Flower Meanings

All Flowers from A to Z

Abatina: Fickleness
Abecedary: Volubility
Absinthe: Absence
Acacia: Friendship; Hope; Platonic love
Acacia, Rose or White: Beauty in retirement; Elegance
Acacia, Yellow: Secret love; Chaste love
Acalia: Temperance
Acanthus: The fine arts; Artifice
Achillea Millefolia: War
Aconite: Beware, a deadly foe is near
Aconite, Crowfoot: Luster
Aconite, Wolfsbane: Misanthropy
Acorn: Nordic symbol of life and immortality
Adonis, Flos: Painful recollections
Adoxa: Weakness
African Marigold: Vulgar minds
Agapanthus: Love letters; Secret love
Agnus Castus: Coldness; Indifference
Agrimony: Thankfulness; Gratitude
Allium: Unity; Humility; Patience
Allspice: Compassion
Almond Tree: Thoughtlessness
Almond, Common: Stupidity; Indiscretion
Almond, Flowering: Hope; Lover’s charm
Almond, Laurel: Perfidy
Aloe: Grief; Religious superstition; Healing
Aloes, Parrot Bill: Small talk
Alstoemeria: Devotion; Friendship; Wealth; Prosperity; Fortune
Althaea Frutex, Syrian Mallow: Persuasion
Alyssum, Sweet: Worth beyond beauty
Amaranth: Fidelity; Immortality
Amaranth, Cockscomb: Foppery; Affectation
Amaranth, Globe: Immortality; Unfading love; Unchangeable
Amaryllis: Pride; Timidity; Splendid beauty
Ambrosia: Love returned
American Aloe: Security
American Cowslip: Divine beauty
American Elm: Patriotism
American Linden: Matrimony
American Starwort: Welcome to a stranger; Cheerfulness in old age
Amethyst: Admiration
Anemone: Unfading love; Truth; Sincerity; Anticipation; Forsaken; Fading hope
Angelica: Inspiration
Angrec: Royalty
Aniseed: Restoration of youth
Anthericum: Antidote
Apocynum, Dog’s Vane: Deceit
Apple: Temptation
Apple, Blossom: Preference; Good fortune; Hope; Better things to come; Fame speaks him great and good
Apple, Thorn: Deceitful charms
Arbor Vitae: Unchanging friendship; True friendship; Live for me
Arbutus: Thee only do I love
Artemisia: Dignity
Arum: Ardor
Arum, Fly Catching: Snare
Arum, Wake Robin: Ardor
Ash: Greatness
Ash Tree: Grandeur
Aspen: Groan
Aspen Tree: Lamentation
Asphodel: My regrets follow you to the grave
Aster: Love; Daintiness
Aster, China: Variety; Afterthought
Astilbe: I’ll still be waiting
Auricula: Painting
Auricula, Scarlet: Avarice
Austurtium: Splendor
Azalea: Take care of yourself for me; Fragile passion; Temperance; Chinese symbol of womanhood
Baby’s Breath: Everlasting love; Happiness; Pure of heart; Innocence
Bachelor’s Buttons: Celibacy; Single blessedness; Hope in love; Felicity
Balm: Sympathy; Joke
Balm of Gilead: Cure; Relief
Balm, Gentle: Pleasantry
Balsam of Peru: Cure
Balsam, Red: Touch me not; Impatient resolves
Balsam, Yellow: Impatience
Bamboo: Loyalty; Steadfastness
Barberry: Sourness of temper
Barberry Tree: Sharpness
Basil: Best wishes; Love; Hatred
Bay (Rose) Rhododendron: Danger; Beware
Bay Leaf: Strength; I change but in death
Bay Tree: Glory
Bay Wreath: Reward of merit
Bearded Crepis: Protection
Bee Ophrys: Error
Bee Orchis: Industry
Beech Tree: Prosperity
Begonia: Beware
Bell Flower, Pyramidal: Constancy
Bell Flower, Small White: Gratitude
Belladonna: Silence
Bellflower: Indiscretion
Bells of Ireland: Good luck
Belvedere: I declare against you
Betony: Surprise
Biburnum, Prickly: Severity
Bilberry: Treachery
Bindweed, Field: Humility
Bindweed, Great: Insinuation
