Flowers have always held a certain mystique. Whether painted on a wall in an ancient tomb or etched onto a Grecian urn, they hold different meanings and honors.
Flower Meanings – A
abandon…………………………grape
abandonment……………………..anemone, Japanese anemone
absence…………………………wormwood
absolute achievement……………..gold rose
accept a faithful heart…………..weigela
acceptance………………………lilac
accomodating disposition………….valerian
accomplishment…………………..laurel
achievement in the Arts…………..laurel
activity………………………..thyme
Adieu…………………………..sweet pea, pea
administration, wise……………..pear
admiration………………………carnation, especially red or yellow, heather
adoration……………………….sunflower
adversity……………………….wallflower
advice………………………….rhubarb
affection……………………….marigold, pear, wormwood
affection, conjugal………………geranium
affection, generous and devoted……honeysuckle
affection, lively and pure………..pink carnation, pinks
afterthought…………………….aster
age, winter of…………………..guelder rose/viburnum
aggressiveness…………………..lavender cotton
ambition………………………..ivy, mountain laurel
ambition, female…………………white hollyhock
amiability………………………jasmine
antidote………………………..plumbago
ardor…………………………..fleur-de-lis/iris
artifice………………………..clematis
the Arts………………………..acanthus
aspiration………………………foxtail lily, cheddar pinks
aspiring………………………..bellflower
assignation……………………..scarlet pimpernel
athletic victory…………………sweet woodruff
attachment, ardent……………….lavender, larkspur
attachment, early………………..thornless rose
attractive………………………foamflower, sea holly
attractive to the opposite sex…….lemon verbena
austerity……………………….thistle
availability…………………….wild or hardy geranium
aversion………………………..China or single pinks
Flower Meanings – B
baby, newborn……………………English daisy
baby’s hands…………………….Japanese maple
bantering……………………….southernwood
bashfulness……………………..peony
bashful modesty………………….sensitive plant
“Be careful, do not hurt me!”……….sensitive plant
be not weary…………………….mugwort
beautiful eyes…………………..variegated tulip
beautiful, long………………….begonia
beauty………………………….camellia, pink carnation, cinnamon, daylily, delphinium, lilac, maple, orchid, peony, roses, pink rosebud
beauty, capricious……………….lady’s slipper orchid, musk rose
beauty, lasting/unfading………….carnation, wallflower, stock
beauty, magnificent……………..calla lily
beauty, neglected……………….throatwort
beauty always new………………. China rose, damask rose
beauty and youth………………..rosebud
beauty in retirement…………….aster
beauty, splendid………………..amaryllis
beer…………………………..hops
beginning anew………………….rue
beginning, at the very…………..parsley and rue together
belief…………………………garden anemone
a belle………………………..orchid
beloved daughter………………..cinquefoil
beneficence…………………….marshmallow
benevolence…………………….princess tree, sweet shrub
benevolent justice………………pear
best qualities………………….cream rose
best wishes…………………….basil
betrothal………………………red carnation
“beware, I am fanciful”……………begonia
beware of the excess………………..saffron crocus
birth………………………….dittany
bitterness……………………..Russian olive, wormwood
bluntness………………………borage
blushes………………………..sweet marjoram
boastfulness……………………hydrangea
boldness……………………….pine, pinks
bonds of love…………………..carnation, honeysuckle
bravery………………………..thyme
bridal favor……………………ivy geranium
bridal festivities………………orange
brouhaha……………………….rhubarb
Flower Meanings – C
candor……………………white violet
capability………………..coneflower
cares………………………calendula/pot marigold
carousing………………..grape
challenge…………………coral bells
change…………………….scarlet pimpernel
charity…………………….tulip
charm……………………..rose, especially red
charm feminine…………gardenia
