| | The Language of Flowers
As every romantic knows, flowers have a language of their own. Every sentiment is expressed in one form or another by these beautiful wonders. * Acacia - Secret love, chaste love, elegance, friendship, hope * Acorn - Nordic symbol of life and immortality * Agapanthus - Love letters * Allspice - Compassion * Almond Blossom - Hope, lover's charm * Aloe - Grief * Alstroemeria - Devotion, friendship * Alyssum - Worth beyond beauty * Ambrosia - Love returned * Amaranth - Fidelity When you learn the language of flowers you might want to learn to say "I love you" in 100 languages. Learn it now!* Amaranth, Globe - Unchangeable * Amaryllis - Pride, Timidity, splendid beauty * Anemone - Unfading love, truth, sincerity, anticipation, forsaken, * Angelica - Inspiration * Aniseed - Restoration of youth * Apple blossom - Preference, good fortune * Arbor Vitae - True friendship * Arbutus - Thee only do I love * Artemisia - Dignity * Aster - Love, daintiness * Azalea - Take care of yourself for me, fragile passion, temperance * Bachelor's Buttons - Celibacy, single blessedness, hope in love * Baby's Breath - Everlasting love, happiness, pure in heart * Basil - Best Wishes, Love * Bay Leaf - Strength * Begonia - Beware * Bells Of Ireland - Good luck * Bird Of Paradise - Magnificence * Bittersweet - Truth * Bluebell - Humility, constancy * Borage - Courage * Bouquet of withered flowers - Rejected love * Burnet - A merry heart * Buttercup - Cheerfulness, childishness, riches * Cactus - Endurance, warmth, grandeur * Calendula - Joy * Camellia - Admiration, perfection, good luck gift to a man, loveliness * Camellia (Pink) - Longing for you * Camellia (Red) - You're a flame in my heart * Camellia (White) - You're adorable * Candytuft - Indifference * Carnation (general) Bonds of affection, health and energy, fascination * Carnation (pink) - I'll never forget you * Carnation (purple) - Capriciousness, whimsical, changeable * Carnation (red) - My heart aches for you, admiration * Carnation (solid color) -Yes * Carnation (striped)- No, refusal, wish I could be with you * Carnation (white) -Sweet and lovely, innocence, pure love * Carnation (yellow) - You have disappointed me, Rejection, disdain * Cattail - Peace, prosperity * Cedar - I live for thee, think of me * Chamomile - Patience , attracts wealth * Chrysanthemum (in general) - Cheerfulness, You're a wonderful friend * Chrysanthemum (red) - I love * Chrysanthemum (white) - Truth * Chrysanthemum (yellow) -Slighted love * Cinnamon - My fortune is yours * Clover (four-leaf) - Good luck, be mine * Columbine - Folly * Coreopsis - Always cheerful * Cornflower - Delicacy, refinement * Coriander - Lust * Cowslip - Pensiveness, winning grace * Coxcomb - Foppery * Crocus - Cheerfulness, abuse not, joy * Cyclamen - Resignation and goodbye * Clover - Good luck * Daffodil - Respect, regard, unrequited love, deceit * Dahlia - Good taste * Daisy - Innocence, loyal love, purity, faith, cheer, simplicity * Dandelion - Wishes come true, faithfulness, happiness * Delphinium - Airy * Dogwood - Durability * Edelweiss - Daring, noble courage * Eucalyptus - Protection * Fennel - Worthy of all praise, strength * Fern - Sincerity * Fern (Magic) - Fascination, confidence and shelter * Fern (Maidenhair) - Secret bond of love * Feverfew - Protection * Fir - Time * Flax - Domestic symbol, fate * Forget-me-not - True love, memories, forget me not * Forsythia - Anticipation * Foxglove - Insincerity * Fuchsia - Good taste * Gardenia - You're lovely, secret love, refinement, joy * Garland of roses - Reward of virtue * Garlic - Courage, strength * Geranium (Oak leafed) - Friendship * Geranium (Rose) - Preference * Geranium (Scented) - Preference, melancholy, stupidity, folly * Gillyflower - Bonds of affection * Gladiolus - Love at first sight, strength of character, generosity * Gloxinia - Love at first sight * Grass - Submission, utility * Heather (lavender) - Admiration, solitude * Heather (pink) - Good luck * Heather (white) - Protection, wishes will come true, good luck * Heliotrope - Devotion, eternal love * Hibiscus - Delicate beauty * Holly - Good will, defense, domestic happiness, foresight * Hollyhock - Female ambition * Honeysuckle - Generous and devoted affection, sweetness of disposition * Hyacinth (general) - Rashness, sorrow, flower dedicated to Apollo * Hyacinth (blue) - Constancy * Hyacinth ( purple) - I'm sorry, please forgive me, sorrow * Hyacinth (red or pink) - Play * Hyacinth (white) - Loveliness, I'll pray for you * Hyacinth (yellow) - Jealousy * Hydrangea - Thank you for understanding, frigidity, heartlessness, vanity * Hyssop - Wards away evil spirits * Iris - Faith, hope, wisdom and valor, my compliments, eloquence * Ivy - Fidelity, friendship, affection * Jasmine - Amiability, wealth, grace and elegance * Jonquil - Love me, affection returned, desire, sympathy * Juniper - Protection * Larkspur (pink) - Fickleness, levity * Laurel (mountain) - Ambition * Lavender - Devotion, distrust * Lemon - Zest * Lemon Balm - Brings love * Lemon verbena - Attracts opposite sex * Lilac - First love * Lily (general) - Purity * Lily (calla) - Beauty * Lily (day) - Coquetry * Lily (eucharis) - Maidenly charms * Lily (orange) - Hatred * Lily (tiger) - Wealth, pride * Lily (white) - Virginity, purity, majesty, it's heavenly to be with you * Lily (yellow) - I'm walking on air, false and gay * Lily of the valley - sweetness, return to happiness, humility, perfect purity * Love-in-a-mist - Perplexity * Magnolia - Sweetness, beauty, love of nature, nobility, dignity * Marigold - Comforts the heart, grief, cruelty, jealousy, sacred affection * Mimosa - Sensitivity * Mint - Protection from illness, warmth of feeling * Marjoram (sweet) - Joy and happiness * Mistletoe - Kiss me, affection, to surmount difficulties * Monkshood - Beware, a deadly foe is near, chivalry * Moss - Maternal love, charity * Myrtle - Love, love in absence, remembrance * Myrtle (wax) - Discipline, instruction * Narcissus - Egotism, formality, stay as sweet as you are, self-esteem * Nasturtium - Conquest, victory in battle, maternal love, charity, patriotism * Oleander - Caution, beware * Orange - Generosity * Orange Blossom - Wisdom, purity, eternal love * Orange (mock) - Deceit * Orchid - Love, beauty, refinement, you flatter me * Orchid (Cattleya) - Mature charm * Palm leaves - Victory and success * Pansy - Thoughts, love * Peach blossom - Longevity * Peony - Shame, bashfulness, anger, indignation * Peppermint - Warmth of feelings * Periwinkle (blue) - Early friendship * Periwinkle (white) - Pleasures of memory * Petunia - Resentment, anger, your presence soothes me * Phlox - Agreement, sweet dreams * Pine - Hope, pity * Pink - Boldness * Poinsettia - Be of good cheer * Poppy (general) - Eternal sleep, oblivion, imagination, extravagance * Poppy (red) -Pleasure * Poppy (white) - Consolation, sleep * Poppy( yellow) - Wealth, success * Prickly Pear - Satire * Primrose - I can't live without you, early youth, young love * Primrose (evening) - Inconstancy * Queen Anne's Lace - Fantasy * Rose (red) - Love , I love you * Rose (white) - Eternal Love, innocence, heavenly, secrecy and silence * Rose (pink) - Perfect happiness, please believe me * Rose (yellow) - Friendship, jealousy, try to care * Rose (black) - Death * Rose (red and white) - Together, unity * Rose (thornless) - Love at first sight * Rose (single, full bloom) - I love you, I still love you * Rose bud - Beauty and youth, a heart innocent of love * Rose bud (red) - Pure and lovely * Rose bud (white) - Girlhood * Rosebud (moss) - Confessions of love * Roses (bouquet of full bloom) - Gratitude * Roses (garland or crown of) - Beware of virtue, reward of merit, crown * Roses (musk cluster) - Charming * Rose (tea) - I'll always remember * Rose (cabbage) - Ambassador of love * Rose (Christmas) - Tranquilize my anxiety, anxiety * Rose (damask) - Brilliant complexion * Rose (dark crimson) - Mourning * Rose (hibiscus) - Delicate beauty * Rose leaf - You may hope * Rosemary - Remembrance, commitment, fidelity * Sage - Wisdom, long life, domestic virtue * Salvia (blue) - I think of you * Smilax - Loveliness * Snapdragon - No, deception, gracious lady, presumption * Spearmint - Warmth of sentiment * Spiderflower - Elope with me * Statice - Lasting beauty * Star of Bethlehem - Atonement * Stephanotis - Happiness in marriage, desire to travel, come to me * Stock - Lasting beauty, promptness * Strawberry - Perfect goodness * Sunflower - Loyalty, haughtiness, you are splendid * Sweet Basil - Good luck * Sweet pea - Goodbye, departure, Thank you for a lovely time * Sweet William - Grant me one smile, perfection, gallantry * Thrift - Sympathy * Thyme - Strength and courage * Tuberose - Dangerous pleasure * Tulip(general) - Fame, charity, declaration of love, * Tulip(red) - Believe me, declaration of love * Tulip(variegated) - Beautiful eyes * Tulip(yellow) - Hopeless love * Violet - Modesty, faithfulness * Violet (blue) - Watchfulness, faithfulness, I'll always be true * Violet (white) - Let's take a chance on happiness * Viscaria - Will you dance with me? * Water Lily - Purity of heart * Wistaria - I cling to you * Woodruff - Sweet humility * Xeranthemum - Cheerfulness under adversity * Yarrow - Health, healing * Zinnia - Thoughts of friends * Zinnia (magenta) - Lasting affection * Zinnia (mixed) - Thinking of an absent friend * Zinnia (scarlet) - Constancy * Zinnia (white) - Goodness * Zinnia (yellow) - Daily remembrance |