion
|
orange |
Pride, enthusiasm, and boldness
|
yellow |
New beginnings, friendship, and joy
|
green |
Love, charm, beauty, fertility, refinement, and thoughtfulness
|
blue |
Rarity, uniqueness, beauty, and spirituality
|
purple |
Respect, royalty and admiration
|
pink |
Grace, gentleness, innocence, happiness, playfulness, and fertility
|
white |
Purity, faith, humility, safety, elegance, innocence, and beauty
|
Ox-eye daisy |
Patience
[5]
|
Pansy/Heart's-ease |
Thoughtfulness,
[5] merriment,
[4] remembrance, you occupy my thoughts;
[6]
[2] "Think of me"
[3]
|
Peach blossom |
Long-life, generosity, bridal hope, charm; "I am your captive"
[5]
[8]
[6]
[4]
|
Pear blossom |
Lasting friendship;
[2] affection;
[4] comfort
[5]
|
Peony |
Bashfulness,
[5] happy marriage, prosperity;
[4] shame
[8]
|
Prosperity, honor (in China)
|
Masculinity, bravery (in Japan)
|
Periwinkle |
Early and sincere friendship, tender recollections
[8]
[6]
|
Peruvian Lily |
Wealth, fortune, prosperity, friendship
|
Phlox |
Harmony, unanimity, "our souls are united"
[4]
[8]
[6]
|
Pine
|
general |
Philosophy
[8]
|
Pitch pine |
Time and faith
[6]
|
Plum blossom |
Beauty and longevity; "Keep your promises";
[7] fidelity
[5]
|
Plumeria |
Perfection, springtime, new beginnings
|
Poinsettia |
Brilliance
[8]
|
Primrose |
Eternal love; Childhood;
[5]
[7]
[8] I can't live without you
[4]
|
Protea |
Courage, transformation, daring, resourcefulness, diversity
|
Poppy
|
general |
Sleep, consolation, death;
[11] Oblivion, imagination;
[4] evanescent pleasures, fantastic extravagance
[6]
|
red |
Pleasure;
[4] sacrifice, remembrance; the blood of fallen soldiers
[11]
|
white |
Dreams, modern, peace; "my bane, my antidote";
[7] consolation;
[4] time
[5]
|
yellow |
Wealth, success
[4]
|
Queen Anne's Lace |
Haven, sanctuary;
[4] complexity, delicateness
|
Queen of the Night |
Enjoy small moments because they do not last; transient beauty
[8]
|
Ragged-robin |
Wit
[5]
[8]
[4]
|
Rainflower |
Rebirth, new beginnings, great expectations
[18]
|
Ranunculus |
"You are radiant with charms";
[5]
[7]
[4] ingratitude
[8]
|
Rhododendron |
Danger, beware, I am dangerous
[3]
[5]
[4]
|
Rose
|
general |
Love;
[3]
[5] silence, privacy, conversations held in confidence
[19]
|
red |
True love;
[4] bashful love
[6]
|
black |
Death, hatred, despair, sorrow, mystery, danger, obsession
|
blue |
Mystery, attaining the impossible, love at first sight
|
burgundy |
Unconscious beauty
[5]
[4]
|
pink |
Grace
|
dark pink |
Gratitude
[4]
|
light pink |
Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy; grace
[4]
|
coral or orange |
Desire, fascination
[4]
|
lavender or violet |
Love at first sight; enchantment
[4]
|
yellow |
Friendship, joy, gladness;
[4] apology, intense emotion, undying love; extreme betrayal, a broken heart, infidelity, jealousy
[5]
[7]
|
white |
I am worthy of you;
[5] secrecy
[8]
|