chastity…………………….orange blossom
cheerfulness………………buttercup, chrysanthemum (especially yellow), English daisy, lemon mint
cheerful always………….coreopsis
cheers my soul…………..quince
cheers the heart………….ajuga/bugle
childhood………………….sweet William, geranium
childishness……………….buttercup
chivalry…………………….flowering cherry, daffodil, monkshood
Christian faith………….passionflower
Christmas joy……………holly berries
cleanliness………………..soapwort
cleansing…………………..hyssop
clear vision………………..rue
cleverness………………….strawberry begonia
coldness……………………..chaste bush
comfort……………………….chamomile, geranium, especially red, scented and scarlet, mugwort, pear
comforting……………………ginger
compassion…………………..bee balm, elderberry, sweet shrub
complaisance………………..reed
complexion, brilliant……..damask rose
conceit………………………….spirea
conception aid……………….mugwort
confession of love……………moss rosebud
confidence……………………….lilac polyanthus
confidence in heaven………flowering reed
congratulations……………….rose
conjugal affection…………….geranium
conjugal love…………………..linden
consolation……………………..scarlet geranium, sweet marjoram, corn poppy, snowdrop
constancy………………………..bellflower, wild or hardy geranium, ivy, calendula/pot marigold
contentment…………………….camellia
conviviality……………………..cone
coquetry…………………………….yellow lily
coquette…………………………..daylily
cordiality…………………………sweet woodruff
counterfeit………………………mock orange/philadelphus
courage…………………………..borage, plum, thyme, garlic chives, garlic
courtesy………………………sweet marjoram
creative force………………red and white rose
creativity……………………oregano
cruelty………………………..nettle
cure…………………………….yarrow
cure for heartache…………..yarrow
cure for melancholy…………lenten rose/hellebore
Flower Meanings – D
dainty pleasures………….coral bells
danger………………………..rhododendron
dangerous love………………tuberose
dangerous pride…………….blackberry
daughter, beloved…………..cinquefoil
daughter’s sweetness……….wisteria
dauntlessness………………….statice
dazzling but dangerous…….snapdragon
a deadly foe is near………….monkshood
“Death is preferable to dishonor!”….withered white rose
deceit……………………………….geranium, monkshood
decision…………………………….foxglove
declaration of love………………tulip, especially red
decrease of love on better acquaintance…yellow rose
delay…………………………….hardy geranium
delicacy…………………………..cornflower/bachelor’s button, dusty-miller, lily-of-the-valley
delicate pleasures……………….sweet pea
departure………………………white pinks, sweet pea, pea
desertion………………………..columbine
desire……………………………..red rose
devoted affection………………honeysuckle
devotion…………………………..lavender, hosta, hydrangea, champagne rose, rosemary
dexterity…………………………sweet William
diffidence…………………………cyclamen
dignity……………………………. Silver King artemisia, dahlia, pinks, lavender rose
directness…………………………..borage
discretion…………………………..maidenhair fern, lemon blossom
disdain……………………………….yellow carnation, rue
dispels melancholy……………….yarrow
disquietude………………………….marigold
distinction……………………………cardinal flower, acidanthera/peacock orchid
distinction/highest mark of…….yellow rose
distrust………………………….cyclamen, lavender
Do not abuse………………………….saffron crocus
Do not forget me!……………………forget-me-not
docility…………………………………..rushes
domestic happiness……………………..grape, holly
domestic virtue…………………………….sage
dreaminess…………………………….pink tulip
dreams…………………………………..sweet phlox
drunk and blowsy…………………….valerian
durability………………………………oak
duty through the hardship……………….purple-leaf plum
Flower Meanings – E
Early attachment…………………….thornless rose
Early friendship……………………red periwinkle
Early youth…………………………..primrose