Bindweed, Purple: Eminence
Bindweed, Small: Humility
Birch: Meekness
Birdsfoot, Trefoil: Revenge
Bittersweet, Nightshade: Truth
Black Poplar: Courage
Blackthorn: Difficulty
Bladder Nut Tree: Frivolity; Amusement
Bleeding Heart: Elegance, Fidelity
Bluebell: Humility; Constancy
Bluebottle: Delicacy
Blue-flowered Greek Valerian: Rupture
Bonus Henricus: Goodness
Borage: Bluntness; Courage
Bouvardia: Enthusiasm
Box Tree: Stoicism
Bramble: Lowliness; Envy; Remorse
Branch of Currants: You please all
Branch of Thorns: Severity; Rigor
Bridal Rose: Happy love
Broom: Humility
Broom, Prickly: Misanthropy
Broom, Spanish: Cleanliness
Broomrape: Union
Bryony: Support
Buckbean: Calm repose
Bugloss: Falsehood
Bulrush: Indiscretion; Docility
Bundle of Reeds, with their Panicles: Music
Burdock: Importunity; Touch me not
Burnet: A merry heart
Buttercup: Cheerfulness; Childishness; Riches
Buttercup, Kingcup: Ingratitude; Childishness
Butterfly Orchis: Gaiety
Butterfly Weed: Let me go
Cabbage: Profit
Cacalia: Adulation
Cactus: Endurance; Warmth; Grandeur
Caladium: Great joy; Delight
Calendula: Joy
Calla Aethiopica: Magnificent beauty
Calycanthus: Benevolence
Camellia: Gratitude; Perfection
Camellia Japonica, Pink: Longing for you
Camellia Japonica, Red: Unpretending excellence; You’re a flame in my heart
Camellia Japonica, White: Perfected loveliness; You’re adorable
Camellia, Blue: You’re a flame in my heart
Canary Grass: Perseverance
Candytuft: Indifference
Canterbury Bell: Acknowledgment
Cape Jasmine: I’m too happy
Cardamine: Paternal error
Cardinal Flower: Distinction
Carnation: Bonds of affection; Health and energy; Fascination; Alas for my poor heart
Carnation, Pink: I’ll never forget you
Carnation, Purple: Capriciousness; Whimsical; Changeable
Carnation, Red: Alas! for my poor heart
Carnation, Solid: Yes; Acceptance
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: Disdain; Rejection; Disappointment
Catchfly: Snare
Catchfly, Night Flowering: Night
Catchfly, Red: Youthful love
Catchfly, White: Betrayed
Cattail: Peace; Prosperity
Cedar: Strength
Cedar Leaf: I live for thee; Think of me
Cedar of Lebanon: Incorruptible
Celandine, Lesser: Joys to come
Celsia, Great Flowered: Immortality
Century: Delicacy
Cereus, Creeping: Modest genius
Chamomile: Energy in adversity; Patience; Attracts wealth
Champignon: Suspicion
Chaste-tree: Coldness
Chequered Fritillary: Persecution
Cherry Tree: Good education
Cherry Tree, Bird: Perfidy
Cherry Tree, White: Deception
Chestnut: Justice
Chestnut Tree: Do me justice; Luxury
Chickweed: Rendezvous
Chicory: Frugality
China Aster: Variety
China Aster, Double: I partake your sentiments
China Aster, Single: I will think of it
China or Indian Pink: Aversion
China Rose: Beauty always new
Chinese Chrysanthemum: Cheerfulness under adversity
Christmas Aconite: Wit
Christmas Rose: Relieve my anxiety
Chrysanthemum: Cheerfulness; You’re a wonderful friend; Rest; Loveliness; Abundance; Wealth
Chrysanthemum, Red: I love
Chrysanthemum, White: Truth
Chrysanthemum, Yellow: Slighted love
Cinnamon: My fortune is yours
Cinquefoil: Maternal affection; Beloved daughter
Circaea: Spell
Cistus, Gum: I shall die tomorrow
Cistus, or Rock Rose: Popular favor
Citron: Ill-natured beauty
Citronelle: Pain
Clematis: Mental beauty
Clematis, Evergreen: Poverty
