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.
Flower Meanings (A) – Flower Meanings (B) – Flower Meanings (C) – Flower Meanings (D-J) – Flower Meanings (K-Z)
Larkspur (Pink) — Fickleness
Lavender — Devotion
Lemon Balm — Brings love
Lemon — Zest
Lemon Verbena — Attracts opposite sex.
Lily (general) – Keeps unwanted visitors away
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Lily (calia) – Beauty
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Lily (day) – Coquetry
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Lily (eucharis) – Maiden charms
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Lily (orange) – Hatred
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Lily (tiger) – Wealth; pride
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Lily (white) – Virginity; purity; majesty; it’s heavenly to be with you
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Lily (yellow) – I’m walking on air; false and gay
Lily of the valley – sweetness; return to happiness; humility
Magnolia – Sweetness; Beauty; Love of nature
Marigold — Comforts the heart.
Marjoram (sweet) – Joy and happiness
Mint — Protection from illness; Warmth of feeling
Mistletoe – Kiss me; Affection; To surmount difficulties; Sacred plant of India
Monkshood – Beware, a deadly foe is near; Chivalry
Moss – Meaning: Maternal love; Charity
Myrtle – Love; Hebrew emblem of marriage
Narcissus – Egotism; formality; Stay as sweet as you are
Nasturtium – Conquest; victory in battle; Maternal love; Charity; Patriotism
Oleander – Caution; Beware
Orange — Meaning: Generosity
Orange Blossom – Brings wisdom
Orange Mock – Meaning: Deceit
Orchid – Meaning: Love; Beauty; Refinement; Beautiful lady; Chinese symbol for many children
Orchid (cattleya) – Mature charm
Palm leaves – Meaning: Victory and success
Pansy – Thoughts; Love
Peach – Meaning: Longevity
Peony – Meaning: Aphrodisiac
Petunia – Resentment; Anger; Your presence soothes me
Pine – Meaning: Hope; Pity
Poppy (general) – Meaning: Eternal sleep ; Oblivion; Imagination
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Poppy (red) Meaning: -Pleasure; Consolation
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Poppy (white) – Meaning: Consolation; Sleep
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Poppy( yellow) Meaning: Wealth; success
Prickly Pear – Meaning: Satire
Primrose – I can’t live without you; Early youth
Primrose (evening) – Inconstancy
Rose (general)(Red) – Love ; I love you
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Rose (white) – Eternal Love ; innocence; heavenly; secrecy and silence
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Rose (pink) – Perfect happiness; please believe me
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Rose (yellow) – Friendship ; jealousy; try to care
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Rose (black) -Death Rose(red and white) – Together; unity
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Rose (thornless) – Love at first sight
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Rose (single, full bloom) – I love you; I still love you
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Rose (bud) – Beauty and youth ; a heart innocent of love
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Rose (bud) (red) – Pure and lovely
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Rose (bud) (white) – Girlhood
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Rose (bud) (moss) – Confessions of love
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Roses (bouquet of full bloom) – Gratitude
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Roses (garland or crown of) – Beware of virtue; reward of merit; crown ; symbol of superior merit
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Roses (musk cluster) – Charming
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Rose (tea) – I’ll always remember
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Rose (cabbage) – Ambassador of love
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Rose (Christmas) – Tranquilize my anxiety; anxiety
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Rose (damask) – Brilliant complexion
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Rose (dark crimson) – Mourning
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Rose (hibiscus) – Delicate beauty
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Rose (leaf) – You may hope
Rosemary – Meaning: Remembrance
Sage – Meaning: Wisdom; Long life
Salvia (blue) – Meaning: I think of you
Smilax – Meaning: Loveliness
Snapdragon – Deception; Gracious lady; Presumption
Spiderflower – Elope with me
Stephanotis – Happiness in marriage; Desire to travel
Stock – Meaning: Lasting beauty
Strawberry – Meaning: Perfect goodness
Sunflower – Meaning: Loyalty; Wishes
Sweetpea – Meaning: Goodbye; Departure; Blissful pleasure; Thank you for a lovely time
Thyme – Meaning: 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
Violet – Meaning: Modesty; Calms tempers; Induces sleep
Violet (blue) – Meaning: Watchfulness; Faithfulness; I’ll always be true
Violet (white) – Meaning: Let’s take a chance on happiness
Viscaria – Will you dance with me?
Woodruff – Meaning: Sweet humility
Yarrow – Meaning: Health; Healing
Zinnia – Meaning: Thoughts of friends Zinnia (magenta) – Meaning: Lasting affection
Zinnia (mixed) – Meaning: Thinking of an absent friend
Zinnia (scarlet) – Meaning: Constancy Zinnia (white) – Meaning: Goodness
Zinnia (yellow) – Meaning: Daily remembrance
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Flower Meanings (A) – Flower Meanings (B) – Flower Meanings (C) – Flower Meanings (D-J) – Flower Meanings (K-Z)
This was very useful! I like getting the salvia blue for people that are ill so that meaning is perfect,
I had heard of the language of flowers before but didn’t know that it was so extensive. However, it is giving me a great anniversary idea for next year. It will add a whole new dynamic to how I pick and give my wife flowers I will definitely have to get primrose as long as it doesn’t also mean inconsistency as that kind of ruins the “I can’t live without you” meaning.