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The Meaning Of Flowers

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Flowers have always been used as symbols to convey non verbal messages from the giver to the recipient.

Here is a list of flowers and some of the meanings traditionally associated with these flowers.

 


  • Ambrosia - Your Love is Reciprocated

  • Amaryllis - Pride; Pastoral Beauty

  • Azalea - Take Care of Yourself for me; Temperance; Fragile; Passion; Chinese Symbol of Womanhood

  • Bachelor Button - Single Blessedness

  • Begonia - Beware

  • Cactus - Endurance

  • Carnation (General) - Fascination, Divine Love

  • Carnation (Pink) - I'll Never Forget You

  • Carnation (Red) - My Heart Aches For You; Admiration

  • Carnation (White) - Sweet and Lovely; Innocence; Pure Love

  • Carnation (Yellow) - You Have Disappointed Me; Rejection

  • Chrysanthemum (Red) - I Love

  • Chrysanthemum (White) - Truth

  • Chrysanthemum (Yellow) - Slight Love

  • Daffodil - Regard; Unrequited Love; You're The Only One

  • Forget-Me-Not - True Love; Memories

  • Gladiolus - I'm Really Sincere

  • Gloxinia - Love At First

  • Holly - Defense; Domestic Happinese

  • Hydrangea - Thank You For Understanding, Heartlessness

  • Iris - Your Friendship Means So Much To Me; Faith; Hope

  • Lily (Calla) - Beauty

  • Lily (Day) - Coquetry

  • Magnolia - Nobility

  • Marigold - Cruelty; Grief; Jealousy

  • Mistletoe - Kiss Me

  • Myrtle - Love

  • Orchid - Love; Beauty; Refinement

  • Peony - Shame; Gay Life; Happy Marriage

  • Petunia - Resentment; Anger

  • Poppy - Eternal Sleep; Imagination

  • Primrose - I Can't Live Without You

  • Rose (Red) - I Love You, True Love

  • Rose (Yellow) - I am your friend, Loyalty

  • Rose (Pink) - Young Love, Romance, First Love

  • Rose (White) - Pure, Innocence

  • Sweetpea - Good-bye; Departure

  • Tulip (General) - Perfect Lover

  • Tulip (Red) - Believe Me; Declaration of Love

  • Tulip (Yellow) - There's Sunshine In Your Smile

  • Violet - Modesty

  • Zinnia - Lasting Affection

 

" Be just 1% more romantic than you currently are.

This tiny little 1% will make a 100% difference in your relationship over time."

-Gregory J.P. Godek (Romantic Mischief)

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