Clotbur: Rudeness; Pertinacity
Clove Tree: Dignity
Clover, Four-leaved: Good luck; be mine
Clover, Red: Industry
Clover, White: Think of me
Cloves: Dignity
Cobaea: Gossip
Cockscomb Amaranth: Foppery; Affectation; Singularity
Cocoa Plant: Ardor
Colchicum, or Meadow Saffron: My best days are past
Coltsfoot: Justice shall be done
Coltsfoot, Sweet Scented: Justice
Columbine: Folly
Columbine, Purple: Resolved to win
Columbine, Red: Anxious and trembling
Convolvulus: Bonds
Convolvulus, Blue Minor: Repose; Night
Convolvulus, Major: Extinguished hopes
Convolvulus, Pink: Worth sustained by judicious and tender affection
Coquelourde: Without pretension
Coral Bells: Challenge
Corchorus: Impatient of absence
Coreopsis: Always cheerful
Coreopsis Arkansa: Love at first sight
Coriander: Hidden worth; Lust
Corn: Riches
Corn Bottle: Delicacy
Corn Cockle: Gentility
Corn Straw: Agreement
Corn, Broken: Quarrel
Cornel Tree: Duration
Cornflower: Delicacy; Refinement
Coronella: Success crown your wishes
Cosmos: Modesty
Cowslip: Pensiveness; Winning grace
Cowslip, American: Divine beauty; you are my divinity
Coxcomb: Foppery
Cranberry: Cure for heartache
Creeping Cereus: Horror
Cress: Stability; Power
Crocus: Abuse not
Crocus, Saffron: Mirth
Crocus, Spring: Youthful cheer
Crowfoot: Ingratitude
Crowfoot, Aconite-leaved: Luster
Crowfoot, Marsh: Ingratitude
Crowfoot, Meadow: Perfidy
Crown Imperial: Majesty; Power
Crowsbill: Envy
Cudweed, American: Unceasing remembrance
Currant: Thy frown will kill me; Thankfulness
Cuscuta: Meanness
Cyclamen: Resignation; Goodbye; Diffidence
Cypress: Death; Mourning
Daffodil: Regard; Respect; Unrequited love; Deceit
Daffodil, Common: Deceitful hopes
Dahlia: Good taste; Dignity; Elegance; Instability; Novelty
Daisy: Innocence; Loyal love; Purity; Faith; Cheer; Simplicity; Gentleness
Daisy, Double: Affection
Daisy, Garden: I share your sentiments
Daisy, Michaelmas: Farewell
Daisy, Party-colored: Beauty
Daisy, Single: Innocence
Daisy, Wild: I will think of it; Dost thou love me?
Damask Rose: Brilliant complexion
Dandelion: Wishes come true; Faithfulness; Happiness; Rustic oracle
Daphne, Odora: Painting the lily
Darnel, Ray Grass: Vice
Date Plum: Resistance
Day Lily, Yellow: Coquetry
Dead Leaves: Sadness
Delphinium: Airy
Dew Plant: A serenade
Digitalis: Occupation
Dittany of Crete: Birth
Dittany of Crete, White: Passion
Dittany, White: Fire
Dock: Patience
Dodder: Baseness
Dodder of Thyme: Baseness
Dogsbane: Deceit; Falsehood
Dogwood: Durability
Dragon Plant: Snare; Dread
Dried Flax: Utility
Ebony Tree: Blackness
Edelweiss: Daring; Noble courage
Eglantine, Sweetbrier: Poetry; I wound to heal
Elastic Momordica: Critique; hoax
Elder: Zealousness
Elm: Dignity
Endive: Frugality
Eucalyptus: Protection
Eupatorium: Delay
Everflowering Candytuft: Indifference
Evergreen Clematis: Poverty
Evergreen Thorn: Solace in adversity
Everlasting: Perpetual remembrances
Everlasting Pea: Lasting pleasure
Fennel: Worthy of all praise; Strength
Fern: Fascination; Sincerity; Confidence and shelter; Magic
Fern, Asparagus: Airy grace
Fern, Maidenhair: Secret bond of love
Feverfew: Protection
Ficoides, Ice Plant: Your looks freeze me
Fieldrush: Docility
Fig: Argument
Fig Marigold: Coldness of heart; Idleness
Fig Tree: Prolific
Filbert: Reconciliation
Fir: Time
