Floral Meanings

During the Victorian Era, everyone started to associate meanings with everything. One of the few things that has seemed to withstand the test of time is the meanings that flowers were given. Modern day florists continue to use this guide when suggesting flowers for every occassion.

Flower	Description	Meaning
Acacia		beauty in retirement friendship concealed love chaste love
Aconite		beware a deadly foe is near
Alium		unity humility patience
Alstroemeria		wealth prosperity fortune
Ambrosia		your love is reciprocated
Amaryllis		pride splendid beauty timidity
Anenome		forsaken expectations
Aster		symbol of love daintiness afterthought
Azalea
Baby's Breath		pure of heart innocence
Bachelor's Button		hope in love felicity delicacy single blessidness
Begonia		beware
Bells of Ireland		good luck
Bluebell		humility everlasting love
Bouvardia		enthusiasm
Buttercup		childishness
Cactus		endurance
Caladium		great joy and delight
Camellia		gratitude perfection
	Blue	you're a flame in my heart
	Pink	longing for you
	White	you're adorable perfected lovliness
	Red	unpretending excellance
Carnation		fascination womanly love devoted love
	Red	my heart aches for you admiration
	Pink	I'll never forget you woman's love
	Purple	capriciousness
	Striped	sorry I can't be with you no refusal wish I could be with you
	White	innocence sweet and lovely pure love woman's good luck gift you're adorable
	Yellow	rejection you have disappointed me
Chrysanthemum		cheerfulness you're a wonderful friend rest lovliness abundance wealth
	Red	I love
	Yellow	slighted love
	White	truth
Crocus		youthful gladness cheerfulness
Cyclamen		resignation goodbye
Daffodil		you're the only one regard unrequited love the sun shines when I'm with you
Dahlia		dignity elegance good taste instability
Daisy		innocence loyal love I'll never tell purity gentleness romance
Delphinium		flight of fancy ardent attachment
Fern		secret bond of love fascination sincerity magic
Fleur de Lis		flame burning
Forget-Me-Not		faithful love undying hope memories do not forget true love
Forsythia		good nature innocence anticipation
Freesia		innocence trust friendship
Galax		encouragement
Gardenia		purity sweet love you're lovely secret love refinement
Geranium		folly stupidity
Gladiolus		strength of character sincerity generosity natural grace
Gloxinia		love at first sight
Grass		submission
Heather	Lavender	admiration solitude
	White	protection wishes will come true
Hibiscus		delicate beauty
Holly		foresight domestic happinesS defense
Hyacinth		games sports rashness
	Blue	constancy
	Purple	please forgive me sorrow
	Red Pink	play
	White	lovliness I'll pray for you
	Yellow	jealousy
Hydrangea		thank you for understanding frigidity heartlessness
Iris		faith wisdom valor promise my compliments hope message
Ivy		wedded love fidelity friendship affection
Jonquil		affection returned sympathy desire love me
Lilac	Purple	first emotion of love
	White	youthful innocence purity modesty viginity majesty
Lily	Calla	beauty
	Day	conquetry
	Eucharis	maiden charms
	Tiger	wealth pride prosperity
Lily of the Valley		sweetness humility return of happiness
Longi Lily		pure modest
Magnolia		love of nature nobility dignity
Marigold		grief cruelty jealousy sacred affection despair
Mimosa, Bloom		concealed love sensitivity
Monkshood		chivalry beware a deadly foe is near
Moss		maternal love charity
Myrtle		duty affection home love discipline instruction
Narcissus		stay as sweet as you are egotism formality
Nasturtium		patriotism conquest victory in battle
Oleandar		caution beauty grace
Orange Blossom		purity innocence eternal love marriage fruitfulness lovliness
Orchid		love beauty refinement beautiful lady flower of magnificence
	Cattleaya	mature charm
Palm Leaves		victory success
Pansy		thoughtful reflection merriment
Peony		bashfulness happy marriage prosperity
Petunia		resentment anger your pressence soothes me
Phlox		our souls are united
Pine		hope pity
Poinsettia		be of good cheer
Poppy		eternal sleep imagination oblivion
	Red	pleasure
	White	consolation
	Yellow	wealth success
Primrose		I can't live without you
	Evening	inconstancy
Queen Anne's Lace		haven
Ranunculus		radiant charming
Rose	Red	love I love you respect courage
	Pink	perfect happiness gentility grace please believe me
	Deep Pink	thank you
	Light Pink	admiration
	Yellow	friendship joy and happiness jealousy trying to care gladness
	White	innocence purity heavenly secrecy silence charm
	Peach Coral	enthusiasm desire
	Orange	enthusiasm desire
	Red & White	unity
	Single Red	simplicity I love you
	Long Stemmed	I will remember you always
	Short Stemmed	sweetheart girlhood
	Assorted Colors	you're everything to me
	Mature Blooms	gratitude
	Single Full Bloom	I love you I still love you
Rosebud		beauty youth a heart innocent of love
	Red	pure lovely
	White	girlhood
Snapdragon		gracious lady deception presumption
Spider Flower		elope with me
Statice		sympathy rememberance
Stephanotic		happiness in marriage desire to travel come to me
Stock		lasting beauty bonds of affection promptness you'll always be beautiful to me
Sunflower		adoration pride sunshine
Sweet Pea		delicate pleasures goodbye blissful pleasure departure thank you for a lovely time
Sweet William		grant me one smile gallantry
Tulip		perfect lover fame love passion
	Red	believe me declaration of love
	Yellow	there is sunshine in your smile hopeless love
	Variegated	beautiful eyes
Verbena		will you get your wish
Veronica		fidelity
Violet		modesty faithfulness virtue
	Blue	I'll always be true watchfulness
	White	let's take a chance on happiness
Viscaria		will you dance with me
Wallflower		fidelity in adversity
Water Lily		purity of heart
Wisteria		welcome eternity immortality
Yarrow		healing
Zinnia		thoughts of absent friends
	Magenta	lasting affection
	Scarlet	constancy
	White	goodness
	Yellow	daily rememberance
	Mixed	thinking of / in memory of an absent friend

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