The Language of Flowers

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Acacia

Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love

Ambrosia

Your Love is Reciprocated

Amaryllis

Pride, Pastoral Poetry

Anemone

Perfected loveliness

Arbutus

Thee Only Do I Love

Aster

Symbol of Love, Daintiness

Azalea

Temperance, Fragile Passion, Take Care of Yourself for Me,
Chinese Symbol of Womanhood

Begonia

Beware

Bells of Ireland

Good Luck

Bittersweet

Truth

Blueball

Humility

Cactus

Endurance

Camellia

Red -love ,You're a Flame in My Heart
Pink- Longing for you
Yellow -disdain
White-You're Adorable
striped -refusal.

Canna Lily

Beauty

Carnation

General - Fascination, Woman Love
Solid colour- Yes
Striped- No, Refusal, Sorry I Can't Be With You, Wish I Could Be With You
Pink - I'll Never Forget You
Purple- Capriciousness
Red - My Heart Aches For You, Admiration
white - Sweet and Lovely, Innocence, Pure Love, Woman's Good Luck Gift
Yellow - You Have Disappointed Me, Rejection

Cattleya Orchid

Mature Charm

Chrysanthemum

General-You're a Wonderful Friend, Cheerfulness and Rest.
Red-Love
Yellow-Slighted love
White-Truth

Cornflower

Means delicacy. In olden days if a girl wore a cornflower itmeant she was available for marriage

Crocus

Cheerfulness

Cyclamen

Resignation and Good-bye

Daffodil

Regard and chivalry. In Shakespeare's day it was often named daff-a-downand daffodilly.

Daisy

Innocence, Loyal Love, I'll Never Tell, Purity

Dandelion

Faithfulness, Happiness

Day Lily

Coquetry, Chinese Emblem for Mother

Eucharis Lily

Maiden Charms

Evening Primrose

Inconstancy

Fern

Magic, Fascination, Confidence and Shelter

Fir

Time

Flax

Domestic Symbol

Forget-me-not

True Love, Memories

Forsythia

Anticipation

Gardenia

You're Lovely, Secret Love

Geranium

Red-Comforting
Pink-Preference

Gladioli

I'm Really Sincere, Flower of the Gladiators

Gloxinia

Love at First Sight

Heather

Mauve-Admiration, Solitude
White-Protection, Wishes Will Come True , Good luck when in a bridal bouquet

Holly

Domestic Happiness, Defense

Hyacinth

General-Flower Dedicated to Apollo, Games and Sports, Rashness
Blue-Constancy
Purple-I am Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Sorrow
Red or Pink-Play
White-Loveliness, I'll Pray for You

Yellow-Jealousy

Hydrangea

Heartless, thank you for understanding

Iris

Fleur-de-lis, Emblem of France,
Your Friendship Means so Much to Me,
Faith, Hope, Wisdom and Valor,
My Compliments

Ivy

Unbreakable band of marriage.
Fidelity, Affection, Friendship

Jasmine

Yellow-Grace and elegance
White-Amiability

Jonquil

Love Me, Affection Returned, Desire, Sympathy, Desire for Affection Returned

Larkspur

Pink-Fickleness

Lavender

Distrust

Lily

Purity, one of the oldest
flowers in the world.

White- Virginity, Purity,Its heaven to be with you.
Yellow- Im walking on air

Lily-of-the-valley

Tears of the Virgin Mary,
You've Made My Life Complete
Return to Happiness,
Humility,
Sweetness

Magnolia

Nobility

Marigold

Cruelty, Grief, Jealousy

Mistletoe

Kiss me
Sacred plant of India

Mock Orange Blossom

Deceit

Moss

Maternal Love, Charity

Myrtle

Love, Hebrew Emblem of Marriage

Narcissus

Egotism, Formality, Stay as Sweet as You Are

Nasturtium

Conquest, Victory in Battle

Orange Blossom

Innocence, Eternal Love, Marriage and Fruitfulness

Orchid

Love, Beauty, Refinement, Beautiful Lady, Chinese Symbol for Many Children

Pansy

For your thoughts.

Peony

Shame, Happy Life, Happy Marriage

Petunia

Resentment, Anger, Your Presence Sooths Me

Pine

Hope, Pity

Poppy

General-Eternal Sleep, Oblivion, Imagination
Red-Pleasure
White-Consolation
Yellow-Wealth, Success

Primrose

I Can't Live Without You

Rose

General-Love
Thornless- Love at first sight
Bouquet of mature blooms- Gratitude
Pink-Perfect happiness
Red-Love, I love you
Red rose bud-pure and lovely
White-Innocence and purity
Yellow rose- decrease of love and ecstasy.
Cabbage rose-Ambassador of love

Snapdragon

Deception, Gracious Lady

Stephanotis

Happiness in marriage, desire to travel

Stock

Bonds of Affection, Promptness, You'll Always Be Beautiful to Me

Sweetpea

Good-bye, Departure, Blissful Pleasure, Thank You for a Lovely Time

Tiger Lily

Wealth, Pride

Tulip

General-Flower Emblem of Holland ,
Perfect Lover, Frame,

Red- declaration of love
Variegated-Beautiful eyes
Yellow-hopeless love

Violet

Modesty
Mauve-Watchfulness, faithfulness
White- Let's take a chance

Wallflower

Fidelity in adversity

Zinnia

Mixed-Thinking (or In Memory) of an Absent Friend
Pink-Lasting Affection
Red- Constancy
White-Goodness
Yellow-Daily Remembrance

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