Fir Tree: Elevation
Flax: Domestic symbol; Fate; Benefactor; I feel your kindness
Flax-leaved Goldy-locks: Tardiness
Fleur-de-Lis: Flame; I burn
Fleur-de-Luce: Fire
Flowering Fern: Reverie
Flowering Reed: Confidence in Heaven
Flower-of-an-Hour: Delicate beauty
Fly Orchis: Error
Flytrap: Deceit
Fool’s Parsley: Silliness
Forget Me Not: True love; Memories; Forget me not
Forsythia: Anticipation; Innocence
Foxglove: Insincerity; Occupation
Foxtail Grass: Sporting
Freesia: Innocence; Trust; Friendship
French Honeysuckle: Rustic beauty
French Marigold: Jealousy
French Willow: Bravery and humanity
Frog Ophrys: Disgust
Fuchsia: Good Taste
Fuller’s Teasel: Misanthropy
Fumitory: Gall; Spleen
Galax: Encouragement
Garden Anemone: Forsaken
Garden Chervil: Sincerity
Garden Daisy: I partake your sentiments
Garden Marigold: Uneasiness
Garden Ranunculus: You are rich in attractions
Garden Sage: Esteem
Gardenia: You’re lovely; Secret love; Refinement; Joy; Purity
Garland of Roses: Reward of virtue
Garlic: Courage; Strength
Geranium, Clouded: Melancholy
Geranium, Dark: Melancholy
Geranium, Ivy: Bridal favor
Geranium, Lemon: Unexpected meeting
Geranium, Nutmeg: Expected meeting
Geranium, Oak-leaved: True friendship
Geranium, Penciled: Ingenuity
Geranium, Rose: Preference
Geranium, Scarlet: Comforting; Stupidity
Geranium, Silver-leaved: Recall
Geranium, Wild: Steadfast piety
Germander Speedwell: Facility
Gilliflower, Mahon: Promptness
Gilliflower, Stock: Enduring beauty
Gillyflower: Bonds of affection
Gladiolus: Love at first sight; Ready-armed; Strength of character; Generosity; Sincerity; Natural grace
Glory Flower: Glorious beauty
Gloxinia: Love at first sight
Goat’s Rue: Reason
Golden Rod: Precaution
Gooseberry: Anticipation
Goosefoot: Insult
Gourd: Extent, Bulk
Grape Vine: Intoxication
Grape, Wild: Charity
Grass: Submission; Utility
Grass, Quaking: Frivolity
Guelder Rose: Winter; Age
Hair Moss: Secret
Hand Flower Tree: Warning
Harebell: Submission; Grief
Hawkweed: Quick sightedness
Hawthorn: Hope
Hazel: Reconciliation
Heath: Solitude
Heather, Lavender: Admiration; Solitude
Heather, Pink: Good Luck
Heather, White: Protection; Wishes will come true; Good luck
Helenium: Tears
Heliotrope: Devotion; Faithfulness; Eternal love
Hellebore: Scandal; Calumny
Helleborus: Wit
Helmet Flower, Monkshood: Knight-errantry
Hemlock: You will be my death
Hemp: Fate
Henbane: Imperfection
Hepatica: Confidence; Trust
Hibiscus: Delicate beauty
Hogbean: Defect
Hollowroot: Weakness
Holly: Foresight; Good will; Defense; Domestic happiness
Holly Herb: Enchantment
Hollyhock: Female ambition; Fecundity; Fruitfulness
Honesty: Honesty; Fascination; Forgetfulness
Honey Flower: Love, sweet and secret
Honeysuckle: Generous and devoted affection; Sweetness of disposition; Bonds of love
Honeysuckle, Coral: The color of my fate
Honeysuckle, French: Rustic beauty
Hop: Injustice
Hornbean: Ornament
Horse Chestnut: Luxury
Hortensia: Carelessness; You are cold
Houseleek: Vivacity; Domestic industry
Houstonia: Content
Hoya: Sculpture
Huckleberry: Faith
Humble Plant: Despondency
Hundred-leaved Rose: Dignity of mind
Hyacinth: Sport; Game; Play; Rashness; Sorrow; Flower dedicated to Apollo
Hyacinth, Blue: Constancy
Hyacinth, Garden: The language of flowers
Hyacinth, Purple: I’m sorry; Please forgive me; Sorrow