dried white rose |
Sorrow; death is preferable to loss of virtue;
[4] transient impressions
[5]
|
red and white together |
Unity
[5]
[4]
|
red and yellow together |
Joy, happiness and excitement
|
thornless |
Love at first sight
[5]
[4]
|
dead |
sweet memories
[6]
|
bud (red) |
Beauty, purity, love, youth
[5]
[4]
|
bud (white) |
Girlhood;
[5] a heart unacquainted with love
[3]
|
bud (moss) |
Confession of love
[6]
|
Austrian |
"Thou art all that is lovely," loveliness
[5]
[8]
[6]
|
bridal |
Happy love
[5]
[6]
|
Carolina |
Love is dangerous
[5]
|
China |
Beauty always new
[5]
|
Damask |
Brilliant complexion;
[5] blushing beauty
[8]
|
dog |
Pleasure and pain
[5]
|
Hundred-leaved (also called cabbage rose or moss rose) |
Grace;
[3] Pride;
[5] ambassador of love;
[5] superior merit
[6]
|
Maiden's blush |
"If you love me you will find out"
[5]
|
Multiflora |
Grace
[5]
|
Musk |
Capricious beauty,
[3] (in a cluster) charming
[5]
[8]
|
Rosemary |
Remembrance;
[5]
[8]
[6]
[4] "Your presence revives me"
[7]
|
Rue |
Regret, sorrow, repentance;
[8] grace, clear vision; disdain
[5]
|
Sage |
Health, wisdom, respect;
[7] domestic virtue;
[5]
[8] esteem
[3]
|
Sainfoin |
Agitation
[3]
[5]
|
Scabius |
Unfortunate attachment,
[5]
[8] I have lost all,
[2] widowhood
[6]
|
Schinus |
Religious enthusiam
[5]
|
Sensitive plant |
Sensitivity, modesty;
[8] timidity;
[4] sensibility
[5]
|
Shamrock |
Good luck; the
Trinity (in Christianity), the three departments of nature, sea, earth, and heaven (among
Irish druids), protection from snakes;
[11] light heartedness
[5]
[8]
[4]
|
Snapdragon |
Presumption,
[5]
[8]
[7] deception, a gracious lady
[4]
|
Snowdrop |
Consolation or hope;
[5]
[8]
[7]
[4] Youthful love and simplicity (in Germany), hope and friendship in adversity (in France), purity, humility, and innocence (in England);
[11] friend in need
[6]
|
Speedwell |
Travel, kindness, protection; (female) loyalty
[5]
[8]
[7]
[4]
|
Spider lily
|
red |
abandonment, loss, separation, death and the cycle of rebirth. It's commonly referred to as the Flower of Death
|
white |
Positive nature, new beginnings, good health and rebirth
|
yellow |
Happiness, light, wisdom, gratitude, strength, everlasting friendship
|
pink |
Feminine love, beauty and passion
|
Spiderwort |
"Esteem not love";
[5] transient happiness
[8]
|
Spindle tree |
Your image is engraved on my heart
[3]
[5]
[2]
[7]
|
St John's Wort |
Superstition;
[7]
[3] animosity
[5]
[6]
|
Star of Bethlehem |
Atonement, reconciliation;
[8]
[4] purity;
[3]
[5]
[7] guidance
[6]
|
Straw |
United, union;
[7] (broken) a broken agreement
[4]
|
Statice |
Remembrance,
[4] sympathy, success
|
Stock
|
|
Lasting beauty, "you'll always be beautiful to me," a happy life, bonds of affection
[3]
[5]
[7]
[6]
[4]
|
Ten-week stock |
Promptness
[3]
[5]
|
Stonecrop |
Tranquility
[3]
[5]
[7]
[4]
|
Sunflower |
Loft thoughts;
[8] adoration and pride;
