Floral Dictionary - Find The Meaning Of Flowers

• A

  Acacia
  Beauty in retirement

  Acorn
  Nordic symbol of life and immortality

  Agapanthis
  Secret love

  Ambrosia
  "Your love is returned"

  Anemone
  Sincerity; forsaken

  Aster
  Symbol of love

  Azalea
  "Take care of yourself"; Chinese symbol for womanhood

  
  B

  Bachelor's Button
  Single blessedness; hope in solitude

  Begonia
  Beware

  Bouquet of Withered Flowers
  Rejected love

  
  C

  Cactus
  Endurance

  Calladium
  Great joy and delight

  Camellia
  Good luck gift for a man

  Carnation
  Fascination; love

  • Pink Carnation - "I'll never forget you"

  • Red Carnation - "My heart aches for you"

  • Solid Carnation - "Yes"

  • Striped Carnation - "No, I cannot be with you"; refusal

  • White Carnation - Sweet and lovely; good luck gift

  • Yellow Carnation - Rejection

  Chrysanthemum
  "You are a wonderful friend"; hope amid darkness

  Crocus
  Gladness

  
  D

  Daffodil
  Respect; "The sun always shines when I am with you"

  Dahlia
  Instability, fickleness

  Daisy
  Loyal love; purity

  
  E

  None

  
  F

  Fern
  Grace

  Fleur de Lis
  Flame; burning

  Forget-Me-Not
  True love; memories

  Freesia
  Trust

  
  G

  Gardenia
  "You are lovely"; feminine grace

  Geranium
  Stupidity; folly

  Gerbera Daisy
  Purity

  Gladiolus
  "Give me a break!"; natural grace

  
  H

  Heather
  Admiration

  Hyacinth
  "I am sorry, please forgive me"; sorrow (general)

  Hydrangea
  "Thank you for understanding"

  
  I

  Iris
  "Your friendship means a lot to me"; compliments; wisdom; faith and hope

  
  J

  Jasmine
  Good luck, productivity

  Jonquil
  "Love me"; sympathy

  
  K

  None

  
  L

  Lilac
  Beauty

  Lily (White)
  Youthful innocence

  • Calla Lily - Beauty

  • Day Lily - Emblem for motherhood (China)

  • Tiger Lily - Prosperity

  Lotus
  Estranged love

  
  M

  Magnolia
  Nobility; dignity

  Marigold
  Grief

  
  N

  Narcissus
  "Stay as sweet as you are"

  
  O

  Orchid
  Ecstasy

  • Cattleya Orchid - Maturity; charm

  
  P

  Palm Leaves
  Victory; success

  Pansy
  Merriment; unspoken communication between lovers (from French pensee, meaning thought)

  Peony
  Compassion, ability to keep a secret

  Petunia
  "Your presence soothes me"; resentment; anger

  Pine
  Hope; pity

  Poppy
  Eternal sleep; oblivion

  Primrose
  "I cannot live without you"

  
  Q

  None

  
  R

  Rose
  Love

  • Pink Rose - Happiness

  • Red Rose - Passion; love

  • White Rose - Purity; innocence; love not just of the body, but of the soul

  • White & Red Roses - Unity

  • Yellow Rose - "I care"; friendship

  • Single Rose - "I still love you"

  Rosemary
  Remembrance

  
  S

  Snapdragon
  Strength

  Stephanotis
  Happiness in marriage

  Sunflower
  Pride; sunshine

  Sweet Pea
  "Goodbye and thank you for a lovely time"; departure; lasting pleasure or careless luxury

  
  T

  Tulip
  Perfect lover; luck; floral emblem of Holland

  • Red Tulip - Declaration of love

  • Yellow Tulip - "There is sunshine in your eyes"; declaration of utter and hopeless love

  
  U

  None

  
  V

  Violet
  Virtue

  Viscaria
  "Dance with me"

  
  W

  Wintergrass
  Harmony

  Wisteria
  Welcome

  
  X

  None

  
  Y

  Yarrow
  Healing

  
  Z

  Zinnia
  Thinking (in memory) of an absent friend

  • Yellow Zinnia - Daily remembrance