Hyacinth, White: Unobtrusive loveliness; I’ll pray for you
Hyacinth, Yellow: Jealousy
Hyancinth, Red or Pink: Play
Hybrid crinum: Delicate weakness
Hydrangea: Thank you for understanding; Frigidity; Heartlessness; Vanity
Hyssop: Cleanliness; Wards away evil spirits
Ice Plant: Your looks freeze me
Iceland Moss: Health
Immortal Flowers: Unfading remembrance
Imperial Montague: Power
Indian Cane: Rendezvous
Indian Cress: Warlike trophy
Indian Jasmine, Ipomoea: Attachment
Indian Pink, Double: Always lovely
Indian Plum: Privation
Ipomen, Scarlet: Embrace
Iris: Faith; Hope; Wisdom and valor; My compliments; Eloquence; A message
Iris, Flaming: Flame
Iris, German: Flame
Ivy: Fidelity; Marriage; Affection; Friendship
Ivy, Sprig of, with tendrils: Assiduous to please
Jacob’s Ladder: Come down
Jamaica Plum: Privation
Japan Rose: Gratitude; Beauty is your only attraction
Japonica: Loveliness
Jasmine: Amiability; Wealth
Jasmine, Cape: Transport of joy
Jasmine, Carolina: Separation
Jasmine, Indian: I attach myself to you
Jasmine, Spanish: Sensuality
Jasmine, Yellow: Grace and elegance
Jessamine, Common White: Amiability
Jessamine, Spanish: Sensuality
Jonquil: Love me; Affection returned; Desire; Sympathy
Judas Tree: Unbelief; Betrayal
Juniper: Succor; Protection
Justicia: The perfection of female loveliness
Kalanchoe: Popularity
Kennedia: Mental beauty
Kingcups: Desire of riches
King’s Spear: Regret
Laburnum: Forsaken; Pensive beauty; Blackness
Lady’s Bedstraw: Rudeness
Lady’s Eardrop: Frailty
Lady’s Slipper: Capricious beauty; Win me and wear me
Lagerstroemia, Indian: Eloquence
Lantana: Rigor
Larch: Audacity; Boldness
Larkspur: Lightness; Levity
Larkspur, Pink: Fickleness
Larkspur, Purple: Haughtiness
Laurel: Glory
Laurel, Common Flowering: Perfidy
Laurel, Ground: Perseverance
Laurel, Mountain: Ambition
Laurel-leaved Magnolia: Dignity
Laurestina: A token; I die if neglected
Laurestine: Delicate attentions
Lavender: Devotion; Distrust
Leaves, Dead: Melancholy
Lemon: Zest
Lemon Balm: Brings love
Lemon Blossoms: Fidelity in love
Lemon Leaves: Everlasting love
Lemon Verbena: Attracts opposite sex
Lettuce: Cold-heartedness
Lichen: Dejection; Solitude; Confidence
Licorice, Wild: I declare against you
Lilac: First love
Lilac, Field: Humility
Lilac, Purple: First emotions of love
Lilac, White: Youthful innocence
Lily: Purity
Lily of the Valley: Sweetness; Humility; Perfect purity; Return of happiness
Lily, Calla: Beauty
Lily, Daffodil: Pride
Lily, Day: Coquetry
Lily, Eucharis: Maidenly charms
Lily, Imperial: Majesty
Lily, Longi: Pure; Modest
Lily, Orange: Passion; Hatred
Lily, Tiger: Wealth; Pride
Lily, White: Youthful innocence; Purity; Majesty; Virginity; It’s heavenly to be with you
Lily, Yellow: Falsehood; Gaiety; I’m walking on air
Lime Tree: Conjugal affection
Linden Tree: Conjugal love
Lint: I feel my obligation
Live Oak: Liberty
Liverwort: Confidence
Lobelia: Malevolence
Locust Tree: Elegance
Locust Tree, Green: Affection beyond the grave
London Pride: Frivolity
Lote Tree: Concord
Lotus: Eloquence
Lotus Flower: Estranged love
Lotus Leaf: Recantation
Love in a Mist: Perplexity
Love lies Bleeding: Hopeless, not heartless
Lucerne: Life
Lupine: Voraciousness; Imagination
Madder: Calumny
Madder, Yellow: Tranquility
