Flower Meanings and Sentiments A - D
(The following flower meanings are taken from the glossary of the book "Tussie-Mussies, The Language of Flowers" by Geraldine Adamich Laufer, which I highly recommend for it's insightfulness and beautiful photography. This flower guide includes the meanings of different flowers and the symbolic meanings of flowers.)
A Flower Meanings
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 pimpernell 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
B Flower Meanings
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.........................marsh mallow 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 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
C Flower Meanings
candor........................white violet capability....................coneflower cares...........................calendula/pot marigold carousing....................grape challenge.....................coral bells change.........................scarlet pimpernell 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.............passion flower 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
D Flower Meanings
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 hardship...................purple-leaf plum Go on to Flower Meanings E - H
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