Saying What You Really Mean: The Guide to Talking with Flowers

People will often associate flowers with Valentine’s Day, weddings, funerals, birthdays and other important days. But why do we pick certain flowers for specific occasions? Throughout time, flowers have been used by various cultures to associate meanings, sometimes based on their natural therapeutic properties. Only much later in the 18th century Victorian era did flowers virtually turn into a whole language unto themselves. The Victorians had strict and extremely chaste moral codes that prevented them from saying anything that could even remotely be considered anything less than respectable. To get around this, they presented bouquets of flowers or plant clippings to each other to communicate delicate emotions that could otherwise not be expressed outright. Many women owned small books, similar to a pocket dictionary, which explained the hidden meaning of flowers. Although modern culture is far more open and outspoken, we still use flowers today as a nostalgic or romantic way to convey our thoughts and emotions.

Ambrosia means that your Love is returned
Amaryllis: means pride
Anemone: means forsaken
Aster: is a symbol of love
Azalea: means control
Begonia: means beware
Bells of Ireland: means good luck
Bittersweet: means truth
Bluebell: means modesty
Bouquet of Withered Flowers: means love is rejected
Cactus: means endurance
Camellia (Pink): means longing for you
Camellia (White) means you are adorable
Candytuft: means disdain
Carnation (General): means fascination
Carnation (Pink) means I'll never forget you
Carnation (Red) means admiration; My heart aches for you
Carnation (Purple) means quirky
Carnation (Solid Color) means yes
Carnation (Striped) means no; complete refusal
Carnation (White) means sweet and lovely; innocence
Carnation (Yellow) means you have disappointed me
Cattail: means peace and prosperity
Chrysanthemum (Red) means I love you
Chrysanthemum (White) means truth
Chrysanthemum (Yellow) means slighted love
Crocus: means joy
Daffodil: means you are the only one for me
Daisy: means innocence, loyal love, and purity
Dandelion: means faithfulness and happiness
Dead Leaves: means sadness
Fern: means magic, confidence and shelter
Fern (Maidenhair) means to share a secret bond of love
Forget-Me-Not: means true love and memories
Gardenia: means you are lovely
Geranium: means stupidity
Gloxinia: means love at first sight
Grass: means yielding
Heather: (Lavender) means admiration and/or solitude
Heather (White) means protection; Your wishes will come true
Holly: means defense
Hyacinth: (General) means hastiness
Hyacinth (Blue) means certainty
Hyacinth (Purple) means please forgive me; sorrow
Hyacinth (White) means you will be in my prayers
Hyacinth (Yellow) means jealousy
Hydrangea: means understanding
Iris: means faith, hope, wisdom and valor
Ivy: means fidelity and friendship
Ivy (Sprig of White Tendrils) means affection
Lily: (Orange) means hatred
Lily (White) means virginity and purity; majestic
Lily (Calla) means beauty
Lily (Day) means flirtatious
Lily (Tiger) means pride
Lily of the Valley Sweetness: means you have made my life complete
Magnolia: means dignity
Marigold: means cruelty; grief
Mistletoe: means kiss me
Moss: means maternal love and charity
Orange Blossom: means innocence and eternal love
Orchid: means beauty and refinement
Palm Leaves: means victory and success
Peony: means happy life and marriage
Petunia: means resentment and/or anger
Pine: means hope and/ or pity
Poppy: (General) means imagination
Poppy (Red) means pleasure
Poppy (White) means compassion
Poppy (Yellow) means wealth and/or success
Primrose: means I can't live without you in my life
Primrose (Evening) means fickleness
Rose (Bridal) means happiness in love
Rose (Christmas) means to feel/have anxiety
Rose (Dark Crimson) means to be in mourning
Rose (Hibiscus) means delicate beauty
Rose (Leaf) means to have hope
Rose (Pink) means please believe me
Rose (Red) means I Love You
Rose (Tea) means that I will always remember
Rose (Thorn-less) means love at first sight
Rose (White) means innocence and purity; heaven sent
Rose (White and Red Mixed) means unity
Rose (White-Withered) means that you made no impression
Rose (Yellow) means jealousy
Rosebud: means an innocent heart
Rosebud (Red) means pure and lovely
Rosebud (Moss) means that someone is confessing their love
Roses: (Bouquet of Mature Blooms) means gratitude
Roses (Single Full Bloom) means I Love You and I will always love you
Roses (Garland or Crown of) means to beware of virtue and to be rewarded of Merit
Roses (Musk Cluster) means harm
Snapdragon: means deception
Spider Flower: means elope with me
Sweetpea: means good-bye
Tulip: (General) means to be a perfect lover; fame
Tulip (Red) means to believe me or someone declaring their love
Tulip (Variegated) means beautiful eyes
Tulip (Yellow) means that there is hope and a bright future visible in your smile
Violet: means modesty
Violet (Blue) means to be fully faithful
Viscaria: means will you have this dance with me?
Zinnia: (Magenta) means long lasting affection
Zinnia (Scarlet) means enthusiasm
Zinnia (White) means benevolence
Zinnia (Yellow) means to remember me everyday


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