Earthly delights……………………Jerusalem sage
Education, good…………………..cherry, clover
Effervescence………………………champagne rose
Egotism……………………………..narcissus
Elegance………………………….bleeding heart, Carolina jasmine, locust, maple
Eloquence………………………crepe myrtle, iris, Mexican or velvet sage
Embarrassment……………..nigella
Encouragement……………..galax, goldenrod
Endurance……………………pine
Endurance in love…………………calendula/pot marigold
Energy …………………………………. red salvia
Energy in adversity …………….. chamomile
Ennui ………………………………….. moss
Enthusiasm ………………………. Monte Cristo aster, bouvardia, corn poppy
Envy …………………………………. wild or hardy geranium
Esteem ……………………………… sage, especially pineapple
Esteem but not love …………… spiderwort
Eternal life …………………………. sweet woodruff
The evanescent loveliness of life…….morning glory
Evening joy ……………………………………. moth orchid
Evil prevented ……………………………..lavender cotton
Excellence ………………….camellia
Excess ……………………….gilded rose
Expectation ……………… anemone
Expected meeting ………… nutmeg scented geranium
Eyes, beautiful ……………………. variegated tulip
Flower Meanings – F
Faith ……………………… garden anemone, mustard seed
Faithfulness ……………. dogwood, verbena, violet, especially blue
Falsehood ………………. yellow lily
Fame ………………………… tulip poplar, tulip
Fame speaks him great and good……….. apple
Family union …………………. pink verbena
Fantastic extravagance …………. scarlet poppy
Farewell ……………………. spruce
Farsighted outlook………… queen-of-the-prairie
Fascination ……………………. carnation, especially red or yellow, fern, pinks
Fashionable ……………….. queen’s rocket
Fastidiousness …………….. sensitive plant
Feasting …………………….. parsley
Fecundity ……………………. fig, orange
Felicity …………………. bachelor’s button/cornflower, dusty-miller, impatiens/balsam, sweet sultan
Female ambition …………… white hollyhock
Female fidelity ……………….. speedwell/veronica
Feminine charm ……………… gardenia
Feminine modesty ……….calla lily
Feminine softness …………. peach
Femininity ……………………….. shell-pink rose
Fertility ………………………………… pine-cone, plum, verbena
Fertility and abundance ………… pomegranate
Festivity ……………………………… parsley, baby’s-breath
Fickleness …………………………… pink larkspur
Fidelity ………………………………. bleeding heart, ivy, myrtle, rhubarb, rosemary
Fidelity, female …………………… speedwell, veronica
Fidelity in adversity ……………. wallflower
Fidelity in love ………………….lemon
Finesse ………………………….sweet William
First emotions of love ………………… purple lilac
First love ……………………………..white azalea
Fitness ………………………sweet flag
Flamboyant ……. cattleya orchid
Flame ………. Fleur-de-lis/iris
Flee away ………pennyroyal
The fleeting quality of life ……….grass
Flirt ………. daylily, feverfew
Folly ……… columbine, geranium, especially acarlett
Foolishness ………pomegranate
Foppishness ……… pomegranate
For once may pride befriend me! ……… tiger flower
Force ……….fennel
Foresight ………holly, strawberry
Forever thine ………. red salvia
Forgetfulness ……… opium poppy
Forgive and forget ………. yellow rose
Forgiveness ……….creeping Jennie, gooseneck loosestrife
Forsaken ………willow
Freedom ……..willow
Freshness ……….green rose
Friendliness ……….wheat
Friendship ……….galax, gerbera daisy, ivy, Peruvian lily/alstromeria, pine, pussy willow, rose, especially yellow, willow
Friendship, early ……….red periwinkle
Friendship, warm ………. pine
Fruitfulness ………. hollyhock, lily
Fulfillment ……….raspberry
Fun ………. lemon balm
Future promise ……….buds, strawberry
Flower Meanings – G
Gaiety ……… primrose, yellow lily, baby’s breath
Gallantry …….. sweet William
Games ………. hyacinth
Generosity ………. gladiolus, globeflower, orange
Genius ……… plane tree
Gentle-heartedness ……… raspberry