Magnolia: Sweetness; Beauty; Nobility; Dignity; Splendid beauty; Love of nature
Magnolia, Swamp: Perseverance
Maidenhair: Discretion
Mallow: Mildness
Mallow, Marsh: Beneficence
Mallow, Syrian: Consumed by love
Mallow, Venetian: Delicate beauty
Manchineal Tree: Falsehood
Manchineel: Betrayal
Mandrake: Horror; Scarcity
Maple: Reserve
Marigold: Heart’s comfort; Grief; Sacred affection
Marigold and Cypress: Despair
Marigold, African: Vulgar minds
Marigold, Cape: Presage
Marigold, French: Jealousy
Marigold, Garden: Trouble
Marigold, Prophetic: Prediction
Marjoram: Blushes; Joy and happiness
Marshmallow: Beneficence
Marvel of Peru: Timidity; Time
Meadow Lychnis: Wit
Meadow Saffron: My best days are past; Autumn
Meadowsweet: Uselessness
Mercury: Goodness
Mesembryanthemum: Idleness
Mezereon: Desire to please
Michaelmas Daisy: Afterthought
Mignionette: Your qualities surpass your charms
Milfoil: War; Strife
Milkvetch: Your presence softens my pains
Milkwort: Hermitage
Mimosa, Sensitive Plant: Sensitivity
Mint: Virtue; Protection from illness; Warm feelings
Mirabilis: Timidity
Mistletoe: Kiss me; Affection; I surmount difficulties; Parasite; Sacred plant of India, Druids
Mock Orange: Counterfeit
Monkshood, Helmet Flower: Chivalry; Knight-errantry
Moonwort: Forgetfulness
Morning Glory: Affectation
Moschatel: Weakness
Moss: Maternal love; Charity; Ennui
Mossy Saxifrage: Affection
Motherwort: Concealed love
Mountain Ash: Prudence
Mourning Bride: Unfortunate attachment; I have lost all
Mouse-eared Chickweed: Ingenuous simplicity
Mouse-eared Scorpion Grass: Forget me not
Moving Plant: Agitation
Mudwort: Tranquility
Mugwort: Happiness
Mulberry Tree, Black: I shall not survive you
Mulberry Tree, White: Wisdom
Mulberry, Black: Devotedness
Mulberry, White: Prudence
Mum: Hope
Mushroom: Suspicion
Musk Plant: Weakness
Mustard Seed: Indifference
Myrobalan: Privation
Myrrh: Gladness
Myrtle: Love; Love in absence; Remembrance; Duty; Affection; Home; Instruction; Hebrew emblem of marriage
Myrtle, Wax: Discipline; Instruction
Narcissus: Stay sweet; Egotism; Formality; Self-esteem
Narcissus, White: Selfishness
Nasturtium: Conquest; Victory; Patriotism; Charity; Maternal love
Nettle: Cruelty
Nettle Burning: Slander
Nettle Tree: Concert
Night Convolvulus: Night
Night-blooming Cereus: Transient beauty
Nightshade: Truth
Nightshade, Enchanter’s: Witchcraft; Sorcery; Frugality
Nosegay: Gallantry
Nuts: Stupidity
Oak: Hospitality
Oak Leaves: Bravery
Oak Tree: Hospitality
Oak, White: Independence
Oats: The witching soul of music
Oleander: Caution; Beware
Olive: Peace
Ophrys, Fly: Mistake
Ophrys, Spider: Dexterity
Orange Blossom: Chasity
Orange Blossoms: Wisdom; Purity; Eternal love; Innocence; Fruitfulness; Marriage; Your purity equals your loveliness
Orange Tree: Generosity
Orange, Mock: Deceit
Orchid: Love; Beauty; Refinement; You flatter me
Orchid, Cattleya: Mature Charm
Orchis: A Belle
Osier: Frankness
Osmunda: Dreams; Revery
Ox Eye: Patience
Palm: Victory; Success
Pansy: Thoughts; Love
Parsley: Festivity; Feast
Pasque Flower: You have no claims; Without pretension
Passion Flower: Religious superstition; Belief
Patience Dock: Patience
Pea, Everlasting: An appointed meeting; Lasting pleasure
Pea, Sweet: Departure
Peach: Your qualities, like your charms, are unequaled
Peach Blossom: Longevity; I am your captive
