Symbolic Meaning of Flowers
Why not find out more about the meaning of flowers before you send them out. You don’t want to mean something else when you do really mean another. Well I hope you will find this compilation helpful. 
| Flower | Color & Features |
Meaning |
| Abecedary | Volubility | |
| Abatina | Fickleness | |
| Acacia | Secret love | |
| Acanthus | Art | |
| Acalia | Temperance | |
| Aconite | Misanthropy | |
| Agrimony | Thankfulness | |
| Aloe | Grief | |
| Almond | Promise | |
| Amaranth (Globe) | Immortal love | |
| Anemone | Forsaken, Sickness | |
| Angrec | Royalty | |
| Apple-blossom | Preference | |
| Arbor vitae | Everlasting friendship | |
| Balm | Social intercourse or sympathy | |
| Balsamine | Impatience | |
| Bay wreath | Glory | |
| Bee orchid | Industry | |
| Bellflower | Thinking of you | |
| Bells of Ireland | Luck | |
| Bird’s foot trefoil | Revenge | |
| Box | Constancy | |
| Broom | Humility | |
| Bulrush | Docility | |
| Buttercup | Riches | |
| Cabbage | Profit | |
| Camellia japonica | Unpretending excellence | |
| Campanula | Gratitude | |
| Canterbury Bells | Gratitude | |
| Carnation | pink | A woman’s love |
| white | Disdain | |
| purple | Capriciousness; whimsical; changeable | |
| red | My heart aches for you | |
| yellow | You have disappointed me; Rejection; disdain | |
| striped | Refusal | |
| Celandine | Joys to come | |
| Cherry blossom | A good education | |
| Transience of life (in Japan) | ||
| Feminine beauty (in China) | ||
| Chestnut | Do me justice | |
| China aster | Love of variety | |
| Chrysanthemum | red | I love |
| yellow | Slighted love | |
| Coreopsis | Always cheerful | |
| Cowslip | Winning grace | |
| Clover | red | Industry |
| white | I promise | |
| Coriander | Lust | |
| Daffodil | Uncertainty, chivalry, respect, or unrequited love | |
| Dahlia | Elegance and dignity | |
| Daisy | Innocence, loyal love, purity, faith, cheer, simplicity | |
| Red Daisy | Beauty unknown to possessor | |
| Dandelion | Coquetry | |
| Eglantine Rose | A wound to heal | |
| Elderflower | Compassion | |
| Fennel | Strength | |
| Forget-me-not | True love | |
| Geranium | Gentility | |
| Gorse | Love in all seasons | |
| Grass | Submission | |
| Heliotrope | Devotion | |
| Hibiscus | Rare beauty, delicate beauty | |
| Hollyhock | Ambition | |
| Honeysuckle | Devoted affection, bonds of love | |
| Houseleek | Domestic economy | |
| Hydrangea | Frigidness, Heartlessness | |
| Ivy | Dependence | |
| Jonquil | Return my affection | |
| Laurestine | A token | |
| Lavender | Devotion, distrust | |
| Lemon-blossom | Discretion | |
| Lettuce | Cold-hearted | |
| Lichen | Solitude | |
| Flower | Meaning | |
| Lilac | purple | first emotion of love |
| white | youthful innocence | |
| Lily | white | Purity |
| scarlet | High-souled aspirations | |
| Lily of the Valley | Trustworthy | |
| Lime Blossom | Fornication | |
| Lobelia | Malevolence | |
| Lotus | Purity, chastity, and eloquence | |
| Love lies bleeding | Hopelessness | |
| Magnolia | Love of Nature | |
| Mallow | Consumed by love | |
| Marigold | Pain and grief | |
| Epigaea repens | Welcome | |
| Mignonette | Worth | |
| Mint | Suspicion | |
| Morning glory | Love In Vain | |
| Mullein | Good-nature | |
| Nasturtium | Patriotism | |
| Oak leaf | Strength | |
| Oats | Music | |
| Olive | Peace | |
| Oxeye daisy | Patience | |
| Peach Blossom | Long-life | |
| Pear blossom | Lasting friendship | |
| Pitch pine blossom | Philosophy | |
| Poppy | general | Eternal sleep, oblivion, imagination |
| red | Pleasure | |
| white | Consolation, dreams; modern: Peace | |
| yellow | Wealth, success | |
| Rose | red | True love |
| blue | Mystery, attaining the impossible | |
| white | Eternal Love, Silence or innocence, wistfulness, virtue, purity, secrecy, reverence and humility | |
| black | Death, hatred, farewell, rejuvenation or rebirth | |
| yellow | Friendship, or dying love (or platonic love) or jealousy, infidelity, or apology | |
| pink | Grace | |
| dark pink | Gratitude | |
| light pink | Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy | |
| burgundy | unconscious Beauty | |
| coral or orange | Desire, passion | |
| lavender (violet) | Love at first sight | |
| red and white together | Unity | |
| red and yellow together | Joy, happiness, and excitement | |
| thornless | Love at first sight | |
| Rosemary | Remembrance | |
| Rue | Regret | |
| Sensitive Plant | Sensitivity | |
| Snowdrop | Consolation or hope | |
| Star of Bethlehem | Hope | |
| Straw | United | |
| Sunflower | Pure and lofty thoughts | |
| Sweetbrier | Simplicity | |
| Thorn-apple | Disguise | |
| Thistle | Nobility | |
| Thyme | Thriftiness | |
| Tulip-tree | Fame | |
| Tulip | red | Declaration of love |
| yellow | Hopeless love | |
| Violet | blue | Faithfulness |
| white | Modesty | |
| Willow (creeping) | Love forsaken | |