Gentleness ……… lamb’s ears , pink rosebud
Gifts of the Holy Spirit ………columbine
Girl’s Day Flower (Japan) ………peach
Gladness ………sweet cicely
Gladness, youthful ………. crocus
Glory ……… laurel
Good fortune ……… goldenrod, coral rose, vervain
Good luck ……… bayberry, clover, garlic, white heather
Good luck in the new year …….. rosemary
Good nature ……… forsythia
Good news ……… guelder rose
Good taste ………single dahlia
Good will ……… holly
Government, good ………pear
Grace ………Carolina jasmine, rose, especially pink, rue, pink rosebud
Grace, airy ……… asparagus fern
Graceful ……… sea holly
Gracefulness ………daffodil, white geranium
Gratitude ……… bellflower, dahlia, globeflower/trollius, parsley, purple-leaf sage, statice
Gratitude to parents ……… white dahlia
Great joy and delight ………. caladium
Grief ………. calendula/pot marigold, thistle
To grow thin …… fennel
Flower Meanings – H
Hands full of cash ……… peony
Happiness ……… lavender, sweet marjoram, plum
Happy outcome ……… orange
Happy years ………. tulip
Hard work ……… coral bells, clover
Hardiness ………. plum
Harmony ………red rose
Hatred ……….basil
Haughtiness ………. amaryllis, double larkspur, sunflower
Have pity on my passion! ………. jonquil
Haven ……… Queen Anne’s lace
Healing ……… lemon balm
Healing properties ……… bachelor’s button
Heals wounds ………yarrow
Health ……… bachelor’s button, geranium, especially red, calendula/pot marigold, pear, Green rose, yarrow
Health, good ……… feverfew, shell-pink rose
Health, ruddy ……… peach
A heart untouched by love ……… white rosebud
The heart ………. anthurium/flamingo flower
The heart’s mystery ……… crimson polyanthus
Heartache, cure for ………. yarrow
Heedlessness ………. almond
Helpfulness ………. blue spirea
Helpless and delicate ………. wisteria
High-souled ……….scarlet lily
Home ………. myrtle
Home sweet home ………. comfrey
Homeyness ………. lemon mint
Hope ………. almond, forget-me-not, pear, spring starflower
Hope, innocent ……….red rosebud
Hope in adversity ………. spruce
A hopeful future ………. pomegranate
Hospitality ……… oak, pineapple mint, pineapple sage
Humility ………. allium/flowering onion, violet
Humor ………. cockscomb
Flower Meanings – I
I admire your accomplishments ………. coral rose
I am dazzled by your charms ………. ranunculus
I am happy that you love me! ……… yellow dahlia
I am humble but proud! ……….ragwort
I am in despair! ………. withered white rose
I am not ambitious for myself but for you ………. foxglove
I am worthy of you ………. white rose
I am your captive! ………. peach
I await your favors ………. orchid
I cannot give thee up! ………. columbine
I cling to thee ………. wisteria
I cling to you both in sunshine and in shade ………. virginia creeper
I desire a return of affection ………. jonquil
A desire to please ………. wild or hardy geranium
I die if neglected! ………. laurustinus/viburnum
I do not believe you! ………. yellow carnation
I engage you for the next dance ………. ivy geranium
I have lost all ………. pincushion flower/scabiosa
I love you ……….red rose, red chrysanthemum
I love you in secret ………. gardenia
I return your love! ………. violet
I share your sentiments ………. double aster, English daisy
I think of you! ………. blue salvia
I think of you constantly ………. Variegated dahlia
I understand you ………. light-colored cyclamen
I will not economize ……… red cyclamen
I will think of it ………. single aster, wreath of daisies
Ill-timed wit……….wood sorrel
I’ll return……….Queen Anne’s lace
I’ll still be waiting……….astilbe
Imagination……….lupine, pink tulip
Immortality……….globe amaranth, peach rose, spruce
Impatience……….balsam
Inconstancy……….evening primrose
Independence……….nigella, oak, thistle
