Flower Meanings!
Just some flower meanings I wanted to get out there. It seemed pretty cool to me but was a lot of work, so I hope y’all enjoy it! Now updated with pictures of each one!
Disclaimer: None of the photos are mine, but they were free to use and share under the licenses on google. Thanks!
Alstroemeria - Wealth, prosperity, fortune, friendship
Pink/red alstroemeria - warmth and affection towards a friend
Orange alstroemeria - keeps you working towards your goals
Yellow/white/blue alstroemeria - express your concern to a loved one who isn’t feeling well
Amaryllis - Splendid beauty, worth beyond beauty
Anemone - Fading hope, forsaken, anticipation
Pink/Red Anemone - forsaken or dying love
White Anemone - death and bad luck in Eastern cultures where white is the color used at funerals
Purple/blue Anemone - anticipation and protection from evil meanings
Anthurium - Hospitality, happiness, abundance
Red Anthurium - Love and Passion
White Anthurium - Innocence and Purity
Pink Anthurium - Compassion, Femininity, Motherly Love
Aster - Patience, a love of variety, elegance, daintiness
Bird of Paradise - Joyfulness, magnificence, wonderful anticipation
Bouvardia Double - Enthusiasm, zest for life
Calla Lily - Magnificence, beauty, purity, innocence
Carnation - Pride, beauty
Red Carnation - Love, pride, admiration
Pink Carnation - Love of a woman or a mother
Purple Carnation - Capriciousness
Yellow Carnation - Disdain, rejection, disappointment
White Carnation - Innocence, pure love
Striped Carnation - Refusal
Chrysanthemum - Fidelity, optimism, joy, long life
Red Chrysanthemum - Love
White Chrysanthemum - Truth, loyal love
Yellow Chrysanthemum - Slighted love
Daffodil - regard, chivalry, rebirth, new beginnings, eternal life, unrequited love
Daffodil (Single) - Foretells a misfortune
Daffodil (Bunch) - Joy, happiness
Daisy - Innocence, purity, loyal love, “I will never tell.”
Gerbera Daisy- Cheerfulness
Delphinium - Big hearted, fun, lightness, levity, ardent attachment
Freesia - Innocence, thoughtfulness
Gardenia - Purity, sweetness, secret love, joy, conveys loneliness from the giver
Gerbera - Cheerfulness
Gladiolus - Strength of character, remembrance
Lavender Heather - Admiration, solitude, beauty
White Heather - Protection, wishes will come true
Hyacinth - Playfulness, sporty attitude, extreme rashness, constancy
Blue Hyacinth - Constancy
Purple Hyacinth - Sorrow
Red/Pink Hyacinth - Play
White Hyacinth - Loveliness
Yellow Hyacinth - Jealousy
Hydrangea - Heartfelt emotions, gratitude for being understood, frigidity, heartlessness
Iris - Eloquence
Purple Iris - Wisdom, compliments
Blue Iris - Faith, hope
Yellow Iris - Passion
White Iris - Purity
Larkspur - Levity, lightness, fickleness, haughtiness
Lilac - Youthful innocence, confidence
White Lilac - Humility, Innocence
Field Lilac - Charity
Purple Lilac - First love
Lily - Purity, refined beauty
White Lily - Modesty, virginity
Orange Lily - Passion
Yellow Lily - Gaiety
Lily of the Valley - Sweetness, purity of heart
Easter Lily - Virgin Mary
Orchid - Exotic beauty, refinement, thoughtfulness, mature charm, proud and glorious femininity
Peony - Bashfulness, compassion, indignation, shame, happy life, happy marriage, good health, prosperity
King Protea - Change, transformation, daring, resourcefulness, diversity, courage
Queen Anne - Haven, sanctuary, complexity, delicateness
Ranunculus - Radiant charm, attractiveness
Snapdragon - Graciousness, strenght, deception, presumption
Statice - Remembrance, sympathy, success
Stock - Lasting beauty, happy life, bonds of affection, promptness
Sunflower - Pure thoughts, adoration, dedication, dedicated love, haughtiness
Sweet Pea - Delicate pleasure, bliss, departure after having a good time
Tulip - Declaration of love, fame, perfect love
Rose - Love
Red Rose - Love, longing, desire, respect, admiration, devotion
Deep Red Rose - Regret, sorrow
White Rose - Purity, chastity, innocence, new beginnings, sympathy, humility, spirituality
Yellow Rose - Exuberance, joy, warmth, welcome, friendship, caring, purely platonic emotions
Pink Rose - Gentleness, admiration, joy, gratitude, appreciation, elegance, grace
Orange Rose - Passion, energy, desire, pride, fervor, fascination
Lavender Rose - Enchantment, love at first sight, majesty, splendor, fascination, adoration
Blue Rose - Elusive, unattainable, mysterious, desire, I can’t have you but I can’t stop thinking about you
Green Rose - Harmony, opulence, fertility, best wishes for a prosperous new life or wishes for recovery of good health
Black Rose - Death, farewell, elusive
Mixed Roses - Mixed feelings, I don’t know my feelings yet but I care about you enough to send roses
Moss Rosebud - Confession of love
Thorn-less Rose - Love at first sight, early attachment
Leaf Rose - You may hope
Hibiscus Rose - Delicate beauty
Burgundy Rose - Unconscious beauty
Christmas Rose - Relieve my anxiety
Dog Rose - Pleasure and pain
Damask Rose - Freshness, Persian ambassador of Love
Garden Rose - I am from Mars
Tea Rose - I will remember always
Rose of Sharon - Consumed by love
Carmine Rose - Deceitful desire
Cardinal Red Rose - Sublime desire
Amaranth Red Rose - Long standing desire
Wild Rose - Simplicity
Musk Rose - Capricious beauty
Rosa Mundi - Variety
Single Red Rose - “I love you”
A Single White Rose - “My feelings are pure”
A Single Yellow Rose - “You bring joy to my life” “Let’s be friends”
A Single Pink Rose - “I like you“
A Single Orange Rose - “I am proud of you”
A Single Peach Rose - “Thank you” “I sympathise with you”
A Single Lavender Rose - “I am enchanted by you”
A Single Blue Rose - “You seem like an unattainable dream”
A Crown Of Roses - Reward of virtue
A Bouquet Of Roses - Gratitude
A Rose In A Tuft Of Grass - There is everything to be gained by good company
One Red Rose - “I love you” “You are the one for me”
Two Red Roses - “Let us be together”
Three Red Roses - “You and me and our love for company”
Five Red Roses - “I am halfway in love with you”
Twelve Red Roses - “Be mine”
Twenty Five Red Roses - “Congratulations”
Fifty Red Roses - “My love for you is limitless”