Pear: Affection
Pear Tree: Comfort
Pennyroyal: Flee away
Peony: Shame; Bashfulness; Anger; Indignation; Prosperity; Happy Marriage
Peony, Common: Shame
Peppermint: Warmth of feeling
Periwinkle: Sweet remembrance
Periwinkle, Blue: Early friendship
Periwinkle, White: Pleasures of memory
Persian Candytuft: Indifference
Persicaria: Restoration
Persimmon: Bury me amid Nature’s beauties
Peruvian Heliotrope: Devotion
Petunia: Your presence soothes me; Never despairing; Resentment; Anger
Pheasant’s Eye: Remembrance; painful memories
Phlox: Agreement; Unanimity; Sweet dreams; Souls united
Pigeon Berry: Indifference
Pimpernel: Change; Assignation
Pimpernel, Red: Appointment
Pine: Hope; Pity; Boldness
Pine, Pitch: Philosophy
Pine, Spruce: Hope in adversity
Pineapple: Perfection
Pink: Boldness
Pink, Carnation: Woman’s love
Pink, Clove: True love
Pink, Indian, Double: Always lovely
Pink, Indian, Single: Aversion
Pink, Mountain: Aspiring
Pink, Musk: Childishness
Pink, Red, Double: Pure and ardent love
Pink, Single: Pure love
Pink, Variegated: Refusal
Pink, White: Ingeniousness; Talent
Pink, Yellow: Unreasonableness
Plane Tree: Genius
Plum Tree: Fidelity
Plum, Indian: Privation
Plum, Wild: Independence
Poinsettia: Be of good cheer
Polemonium: Rupture
Polyanthus: Pride of riches
Polyanthus, Crimson: The heart’s mystery
Polyanthus, Lilac: Confidence
Pomegranate: Foppery
Pomegranate Flower: Mature elegance
Poplar, Black: Courage
Poplar, White: Time
Poppy: Imagination; Extravagance; Eternal sleep; Oblivion
Poppy, Corn: Ephemeral charms
Poppy, Red: Pleasure
Poppy, Scarlet: Fantastic extravagance
Poppy, White: Consolation; Sleep; My bane and my antidote; Dormant affection
Poppy, Yellow: Wealth, success
Potato: Benevolence
Prickly Pear: Satire
Pride of China: Dissension
Primrose: Young love; Early youth; I can’t live without you
Primrose, Evening: Inconstancy
Primrose, Red: Unpatronized merit
Privet: Prohibition
Prune Tree: Promise
Prune, Wild: Independence
Purple, Clover: Provident
Pyrus Japonica: Fairies’ fire
Quaking-Grass: Agitation
Quamoclit: Busybody
Queen Anne’s Lace: Fantasy; Haven
Queen’s Rocket: You are the queen of coquettes; Fashion
Quince: Temptation
Ragged Robin: Wit
Ragwort: I am humble but proud
Ranunculus: You are radiant with charms
Ranunculus, Garden: You are rich in attractions
Ranunculus, Wild: Ingratitude
Raspberry: Remorse
Ray Grass: Vice
Red Catchfly: Youthful love
Reed: Complaisance; Music; Imprudencce
Reed, Split: Indiscretion
Rest-Harrow: Obstacle
Rhododendron, Rosebay: Danger; Beware
Rhubarb: Advice
Rocket: Rivalry
Rose: Love
Rose Capucine: Splendor
Rose Leaf: You may hope
Rose, Assorted: You’re everything to me
Rose, Austrian: Thou art all that is lovely
Rose, Black: Death; Hatred; Obsession
Rose, bouquet of full blooms: Gratitude
Rose, Bridal: Happy love
Rose, Burgundy: Unconscious beauty
Rose, Cabbage: Ambassador of love
Rose, Campion: Only deserve my love
Rose, Carolina: Love is dangerous
Rose, China: Beauty always new
Rose, Christmas: Tranquilize my anxiety
Rose, Crown or Garland: Reward of virtue
Rose, Daily: Thy smile I aspire to
Rose, Damask: Brilliant complexion
Rose, Dark Crimson: Mourning
Rose, Deep Pink: Thank you
Rose, Deep Red: Bashful shame
Rose, Dog: Pleasure and pain
Rose, Dried White: Death preferable to loss of innocence