Indifference……….candytuft, chaste bush
Industry……….clover
Industriousness……….dusty-miller
Infidelity prevented……….caraway
Ingenuity……….clematis, penciled or skeleton geranium, white pinks
Ingratitude……….buttercups
Innocence……….daisy, English daisy, freesia, primrose
Innocence, spotless……….white violet
Innocence, youthful……….white lilac
Innocent hope ………. red rosebud
Insincerity ……… cherry, foxglove
Inspiration ……… angelica
Instability ………. dahlia
Instruction ………. bayberry
Intellect ………. walnut
Intellectual excellence ……… sumac
Intoxication ………. grape
Irresistible ………. dill
Flower Meanings – J
Jealousy ………. marigold, especially French, yellow rose
Joviality ………. chrysanthemum
Joy ………. chrysanthemum, calendula/pot marigold, sweet marjoram, myrtle, oregano, rose, especially red or red/white bicolor, sorrel
Joys to come ………. wood sorrel
Jubilation ………. guilder rose/viburnum
Justice ………. black-eyed Susan
Justice, benevolent ………. pear
Flower Meanings – K
Keep my secret ………. white rose
Keys ………. maple
Kindliness ………. blue hyacinth
Kindness ………. elderberry, sweet marjoram
Kiss me twice before I rise ………. nigella
Flower Meanings – L
Lasting beauty ………. stock
Lasting pleasure ………. everlasting pea
Liberty ………. green rose
Life ………. cone, pine cone
Life, long ………. chrysanthemum, euonymous
Light-heartedness ………. shamrock
Little-boy flower ………. anthurium/flamingo flower
Living for love ………. white carnation
Longevity ………. fig, peach, pine, plum, oak, pear, coral rose
Love ………. azalea, cinnamon, lemon balm, lilac, myrtle, orchid, periwinkle, pinks, rose, especially red, pink tulip, blue violet
Love, ambassador of ………. cabbage rose
Love, ardent ………. impatiens/balsam, red tulip
Love, ardent and pure ………. carnation
Love, bonds of ………. carnation, honeysuckle
Love, brotherly ………. mock orange
Love, confession of ………. moss rosebud
Love, conjugal ………. linden
Love, consuming ………. tulip
Love, dangerous ………. tuberose
Love, deep and pure ………. carnation
Love, filial ………. virgin’s bower/clematis
Love, first ……… white azalea
Love, first emotions of ………. purple lilac
Love, hopelessness ………. yellow tulip
Love, living for ………. white carnation
Love, lost ………. white tulip
Love, maternal ………. wood sorrel, pink carnation, moss
Love, slighted ………. yellow chrysanthemum
Love, true ………. forget-me-not
Love, unrequited ………. begonia
Love, wedded ………. ivy
Love, woman’s ………. carnation, cheddar pinks
Love letters ………. agapanthus/lily-of-the-Nile
Love undiminished by adversity ………. white dogwood
Loveliness ………. gentian
Loveliness, perfected ………. camellia
Lover’s charm ………. almond
Love’s oracle ……… dandelion
Loving thoughts ………. pansy
Loyalty ………. bamboo, pine, sunflower, blue violet
Luck ………. white clover, lavender, red rose, shamrock
Lust ………. orchid
Luxury ………. cymbidium orchid
Flower Meanings – M
Magnificence ………. cymbidium orchid
Majesty ………. lily
Marriage ………. myrtle, orange, plum, verbena
Marriage, happy ………. p
Married bliss ………. myrtle
Martyrdom ………. red rose
Maternal affection ………. cinquefoil
Matronly grace ……… cattleya orchid
Mature charms ……… cattleya orchid
Mature elegance ………. pomegranate
May you be pleased and your sorrows mine! ………. rose
Meeting, appointed ………. everlasting pea
Meeting, expected ………. nutmeg scented geranium
Meet me! ……… sweet pea
Melancholy ………. dead leaves, geranium
Melancholy, cure for ……… lenten rose/hellebore
Memory ………. sweet William, tulip
Memory, tender ………. sweet pea
Mental beauty ………. clematis
Mental powers ……… savory
Merit, reward of ………. laurel
Merriment ………. cherry-red rose
A merry heart ………. salad burnet
