Flower Meanings

Most common flowers have a traditional meaning or sentiment associated with them. For example, a gift of long-stemmed red roses is the traditionally means a declaration of love.

The same flower in different colours may also have a different meaning. For example, white roses are symbolic of innocence, purity and serenity. Pink roses convey the meanings happiness, grace and thankfulness.

EASYFLOWERS also has arrangements of mixed flowers designed to convey a particular meaning, for example, a warm caress, goodnight kisses or unconditional love.

The following list includes the most common flowers and their meanings.

ACACIA (yellow) - Secret love
ACANTHUS - Artifice
AGAPANTHIS - Secret love
ALYSSUM (sweet) - Worth beyond beauty
AMARYLLIS - Beautiful, timid , proud
AMBROSIA - Returned love
ANEMONE - Fading hope
ANGELICA - Inspiration
ASTER - Symbol of love
AZALEA - Tke care of yourself
BALSAM - Impatience
BASIL - Hatred
BEGONIA - Beware
BLUEBELL - Humility
CACTUS - Endurance
CALLA LILY - Magnificent beauty
CAMELLIA (White) - Exquisite loveliness
CAMELLIA (Red) - Unpretentious excellence
CARNATION (white) - Sweet, lovely, good luck
CARNATION (pink) - Always on my mind
CARNATION (red) - Passion
CHERRY-BLOSSOM - Spritual Beauty
CHRYSANTHEMUM (White) - Truth
CHRYSANTHEMUM (Red) - Love
CHRYSANTHEMUM (Yellow) - Slighted love
CINERARIA - Delighted
CLEMATIS - Mental beauty
CONVOLVULUS - Uncertainty
CORNFLOWER - Delicacy
CROCUS - Gladness
CYCLAMEN - Diffidence
DAFFODIL - Respect, hope
DAHLIA - Elegance and dignity
DAISY - Loyal love and innocence
DAPHNE - Fame and glory
DIOSMA - Charming elegance
DOGROSE - Pleasure
EDELWEISS - Daring noble courage
FERN - Fascination, magic, sincerity
FLEUR-DE-LIS - Message
FREESIA - Trust
FORGET ME NOT - Faithful love and good memories
FOXGLOVE - Stateliness
FUCHSIA - Amiable
GARDENIA - Refinement
GERANIUM - Gentility, peacefulness
GERANIUM (rose) - Preference
GLADIOLUS - Sincerity and strength
GRASS - Submission
HAWTHORN - Hope
HEARTSEASE - Modesty, pleasant thoughts
HELIOTROPE - Devotion
HELLEBORE - Scandal
HEMP - Fate
HIBISCUS - Rare beauty
HOLLY - Domestic happiness
HOLLYHOCK - Ambition, fruitfulness
HONEYSUCKLE - Happiness
HYACINTH - Forgive me
HYDRANGEA - Thanks for understanding
IRIS - Wisdom, Faith and Hope
IVY - Fidelity, friendship, marriage
JASMINE (White) -Amiability
JONQUIL - Desire for return of affection
LABURNUM - Pensive beauty
LARKSPUR - Fickleness
LAVENDER - Constancy
LILAC (White) - Youthful innocence
LILAC (Purple) - First love
LILLY OF THE VALLEY - Beauty, gaiety, happiness
MAGNOLIA - Nobility
MARIGOLD - Grief; Discontent
MIMOSA - Exquisite, fastidious, sensitivity
MISTLETOE - Kiss me
MOCK ORANGE - Counterfeit
MOONFLOWER - Dream of love
MORNING GLORY - Affection, departure
MYRTLE - Love in absence
NANDINA - My love will grow warmer
NARCISSUS - Egotism
NASTURTIUM - Patriotism
OLEANDER - Beware
ORANGE BLOSSOM - Chastity, eternal love
ORCHID - Magnificence, love, beauty, refinement
PANSIES - Consideration
PASSION FLOWER - Piety
PEONY - Bashfulness
PERIWINKLE (Blue) Early friendship
PERIWINKLE (White) Harmony
PETUNIA - Soothing
PHLOX - Harmony
PLUMBAGO - Holy wishes
POLYANTHUS - Purse-proud
POPPY (Oriental) - Silence is golden
POPPY (Red) - Consolation
POPPY (Scarlet) - Extravagance
POPPY (White) - Tranquility; Consolation
POPPY (General) - Dreaminess
POPPY (Yellow) - Wealth; Success
PRIMROSE (Evening) - Inconstancy
PRIMROSE - Cannot be without you
RANUNCULUS - Radiant charm
RHODODENDRON - Danger
ROSE (white) - Purity, innocence
ROSE (yellow) - Friendship
ROSE (pink) - Happiness
ROSE (red) - Love, passion
ROSEBUD - Innocence and purity
ROSEMARY - Remember me
SAGE - Domestic virtues
SALVIA (blue) - Wisdom
SALVIA (red) - Untiring energy
SAXIFRAGE - Affection
SNAPDRAGON - Presumption
SNOWDROP - Consolation
SPIDERWORT - Esteem
STOCK - Lasting beauty
STRELITZIA - Freedom, magnificance, good perspective
SWEET PEA - Thanks for a lovely time
SWEET WILLIAM - Bravery
SUNFLOWER - Pride, sunshine
SYRINGIA - You shall be happy
TUBEROSE - Illicit pleasures
TULIP (Red) - Declaration of love
TULIP (Yellow) - Hopelessly in love
TULIP (Cream) - Will love you forever
TULIP (Variegated) - Enchantment, beautiful eyes
VERONICA - Fidelity
VIOLET - Faithfulness and virtue
VIRGINIA CREEPER - I cling to you
WARATAH - Prosperity
WATERLILY - Purity of heart
WAX PLANT - Susceptibility
WISTERIA - Welcome
ZINNIA - Thoughtful recollections

One visitor to my website expressed thanks for uncovering the meaning of these flowers, but dismay at the fact that he did not know what each flower looked like. So, each week I will try to buy a different bunch of flowers, and photograph them to make it easier.