The picture above shows an orange lily. It's a beautiful flower but you might want to stop and think before you give it to someone as a gift. Scroll down the list and look for lily (orange). Your gift wouldn't mean quite the same thing as giving some nice red roses.
| FLOWER | MEANING |
|---|---|
| Acacia (Blossom) | Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love |
| Acorn | Nordic Symbol of Life and Immortality |
| Ambrosia | Your Love is Reciprocated |
| Amaryllis | Pride, Pastoral Poetry |
| Anemone | Forsaken |
| Arbutus | Thee Only Do I Love |
| Aster | Symbol of Love, Daintiness |
| Azalea | Take Care of Yourself for Me, Temperance, Fragile Passion, Chinese Symbol of Womanhood |
| Bachelor Button | Single Blessedness |
| Begonia | Beware |
| Bells of Ireland | Good Luck |
| Bittersweet | Truth |
| Bluebell | Humility |
| Bouquet of Withered Flowers | Rejected Love |
| Cactus | Endurance |
| Camellia (Pink) | Longing For You |
| Camellia (Red) | You're a Flame in My Heart |
| Camellia (White) | You're Adorable |
| Candytuft | Indifference |
| Carnation (General) | Fascination, Women Love |
| Carnation (Pink) | I'll Never Forget You |
| Carnation (Red) | My Heart Aches For You, Admiration |
| Carnation (Purple) | Capriciousness |
| Carnation (Solid Color) | Yes |
| Carnation (Striped) | No, Refusal, Sorry I Can't Be with You, Wish I Could Be with You |
| Carnation (White) | Sweet and Lovely, Innocence, Pure Love, Woman's Good Luck Gift |
| Carnation (Yellow) | You Have Disappointed Me, Rejection |
| Cattail | Peace, Prosperity |
| Chrysanthemum (Red) | I Love You |
| Chrysanthemum (White) | Truth |
| Chrysanthemum (Yellow) | Slighted Love |
| Coreopsis | Always Cheerful |
| Crocus | Cheerfulness |
| Cyclamen | Resignation and Good-bye |
| Daffodil | Regard, Unequalled Love, You're the Only One, The Sun is Always Shining When I'm with You |
| Daisy | Innocence, Loyal Love, I'll Never Tell, Purity |
| Dandelion | Faithfulness, Happiness |
| Dead Leaves | Sadness |
| Fern | Magic, Fascination, Confidence and Shelter |
| Fern (Maidenhair) | Secret Bond of Love |
| Fir | Time |
| Flax | Domestic Symbol |
| Forget-Me-Not | True Love, Memories |
| Forsythia | Anticipation |
| Gardenia | You're Lovely, Secret Love |
| Garlic | Courage, Strength |
| Geranium | Stupidity, Folly |
| Gladioli | Give Me a Break, I'm Really Sincere, Flower of the Gladiators |
| Gloxinia | Love at First Sight |
| Grass | Submission |
| Heather (Lavender) | Admiration, Solitude |
| Heather (White) | Protection, Wishes Will Come True |
| Holly | Defense, Domestic Happiness |
| Hyacinth (General) | Games and Sports, Rashness, Flower Dedicated to Apollo |
| Hyacinth (Blue) | Constancy |
| Hyacinth (Purple) | I am 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 |
| Iris | Fleur-de-lis, Emblem of France, Your Friendship Means so Much to Me, Faith, Hope, Wisdom and Valor, My Compliments |
| Ivy | Wedded Love, Fidelity, Friendship, Affection |
| Ivy (Sprig of White Tendrils) | Anxious to Please, Affection |
| Jonquil | Love Me, Affection Returned, Desire, Sympathy, Desire for Affection Returned |
| Larkspur (Pink) | Fickleness |
| Lily (Orange) | Hatred |
| Lily (White) | Virginity, Purity, Majesty, It's Heavenly to be with You |
| Lily (Yellow) | I'm Walking on Air, False and Gay |
| Lily (Calla) | Beauty |
| Lily (Day) | Coquetry, Chinese Emblem for Mother |
| Lily (Eucharis) | Maiden Charms |
| Lily (Tiger) | Wealth, Pride |
| Lily of the Valley | Sweetness, Tears of the Virgin Mary, Return to Happiness, Humility, You've Made My Life Complete |
| Magnolia | Nobility |