Message ………. iris
Mirth ………. crocus, hops, sweet marjoram
Miscarriage prevented ………. tansy
Misery ………. calendula/pot marigold
Misrepresentation ………. dahlia
Mitigates grief ………. sage
Mobility ………. white pinks, pine
Moderation ………. azalea
Modesty ………. cosmos, lilac, violet
Modesty, feminine ………. calla lily
Most lovable ………. ajuga/bugle
Music ………. oats, reed
My bane, my antidote ………. white poppy
My compliments ………. iris
My gratitude exceeds your care ………. dahlia
My love will never die ………. double pinks
Flower Meanings – N
Newborn baby ………. English daisy
Needing protection ………. gerbera daisy
Never forget ………. scots thistle
Never too late to amend ……… Japanese rose/kerria
Newlyweds ………. pinks
No!! ………. pinks
Nobility ……… flowering cherry, orchid
Noblest, among the ………. tulip poplar
Nuisance ………. rag weed
A nymph ………. nerine
Flower Meanings – O
Obedience ………. obedient plant
Oblivion ………. poppy
Opposition ………. slime fungus
Optimism ………. chrysanthemum
Our souls are united ………. phlox
Flower Meanings – P
Panache ……… Calla lily
Par excellence ………. Sweet pea
Parental affection ………. Sorrel
Participation ………. Double dahlia
Passion ………. Red or laced carnation, myrtle, red rose
Patience ………. Allium/flowering onion, chamomile, oxeye daisy, willow
Patriotism ………. Nasturtium
Peace ………. Gardenia, myrtle, olive
Penitence. ………. Yew
Perfect goodness ………. Strawberry
The perfect lover ………. Tulip
Perfection ………. Rose, especially cream
Perpetual concord ………. Apple
Perplexity ………. Nigella
Perseverance ………. Magnolia, plum, yew
Personal achievement ………. Laurel
Pilgrimage ………. Plantain
Play ………. Hyacinth
Pleasant ………. Ginger
Pleasantries ………. Peruvian lily/alstromeria
Pleasure, lasting ………. Everlasting pea
Pleasure without alloy ………. Turtlehead
Pleasures, worldly ………. Astilbe
Pleasures of hope ………. Crocus
Pleasures of memory ………. Periwinkle
Plenty ………. Grape
Pliancy, strength through ………. Bamboo
Poetry ………. Eglantine rose
Poking fun ………. Pokeweed
Pomp ………. Dahlia
Popularity ………. Kalanchoe
Popular, highly ………. Begonia
Posterity ………. Pomegranate
Power ………. Silver King artemesia, oak
Pray for me ………. White verbena
Prayer ………. Blueberry
Precaution ………. Goldenrod
Preference ………. Scented geranium
Preferred ………. Dead nettle
Presumption ………. Snapdragon
Pride ………. Amaryllis, tiger-lily, red rose, pink carnation
Pride, dangerous ………. Blackberry
Pride of newly-acquired fortune ………. Auricula/primula
Pride of ownership ………. Jerusalem sage
Pride of riches ………. Polyanthus/primula
Profits in business ………. Pea
Progeny, numerous ………. Orchid
Promise ………. Iris
Promise of good things to come ………. Buds
Promptness ………. Stock
Proposal of love ………. Phlox
Prosperity ………. Grape, nigella, oak, wheat
Protection ……… blueberry, garlic, garlic chives, red geranium, juniper, Queen Anne’s lace, Saint-John’s-Wort
Protection for travelers ………. Wormwood
Protection from danger ………. Heather
Providence ………. Trefoil
Pure and guileless ………. White verbena
Pure heart ………. Baby’s breath
Pure love of a virgin ………. Cosmos
Purity ………. Gardenia, white lilac, lily, lily-of-the-valley, white rosebud
Purity of sentiment ………. White violet
Pursuit ………. Lavender cotton
Flower Meanings – Q
Queen of coquettes ………. Rocket
Flower Meanings – R
Rarity ………. Lavender rose
Rashness ………. Butterfly bush
Recall ………. Silver-leaf geranium
Reckless ……… mandevilla
Recollections, pleasant ………. White periwinkle
Reconciliation ……… olive
Recovery from illness ………. Pussy willow
Refinement ………. Gardenia, orchid
Refusal ………. Japanese anemone, striped carnation, striped or white pinks
