Flower Symbolism

Acacia: lasting friendship Alastean bamboo: longevity Alder: teaching, making choices Aloe: healing, wisdom Amaryllis: pride Amaryllis: respect Anemone: shyness Apple blossom: hope of love Apple wood: a choice must be made Apricot branch: adoration Ardrena Marigold: a vulgar mind Ash: prosperity, binding Aster, purple: daintiness Aster: Elegance Auhine lily: grief Bamboo: strength, grace, and longevity Begonias: beware Birch: protection, new beginnings Blue iris: scattered emotions Buttercup: health Carnation, green: refusal Carnation, pink: love Carnation, red: happiness Carnation, white: disdain Carnation, yellow: jealousy Carnation: betrothal Cherry blossom: feminine beauty Chive blossom: good advice Chrysanthemum: nobility, fall, long life, “truth comes easily, lies require imagination”, and fidelity Clover: fortune Cornflower: the coming of new things Dahlia: splendor Daisy: innocence, purity in thought, and loyal love Dogbane: keeps threats away Elder blossom: coldness Elder: banishing, end of a cycle Elm leaf: secret love Fal’denn Marigold: prediction Fern: fascination Forest rose: obscurity Garlic: indifference Grapevine: remain true Grass: utility, stability Hawthorne: binding, blindness Hazelnut: innocent love Heather, purple: admiration Heather, white: wish granted Holly: foresight Holly: prophecy, energy Hollyhock: home Honeysuckle: proceed with caution Iris, blue: scattered emotions Iris: faith, wisdom, valor, hope, light, and power Ivy: marriage, wedded love Juniper: a ward against evil Larkspur, pink: fickleness Larkspur: wayward lover Laurel leaf: victory Lilac: youth Lily, Auhine: grief Lily, valley: humility Lily, water: eloquence and purity of heart Lily, white: motherhood Lotus: self-indulgent Marigold, Ardrena: a vulgar mind Marigold, Fal’denn: prediction Marigold, Sutar: jealousy Marigold: pain, cruelty Meadow saffron: pure emotion Moss: obstinacy Oak leaf: boyhood Oak: fidelity, security, strength Onion: repulsion Orange blossom: virgin Pansy: thoughtfulness Peppermint: calm Petunia: resentment Poppy, red: death Poppy, scarlet: extravagance Poppy, Tir’ri: silence Poppy, white: dreaminess Poppy: eternal sleep Reed: family concerns Rose, coral: secrets Rose, dark pink: appreciation Rose, forest: obscurity Rose, lavender: purity Rose, light pink: sympathy Rose, orange: enthusiasm Rose, red petal: yes Rose, red: passion, passionate love and respect, beauty of youth, a heart innocent of love, and desire Rose, red-yellow: joviality Rose, white petal: no Rose, white: submission Rose, yellow: friendship Rosebud without thorns: certainty Rosebud, with thorns: doubts Rowan: healing, protection Silver Fur: learning from past mistakes, choices Snapdragon: desperation Snowdrop: purity Sunflower: devotion Sutar Marigold: jealousy Sweat pea: departure Thistle: danger Tiger lily: playfulness Tir’rian poppy: silence Tulip: imagination Vine leaves: high spirits Violet: modesty Water lily: eloquence Weeping Willow: memory White poplar: doubts, fears Willow: fertility, balance Wisteria: poetry Yarrow: unaware Zinnia: warning