[5]
[4] false riches
[3]
[6]
|
Sweetbrier |
Simplicity (American), a wound to heal (European);
[5]
[6] poetry;
[3]
[5] home
[8]
|
Sweetpea |
Delicate pleasures;
[5] departure
[6]
|
Sweet sultan |
Felicity, happiness;
[3]
[5] felicity
[8]
|
Sweet William |
Finesse,
[3]
[8] gallantry
[5]
[6]
|
Tansy |
I declare war on you;
[3]
[5]
[7] resistance
[8]
|
Thistle |
Nobility, endurance, warning;
[20] surliness;
[3]
[7] austerity
[5]
[8]
|
Thorn-apple |
Disguise, deceitful charms;
[3]
[5]
[8]
[6]
[7] "I dreamed of thee"
[4]
|
Thrift |
Sympathy
[3]
[5]
[8]
[7]
[4]
|
Thyme |
Activity
[3]
[5]
|
Tuberose |
Dangerous pleasures;
[3]
[5]
[6] voluptuousness;
[8] a sweet voice
[6]
|
Tulip-tree |
Fame
|
Tulip
|
general |
Consuming love (in Turkey and India), inconstancy (in Turkey);
[11] love and passion
[5]
[4]
|
red |
Declaration of love
[8]
[4]
|
pink |
Caring, Good wishes, Friendship, Joyful Occasions, Confidence
|
purple |
Nobility/Royalty, Rebirth, Spring
|
white |
Forgiveness, Remembrance, Sincerity; "I am worthy of you"
[4]
|
yellow |
Cheerful thoughts, Sunshine, Hope, Desperate love, "There's sunshine in your smile";
[4] hopeless love
[5]
|
blue |
Respect, Tranquility, Trust
|
orange |
Understanding, Appreciation, Truest love
|
black |
Power, Strength, Supreme elegance
|
variegated |
Beautiful eyes,
[5]
[4] a declaration of love
[6]
|
Valerian |
Readiness, an accommodating disposition
[3]
[5]
[8]
[7]
|
Venus' Looking Glass |
Flattery
[3]
[5]
[8]
[7]
|
Vervain |
Enchantment;
[3]
[5]
[7]
[4] sensibility, sensitivity
[8]
[6]
|
Violet
|
blue |
Faithfulness, watchfulness, I'll always be true
[5]
[6]
[4]
|
purple |
Daydreaming, love between two women, lesbian love
|
yellow |
Rural happiness
[5]
|
white |
Modesty, innocence, candor;
[3]
[6]
[7] let's take a chance
[4]
|
sweet |
Modesty
[5]
|
Virgin's bower |
Filial affection;
[8] mental beauty, artifice
[6]
|
Volkameria |
May you be happy
[5]
|
Wallflower |
Changless affection and fidelity in misfortune
[3]
[5]
[8]
[6]
[11]
[4]
|
Walnut |
Intellect, stratagem
[3]
[5]
|
Water lily |
Purity of heart;
[5] eloquence
[8]
|
Willow
|
Creeping |
Love foresaken
[5]
|
French |
Bravery and humanity
[5]
|
Weeping |
Mourning
[3]
[5]
[8]
|
Willowherb |
Pretension
[5]
|
Winged seeds (any kind) |
Messengers
|
Winterberry |
Protection, luck
|
Wisteria |
Welcoming
[4]
|
Witch-hazel |
A magic spell
[5]
[8]
[4]
|
Woad |
Design
[8]
|
Wheat |
Wealth and prosperity
[5]
[8]
|
Wolfsbane |
Misanthropy, chivalry;
[4] knight-errantry
[8]
|
Wood sorrel |
Joy,
[3] maternal tenderness
[5]
|
Wormwood |
Absence,
[3]
[5]
[8] bitter sorrow,
[7] do not be discouraged
[4]
|
Xanthium |
Rudeness, pertinacity
[5]
|
Xeranthemum |
Cheerfulness under adversity
[5]
|
Yarrow |
Healing;
[4] war
[8]
|
Yew |
Sorrow
[3]
[5]
[8]
|
Ylang-Ylang |
Never-ending love
|
Zinnia |
Thinking of you; remembering absent friends,
[5]
[8]
[6] sentimentality
[4]
|
|