Regard ………. Daffodil
Rejected suitor ……… ice plant
Rejection ………. Yellow carnation
Rejoice and comfort the heart ………. Sweet cicely
Rejoicing ………. Sweet woodruff
Rejuvenation ………. Lemon balm
Relief ………. Lemon balm
Religious ………. Passion flower
Remembrance ………. Forget-me-not, hydrangea, calendula/pot marigold, rosemary, statice
Remorse ………. Bramble, red or black raspberry
Rendezvous ………. Chickweed, scarlet pimpernel
Repentance ………. Rue
Reserve ………. Maple
Resoluteness ………. Sumac
Resolved to win ………. Columbine
Respect ………. Daffodil, pea, white rose
Responsibility ………. Lemon verbena
Rest ………. Hops
Resurrection ………. Lily
Retirement ………. Tulip poplar
Return of a friend is desired ………. Delphinium, balloon flower/platycodon, bellflower/campanula together
Return of happiness ………. Lily-of-the-valley
Reward of literary merit ………. Tea olive
Reward of merit ………. Laurel
Reward of virtue ………. Rose
Rich in charms ………. Buttercup
Riches ………. Corn/wheat
Richness ………. Cream rose
Righteousness ………. Gentian
Risqué ………. Protea
Rivalry ………. Rocket
Role reversal ………. Perilla
Romance ………. Azalea
Royalty ………. Pomegranate
(The following flower meanings are taken from the glossary of the book “Tussie-Mussies, The Language of Flowers
Flower Meanings – S
Sadness ……… Dead leaves
Safe ……… Ginger
Safety ……… Broom, traveler’s joy
Scholarship ………. Coral bells, orchid, especially cymbidium
Self-esteem ………. Narcissus
Self-love ………. Narcissus
Sensibility ………. Sensitive plant
Sentimental recollections ………. Aster, Silver King Artemisia
Separation ………. Carolina jasmine
Serenity ………. Willow
Showy ………. Lisianthus
Shyness ………. Peony, rose-colored rose
Silence ……… white rose
Silliness ………. Cockscomb
Simplicity ………. Daisy, English daisy, violet
Sincerity ………. Fern, satin flower, anemone, honesty
Skill ………. Purple coneflower
Sleekness ………. Glossy abelia
Sleep ………. Hops, poppy, especially white
Softness ………. Lamb’s ears
Softness, feminine ………. Peach
Solitude ………. Globeflower
Soothes the tremblings and passions of the heart ………. Lavender
Soothing ………. Dill
Sorrow ………. Primrose, purple rose, yarrow, yew
Speak your mind ………. Borage
Spectacular ………. Mexican sage
Spiritual energy ………. Pine
Splendor ………. Cardinal flower, Turk’s-cap lily
Sport ………. Hyacinth, especially blue
Steadfastness ………. Oak, bamboo
Stoicism ………. Box
Stratagem ………. Walnut
Strength ………. Fennel, garlic, lovage, oak, thyme
Strength of character ……… gladiolus
Strength of mind ……… walnut
Strengthens the memory ………. Rosemary
Studious pursuit ………. Olive
Stupidity ……… scarlet geranium
Submission ………. Grass
Success ………. Laurel, lavender
The sun ………. Pot marigold
Superstition ………. St. John’s Wort
Support ………. Lamb’s ears
Surprise ………. truffle, lamb’s ears
Suspicion ………. Mushroom
Sweet dreams ………. Phlox
Sweetness ………. Delphinium, lilac, magnolia, pinks, sweet violet
Sweetness of character derived from good works ………. Cherry, cherry-red rose
Sympathy ………. Lemon balm, sea statice, thrift
Flower Meanings – T
Talent ………. Oregano
Taste ………. Fuchsia, pinks
Temptation ………. Apple, quince
Tenacity ………. Ivy
The testes ………. Pinecone
Thank you ………. Daisy fleabane
Thanks ……… Parsley
Thinness ………. Fennel
Thoughtlessness ………. Mandevilla
Thoughts ………. Pansy
Thoughts, happy ……… Heartsease, Johnny-jump-up
Thoughts of absent friends ……… Zinnia
Thoughts of heaven ………. Viburnum
Thrift ………. Thrift
Thriving ………. Blackberry lily
Timidity ………. Four-o-clock, Violet
Tiredness, prevents ……….. Mugwort
A token of affection ………… Oxeye daisy, Viburnum
Too young to love ………. White rosebud
Tranquility ………. Stonecrop/Sedum