| Marigold | Cruelty, Grief, Jealousy |
| Mistletoe | Kiss Me, Affection, To Surmount Difficulties, Sacred Plant of India, Magic Plant of the Druids |
| Monkhood | Beware, A Deadly Foe is Near |
| Moss | Maternal Love, Charity |
| Myrtle | Love, Hebrew Emblem of Marriage |
| Narcissus | Egotism, Formality, Stay as Sweet as You Are |
| Nasturtium | Conquest, Victory in Battle |
| Nuts | Stupidity |
| Oleander | Caution |
| Orange Blossom | Innocence, Eternal Love, Marriage and Fruitfulness |
| Orange, Mock | Deceit |
| Orchid | Love, Beauty, Refinement, Beautiful Lady, Chinese Symbol for Many Children |
| Palm Leaves | Victory and Success |
| Peony | Shame, Happy Life, Happy Marriage |
| Petunia | Resentment, Anger, Your Presence Soothes Me |
| Pine | Hope, Pity |
| Poppy (General) | Eternal Sleep, Oblivion, Imagination |
| Poppy (Red) | Pleasure |
| Poppy (White) | Consolation (Poppy is the floral sign of consolation probably because it was created by "Ceres" while in search of her daughter, Prosperpine, to assuage her grief). |
| Poppy (Yellow) | Wealth, Success |
| Primrose | I Can't Live without You |
| Primrose (Evening) | Inconstancy |
| Rose (Bridal) | Happy Love |
| Rose (Christmas) | Tranquilize My Anxiety, Anxiety |
| Rose (Damask) | Persian Ambassador of Love |
| Rose (Dark Crimson) | Mourning |
| Rose (Hibiscus) | Delicate Beauty |
| Rose (Leaf) | You May Hope |
| Rose (Pink) | Perfect Happiness, Please Believe Me |
| Rose (Red) | Love, I Love You |
| Rose (Tea) | I'll Remember Always |
| Rose (Thornless) | Love at First Sight |
| Rose (White) | Innocence and Purity, I am Worthy of You, You're Heavenly, Secrecy and Silence |
| Rose (White and Red Mixed) | Unity, Flower Emblem of England |
| Rose (White-Dried) | Death is Preferable to Loss of Virtue |
| Rose (White-Withered) | Transient Impression, Fleeting Beauty, You Made No Impression |
| Rose (Yellow) | Decrease of Love, Jealousy, Try to Care |
| Rosebud | Beauty and You, A Heart Innocent of Love |
| Rosebud (Red) | Pure and Lovely |
| Rosebud (White) | Girlhood |
| Rosebud (Moss) | Confessions of Love |
| Roses (Bouquet of Mature Blooms) | Gratitude |
| Roses (Single Full Bloom) | I Love You, I Still Love You |
| Roses (Garland or Crown of) | Beware of Virtue, Reward of Merit, Crown - Symbol of Superior Merit |
| Roses (Musk Cluster) | Harming |
| Smilax | Loveliness |
| Snapdragon | Deception, Gracious Lady |
| Spider Flower | Elope with Me |
| Stephanotis | Happiness in Marriage, Desire to Travel |
| Stock | Bonds of Affection, Promptness, You'll Always Be Beautiful to Me |
| Sweetpea | Good-bye, Departure, Blissful Pleasure, Thank You for a LovelyTime |
| Tulip (General) | Perfect Lover, Fame, Flower Emblem of Holland |
| Tulip (Red) | Believe Me, Declaration of Love |
| Tulip (Variegated) | Beautiful Eyes |
| Tulip (Yellow) | There's Sunshine in Your Smile |
| Violet | Modesty |
| Violet (Blue) | Watchfulness, Faithfulness, I'll Always Be There |
| Viscaria | Will You Dance with Me? |
| Zinnia (Magenta) | Lasting Affection |
| Zinnia (Mixed) | Thinking (or In Memory) or an Absent Friend |
| Zinnia (Scarlet) | Constancy |
| Zinnia (White) | Goodness |
| Zinnia (Yellow) | Daily Remembrance |
The list is so long but I am sending you Bells of Ireland.
ReplyDeleteWow, what my garden tells me is amazing. I may have to watch what I share.
ReplyDeleteLove the list. Thank goodness I haven't given any "flowers" by accident.:-D)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great list! I like Hydrangeas and Pink Camilias, and they both have great meanings.
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