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Meaning
of flowers and their colors
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Red |
Love, beauty, courage
and respect |
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White |
Purity
and innocence, mystic or secrecy |
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Pink |
Appreciation ,"Thank
you", Happiness, Admiration |
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Dark Pink |
Appreciation,
gratitude |
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Light Pink |
admiration,
sympathy |
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Yellow |
Joy, gladness,
friendship, delight, the promise of a new beginning, Sunny day |
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Orange |
Desire, and
Enthusiasm |
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Red and White
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Given together, these
signify unity. |
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Red Rosebud |
A symbol of
Romance, Passion
and loveliness |
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White Rosebud |
Symbolic
Grace Love and Purity |
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Thorn less Rose |
Signifies "Love at
first sight |
- Acacia (Rose or White) -
Elegance
- Acacia (Yellow) - Secret
love
- Acanthus - The fine arts; Artifice
- Acorn - Nordic symbol of life and
immortality
- Adonis bring happiness;
permanent happiness; have happiness
- Aloe - Grief
- Allspice - Compassion
- Ambrosia - Love returned; Your Love
is Reciprocated
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- Amaryllis - Pride; Timidity;
Pastoral poetry; Splendid beauty
- Anemone - Unfading love; Forsaken
- Angelica - Inspiration
- Aniseed - Restoration of youth
- Arbutus Arbutus Thee - Only love;
Only do I love
- Apple - Preference
- Aster - Love; Daintiness; Symbol of
Love
- Azalea - Temperance: Fragile
passion; Take care of yourself for me; Chinese symbol of womanhood
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- Bachelor Button - Celibacy; Single
Blessedness
- Baby's Breath - Everlasting Love
- Basil - Best Wishes; Love
- Bay Leaf - Strength
- Begonia - Beware
- Bells Of Ireland - Good luck
- Bird Of Paradise - Magnificence
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- Bittersweet - Truth
- Bluebell - Humility; constancy
- Borage - Courage
- Bouquet of withered flowers -
Rejected love
- Burnet - A merry heart
- Buttercup - Cheerfulness
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- Cactus - Endurance; warmth
- Calendula - Joy
- Camellia - Admiration; perfection;
good luck gift to a man
- Camellia (pink) - Longing
for you
- Camellia (red) - You're a
flame in my heart
- Camellia (white) - You're
adorable
- Camellia japonica [*Yabutubaki]
cv.[Yabutsubaki] (red) - grace of bearing;
dressing up;
- Camellia japonica var. (decumbens)
[*Otometubaki] cv. [Otometsubaki] (Maiden
pink) - moderate merit; grace of bearing; charm; discreet
- Candytuft - indifference
- Carnation (in general) -
Bonds of affection; health and energy; fascination; Fascination;
woman love
- 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; sorry I can't be with you; wish I could be with you
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- Carnation (white) - Sweet
and lovely; innocence; pure love; woman's good luck gift
- Carnation (yellow) -
Rejection; Disdain; You have disappointed me
- Cattail - Peace; prosperity
- Chamomile - Patience ; attracts
wealth
- Cherry blossoms [*Sakura] - The
spirit of beauty
- Chloranthus japonicus [*Hitorisizuka]
- keeping beauty
- Chrysanthemum (in general) -
Cheerfulness; You're a wonderful friend
- Chrysanthemum (red) - I
love; I love you
- Chrysanthemum (white) -
Truth
(Japanese, wild Chrysanthemum) [Nogiku] - Truth
- Chrysanthemum (yellow)
-Slighted love
- Coreopsis - Always cheerful
- Coriander - Lust
- Cornus officinalis [*Sansyuyu]
- modest happiness
- Cowslip - Pensiveness; winning
grace
- Crocus - Cheerfulness; abuse not
- Cyclamen - Resignation and
good-bye; bashful
- Cryptomeria (Japanese cedar)
- Strong; solid; firm
- Clover - Good luck
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- Daffodil - Regard; Respect;
Unequalled love; You're the only one; The sun is always shining when
I'm with you
- Daisy - Innocence; Purity; Loyal
love; I'll never tell
- Dandelion - Wishes come true;
Faithfulness; Happiness
- Dead Leaves - Sadness
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- Fennel - Worthy of all praise
- 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
- Forsythia - Anticipation
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- Gardenia - You're lovely; secret
love
- Garland of roses - Reward of virtue
- Garlic - Courage; strength
- Geranium - Stupidity; Folly
- Geranium (Scented) -
Preference
- Gladiolus - Love at first sight
- Gladioli - Give me a break; I'm
really sincere; Flower of the Gladiators
- Gloxinia - Love at first sight
- Grass - Submission; utility
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- Heather (lavender) -
Admiration; solitude
- Heather (white) -
Protection; wishes will come true
- Hibiscus - Delicate beauty
- Holly - Good will; Defense;
Domestic Happiness; foresight
- Honeysuckle - Generous and devoted
affection
- Hyacinth (general) - Games
and sports; rashness; flower dedicated to Apollo
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- Hyacinth (blue) - Constancy
- Hyacinth (purple) - I'm
sorry; please forgive me; sorrow
- Hyacinth (red or pink) -
Play
- Hyacinth (white) -
innocence; Loveliness; I'll pray for you;
- Hyacinth (yellow) -
Jealousy; have a match
- Hydrangea - Thank you for
understanding; frigidity; heartlessness
- Hyssop - Wards away evil spirits
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- Iris (Fleur-de-lis) - Faith;
hope; wisdom and valor; emblem of France; Your friendship means so
much to me; my compliments
- Ivy - Fidelity and friendship;
Affection; wedded love
- Ivy (sprig of white tendrils)
- Anxious to please; affection
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- Jasmine - Amiability; attracts
wealth
- Jonquil - Love me; affection
returned; desire; sympathy; desire for a return of affection
- Juniper - Protection
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- Larkspur (pink) - Fickleness
