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Flower Meanings and Sentiments M - O





(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.)

M Flower Meanings

Magnificence ………. Cymbidium orchid

Majesty ………. Lily

Marriage ………. Myrtle, orange, plum, verbena

Marriage, happy ………. Pea

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

N Flower Meanings

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

O Flower Meanings

Obedience ………. Obedient plant

Oblivion ………. Poppy

Opposition ………. Slime fungus

Optimism ………. Chrysanthemum

Our souls are united ………. phlox

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