Flower Language

The Language of Flowers
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.

A 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    B Bachelor Button - Celibacy Baby's Breath - Everlasting Love Basil - Best Wishes, Love Bay Leaf - Strength Bignonia - 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    C Cactus - Endurance; warmth Calendula - Joy Camellia - Admiration; perfection; good luck gift to a man Candytuft - indifference 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    D Daffodil Respect Daisy Innocence Dandelion Wishes come true    E Eucalyptus - Protection    F Fennel - Worthy of all praise Fern - Sincerity 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    G 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    H 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    I   Iris - Faith; hope; wisdom and valor Ivy - Fidelity and friendship Ivy - sprig of white tendrils - Anxious to please; affection    J Jasmine - Amiability; attracts wealth Jonquil - Love me; affection returned; desire; sympathy; desire for a return of affection Juniper Protection  L 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  M 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    N Narcissus - Egotism; formality; stay as sweet as you are Nasturtium - Conquest; victory in battle; maternal love; charity; patriotism  O   Oleander - Caution; beware Orange Blossom - Brings wisdom Orange Mock - Deceit Orchid - Love; beauty; refinement; beautiful lady; Chinese symbol for many children Orchid (cattleya) - Mature charm    P 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    R 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    S 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    T 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    V 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 Woodruff - sweet humility    Y Yarrow - Health,healing    Z 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