- Lavender - Devotion
- Lemon - Zest
- Lemon Balm - Brings love
- Lemon verbena - Attracts opposite
sex
- Lily (general) - Keeps
unwanted visitors away
- Lily (calla) - Beauty
- Lily (day) - Coquetry;
Chinese emblem for mother
- Lily (eucharis) - Maiden
charms
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- 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; Tears of the virgin mary; You've made
my life complete
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- Magnolia - Sweetness; beauty; love
of nature; nobility; durability
- Marigold - Comforts the heart
- Mint - Protection from illness;
warmth of feeling
- Marjoram (sweet) - Joy and
happiness
- Mistletoe - Kiss me; affection; to
surmount difficulties; sacred plant of India
- Monkshood - Beware, a deadly foe is
near; chivalry
- Moss - Maternal love; charity
- Myrtle - Love; Hebrew emblem of
marriage
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Oleander -
Caution; beware
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Orange -
Generosity
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Orange Blossom
- Brings wisdom; innocence; Eternal love; marriage and
fruitfulness
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Orange Mock -
Deceit
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Orchid - Love;
beauty; refinement; beautiful lady; Chinese symbol for many
children
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Orchid (cattleya)
- Mature charm
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- Nandina [*Nanten] (red seed) -
Good family
- Narcissus - Egotism; formality;
stay as sweet as you are
- Nasturtium - Conquest; victory in
battle; maternal love; charity; patriotism
- Nuts - Stupidity
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Palm leaves -
Victory and success
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Pansy -
Thoughts; love
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Peach -
Longevity
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Peony -
Aphrodisiac; Shame; happy life; happy marriage
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Petunia -
Resentment; anger; your presence soothes me
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Pine [*Matu] -
Hope; pity; youth and long life;
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Plum (*ume,
ume blossom,
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Poppy (general)
- Eternal sleep ; oblivion; imagination
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Poppy (red)
- Pleasure; consolation
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Poppy (white)
- Consolation; sleep
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Poppy(
yellow) - Wealth; success
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Prickly Pear -
Satire
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Primrose - I
can't live without you; early youth
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Primrose (evening)
- Inconstancy
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- Rose (general) (red)
- Love ; I love you
- Rose (red and white mixed) -
Together; unity; flower emblem of England
- Rose (white) - Eternal Love
; innocence; heavenly; secrecy and silence; You're heavenly; I am
worthy of you
- Rose (White-Dried) - Death
is preferable to loss of virtue
- Rose (White-Withered) -
Transient impression; fleeting beauty; You made no impression
- Rose (pink) - Perfect
happiness; please believe me
- Rose (yellow) - Friendship ;
jealousy; try to care
- Rose (black) -Death
- Rose (bridal)- Happy Love
- Rose (thorniness) - 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
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- Rose (tea) - I'll always
remember
- Rose (cabbage) - Ambassador
of love
- Rose (Christmas) -
Tranquilize my anxiety; anxiety
- Rose (damask) - Brilliant
complexion; Persian ambassador of love
- Rose (dark crimson) -
Mourning
- Rose (hibiscus) - Delicate
beauty
- Rose leaf - You may hope
- Rosebud - Beauty and you; a heart
innocent of love
- Rosebud (moss) - Confessions
of love
- Rosebud (red) - Pure and
Lovely
- Rosebud (white) - Girlhood
- Roses (bouquet of full bloom)
- Gratitude
- Roses (Garland or crown of)
- Beware of virtue; reward of merit; crown ; symbol of superior
merit
- Roses (single full bloom) -
I love you; I still love you
- Roses (musk cluster) -
Charming; Harming
- Rosemary - Remembrance
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- Saffron - no regrets in youth
- Sage Wisdom - long life
- Salvia - (blue) I think of
you
- Smilax - Loveliness
- Snapdragon - Deception; gracious
lady; presumption
- Spider flower - Elope with me
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- Stephanotis - Happiness in
marriage; desire to travel
- Stock - Lasting beauty; Promptness;
bonds of affection
- Strawberry - Perfect goodness
- Sunflower - Loyalty; wishes
- Sweet pea - Goodbye; departure;
blissful pleasure; Thank you for a lovely time
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- Thyme - Strength and courage;
ensures restful sleep
- Tulip (general) - Fame,
charity; perfect lover
- Tulip (white) - lost love;
the loss of sweetheart
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- Tulip (red) - Believe me;
declaration of love
- Tulip (variegated) -
Beautiful eyes
- Tulip (yellow) - Hopeless
love
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- Ume, *Ume blossom
( Japanese apricot) (Plum, Prunus
mume)
- faithfulness; perseverance; high-minded; refined
*{but *ume is not plum. *Ume is *Ume.}
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- Violet [*Sumire] - Modesty; calms
tempers; induces sleep
- Violet (blue) -
Watchfulness; faithfulness; I'll always be true
- Violet (purple) - Love
- Violet (white) - innocent
love; Let's take a chance on happiness
- Violet (yellow)- modest
happiness
- Viscaria - Will you dance with me?
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- Woodruff - sweet humility
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- Zinnia - Thoughts of friends
- Zinnia (magenta) - Lasting
affection
- Zinnia (mixed) - Thinking of
an absent friend
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- Zinnia (scarlet) - Constancy
- Zinnia (white) - Goodness
- Zinnia (yellow) - Daily
remembrance
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