| Winged seeds (any kind) | Messengers | |
| Witch-hazel | A spell | |
| Wheat | Wealth and prosperity |
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| Flower | Meaning | |
| Abecedary | Volubility | |
| Abatina | Fickleness | |
| Acacia | Secret love | |
| Acanthus | Art | |
| Acalia | Temperance | |
| Aconite | Misanthropy | |
| Agrimony | Thankfulness | |
| Aloe | Grief | |
| Almond | Promise | |
| Amaranth (Globe) | Immortal love | |
| Anemone | Forsaken, Sickness | |
| Angrec | Royalty | |
| Apple-blossom | Preference | |
| Arbor vitae | Everlasting friendship | |
| Balm | Social intercourse or sympathy | |
| Balsamine | Impatience | |
| Bay wreath | Glory | |
| Bee orchid | Industry | |
| Bellflower | Thinking of you | |
| Bells of Ireland | Luck | |
| Bird’s foot trefoil | Revenge | |
| Box | Constancy | |
| Broom | Humility | |
| Bulrush | Docility | |
| Buttercup | Riches | |
| Cabbage | Profit | |
| Camellia japonica | Unpretending excellence | |
| Campanula | Gratitude | |
| Canterbury Bells | Gratitude | |
| Carnation | pink | A woman’s love |
| white | Disdain | |
| purple | Capriciousness; whimsical; changeable | |
| red | My heart aches for you | |
| yellow | You have disappointed me; Rejection; disdain | |
| striped | Refusal | |
| Celandine | Joys to come | |
| Cherry blossom | A good education | |
| Transience of life (in Japan) | ||
| Feminine beauty (in China) | ||
| Chestnut | Do me justice | |
| China aster | Love of variety | |
| Chrysanthemum | red | I love |
| yellow | Slighted love | |
| Coreopsis | Always cheerful | |
| Cowslip | Winning grace | |
| Clover | red | Industry |
| white | I promise | |
| Coriander | Lust | |
| Daffodil | Uncertainty, chivalry, respect, or unrequited love | |
| Dahlia | Elegance and dignity | |
| Daisy | Innocence, loyal love, purity, faith, cheer, simplicity | |
| Red Daisy | Beauty unknown to possessor | |
| Dandelion | Coquetry | |
| Eglantine Rose | A wound to heal | |
| Elderflower | Compassion | |
| Fennel | Strength | |
| Forget-me-not | True love | |
| Geranium | Gentility | |
| Gorse | Love in all seasons | |
| Grass | Submission | |
| Heliotrope | Devotion | |
| Hibiscus | Rare beauty, delicate beauty | |
| Hollyhock | Ambition | |
| Honeysuckle | Devoted affection, bonds of love | |
| Houseleek | Domestic economy | |
| Hydrangea | Frigidness, Heartlessness | |
| Ivy | Dependence | |
| Jonquil | Return my affection | |
| Laurestine | A token | |
| Lavender | Devotion, distrust | |
| Lemon-blossom | Discretion | |
| Lettuce | Cold-hearted | |
| Lichen | Solitude | |
| Flower | Meaning | |
| Lilac | purple | first emotion of love |
| white | youthful innocence | |
| Lily | white | Purity |
| scarlet | High-souled aspirations | |
| Lily of the Valley | Trustworthy | |
| Lime Blossom | Fornication | |
| Lobelia | Malevolence | |
| Lotus | Purity, chastity, and eloquence | |
| Love lies bleeding | Hopelessness | |
| Magnolia | Love of Nature | |
| Mallow | Consumed by love | |
| Marigold | Pain and grief | |
| Epigaea repens | Welcome | |
| Mignonette | Worth | |
| Mint | Suspicion | |
| Morning glory | Love In Vain | |
| Mullein | Good-nature | |
| Nasturtium | Patriotism | |
| Oak leaf | Strength | |
| Oats | Music | |
| Olive | Peace | |
| Oxeye daisy | Patience | |
| Peach Blossom | Long-life | |
| Pear blossom | Lasting friendship | |
| Pitch pine blossom | Philosophy | |
| Poppy | general | Eternal sleep, oblivion, imagination |
| red | Pleasure | |
| white | Consolation, dreams; modern: Peace | |
| yellow | Wealth, success | |
| Rose | red | True love |
| blue | Mystery, attaining the impossible | |
| white | Eternal Love, Silence or innocence, wistfulness, virtue, purity, secrecy, reverence and humility | |
| black | Death, hatred, farewell, rejuvenation or rebirth | |
| yellow | Friendship, or dying love (or platonic love) or jealousy, infidelity, or apology | |
| pink | Grace | |
| dark pink | Gratitude | |
| light pink | Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy | |
| burgundy | unconscious Beauty | |
| coral or orange | Desire, passion | |
| lavender (violet) | Love at first sight | |
| red and white together | Unity | |
| red and yellow together | Joy, happiness, and excitement | |
| thornless | Love at first sight | |
| Rosemary | Remembrance | |
| Rue | Regret | |
| Sensitive Plant | Sensitivity | |
| Snowdrop | Consolation or hope | |
| Star of Bethlehem | Hope | |
| Straw | United | |
| Sunflower | Pure and lofty thoughts | |
| Sweetbrier | Simplicity | |
| Thorn-apple | Disguise | |
| Thistle | Nobility | |
| Thyme | Thriftiness | |
| Tulip-tree | Fame | |
| Tulip | red | Declaration of love |
| yellow | Hopeless love | |
| Violet | blue | Faithfulness |
| white | Modesty | |
| Willow (creeping) | Love forsaken | |
| Winged seeds (any kind) | Messengers | |
| Witch-hazel | A spell | |
| Wheat | Wealth and prosperity |