Transient happiness ………. Spiderwort
Transient impressions ………. Withered white rose
Transport of joy ………. Gardenia, Jasmine
Travel ………. Mugwort
Travelers luck ………. Sea holly
Tree of life ………. Arborvitae
Triteness ………. Quince
Trinity ……… three-leaf clover
Truthfulness ……… ivy
Trustworthiness ……… honesty
Truth ………. Anemone, bittersweet, white chrysanthemum, oak
Flower Meanings – U
Unceasing remembrance ……… Silver King Artemesia
Unchanged for eternity ……… Clematis
Unchanging friendship …… Arborvitae
Unexpected meeting ……… Lemon-scented geranium
Unfaithfulness ………. Yellow rose
Unfortunate attachment ………. Pincushion flower
Unity ………. White or red rose, allium/flowering onion
Uprightness ……… Bamboo
Usefulness ……… Grape Hyacinth
Flower Meanings – V
Vanity ………. Rocket
Variety ……. Aster, rosa mundi
The varying course of life ………. Magnolia and red flowers together
Vengeance ……… Scot’s thistle
Victory ……… Red rose, Spirea
Vigilance ………. Spring starflower
Vigorous life ………. Pine
Virtue ………. Lemon mint, oak, rue, sage, especially pineapple
Virtuous, sweet ………. Bee balm
Vision ………. Rue
Vitality ………. Champagne rose
Voluptuousness ………… cyclamen, tuberose, moss rose
Voraciousness ………. Lupine
Vulgar minded ………. African marigold
Flower Meanings – W
Wait for me ………. Evening primrose
Wantonness ………. Butterfly bush
War ………. Yarrow
Wards off evil ………. Lavender cotton
Warm friendship ………. Pine
Warm-hearted ………. Cyclamen, especially white
Warming ………. Ginger
Warmth ………. Feverfew, peppermint
Warmth of feeling ………. Mint
Warmth of sentiment ………. Spearmint
Wealth ………. Tigerlily
Wearisomeness, helps against ………. Chamomile
Wedded love ………. Ivy
Wedding ………. Stephanotis
Welcome ………. Pineapple, pineapple mint, safflower, spurge
Welcome fair stranger ………. Wisteria
Welcome-home-husband-however-drunk-ye-be………. Stonecrop
Welcome to a new home ………. Juniper
Well-being ………. Delphinium
Whimsy ………. Bells-of-Ireland
Widowhood ………. Pincushion flower
Will you accompany me to the East? ………. Stephanotis
Wisdom ………. Rosemary, sage, blue salvia
Wise administration ……… pear
A wish ………. Foxglove
Wishes, best ………. basil
Wishes come true ………. Dandelion, heather
Wishes granted ……….. gooseneck loosestrife
Wit, ill-timed ………. Wood sorrel
The womb ………. fig
Womb plant ………. Creeping jenny
Work, hard ………. Coral bells, clover
Worldly goods ………. Wheat
Worldly pleasures ……….. astilbe
Worth beyond beauty ………. Sweet alyssum
Worthy of all praise ………. Fennel
Flower Meanings – Y
You are a prophet ………. St.-John’s-Wort
You are childish! ………. Geranium
You are dazzling but dangerous ……… snapdragon
You are delicious! ………. Strawberry
You are lovely ……… pnk rosebud
You are rich in attractions ………. Ranunculus
You are unjust! ………. Gentian
You cannot deceive me ……… Japanese lily
You light up my life! ………. Feverfew
You occupy my thoughts ………. Pansy, purple violet
You pierce my heart ………. Gladiolus
You will always be lovely ……… double pinks
A young girl ……… pink rosebud
Your ignorance of love is sweet! ………. Rosebud
You image is engraven on my heart! ……… euonymus
Your looks freeze me! ………. Ice plant
Your presence revives me! ………. Rosemary
Your qualities, like your charms, are unequalled! ………. Peach rose
Your smile bewitches me! ………. Scarlet geranium
Your whims are quite unbearable ………bee balm
Your wiles are irresistible ………. Bergamot
Youth ………. Lilac, rosebud
Youth, early ……….primrose
Youthful gladness ………. Crocus
Youthful innocence ………. White lilac
Flower Meanings – Z
Zeal ………. Elderberry
Zest ………. lemon
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