Rose, Full-blown, placed over two Buds: Secrecy
Rose, Gold: Absolute achievement
Rose, Guelder: Winter; Age
Rose, Hibiscus: Delicate beauty
Rose, Hundred-Leaved: Graces; Pride
Rose, Japan: Beauty is your only attraction
Rose, Lavender: Enchantment; Love at first sight
Rose, Long Stemmed: I will remember you always
Rose, Maiden Blush: If you love me, you will find it out
Rose, Moss: Voluptuous love
Rose, Multiflora: Grace
Rose, Mundi: Variety
Rose, Musk: Capricious beauty
Rose, Musk Cluster: Charming
Rose, Orange: Passionate Interest
Rose, Peach or Coral: Enthusiasm; Desire
Rose, Perpetual: Unfading beauty
Rose, Pink: Perfect happiness; Please believe me
Rose, Provence: Gentillessee
Rose, Short Stemmed: Sweetheart; Girlhood
Rose, Single: Simplicity; I love you; I still love you
Rose, Tea: I’ll always remember
Rose, Thornless: Love at first sight; Early attachment
Rose, Unique: Call me not beautiful
Rose, White: Eternal love; Innocence; Heavenly; Secrecy and silence; I am worthy of you
Rose, Wild: Poetry
Rose, Withered White: Transient impressions
Rose, Yellow: Friendship; Decrease of love; Jealousy
Rose, York and Lancaster: War
Rosebay: Distrust
Rosebay, Rhododendron: Beware; Danger
Rosebay, Willow-herb: Production
Rosebud: Beauty and youth; A heart innocent of love
Rosebud, Moss: Confession of love
Rosebud, Red: Pure and lovely
Rosebud, White: Girlhood
Rosemary: Remembrance; Commitment; Fidelity; Healing balm
Rudbeckia: Justice
Rue: Disdain; Manners
Rush: Docility
Rye Grass: Changeable disposition
Safflower: Welcome; Marriage
Saffron: Beware of excess; abuse
Saffron Crocus: Mirth
Saffron, Meadow: My happiest days are past
Sage: Wisdom; Long life; Domestic virtue
Sage, Garden: Esteem
Sainfoin: Agitation
Salvia, Blue: I think of you
Sardony: Irony
Saxifrage, Mossy: Affection
Scabious: Unfortunate love
Scabious, Sweet: Widowhood
Scarlet Lychnis: Sunbeaming eyes
Schinus: Religious enthusiasm
Scotch Fir: Elevation
Sea-lavender: Sympathy
Sensitive: Agitation
Sensitive Plant: Sensibility; Delicate feelings; Bashfulness
Senvy: Indifference
Shamrock: Light-heartedness
Silver-weed: Simplicity
Smilax: Loveliness
Snakesfoot: Horror
Snapdragon: Gracious lady; Deception; Presumption
Snowball: Bound; Ennui
Snowdrop: Hope; Consolation
Solidago: Success
Sorrel: Affection
Sorrel, Wild: Wit ill timed
Sorrel, Wood: Joy
Southernwood: Jest; Bantering; Pain
Spanish Jasmine: Sensuality
Spearmint: Warmth of sentiment
Speedwell: Fidelity
Speedwell, Germander: Facility
Speedwell, Spiked: Semblance
Spider Ophrys: Adroitness
Spiderflower: Elope with me
Spiderwort: Esteem, not love
Spiked Willow Herb: Pretension
Spindle Tree: Your charms are engraved upon on my heart; Likeness
Spirea: Victory; Conceit
St. John’s Wort: Animosity; Superstition
Star of Bethlehem: Purity; Atonement
Starflower: Vigilance; Hope
Starwort: Afterthought
Starwort, American: Cheerfulness in old age
Statice: Lasting beauty; Sympathy; Remembrance
Stephanotis: Happiness in marriage; Desire to travel; Come to me
Stock: Lasting beauty
Stock, Ten-Week: Promptness
Stonecrop: Tranquility
Straw, Broken: Rupture of a contract
Straw, Whole: Union
Strawberry: Perfect goodness
Strawberry of the Indies: Deceitful appearances
Strawberry Tree: Esteem and love
Succory: Frugality
Sumach, Venice: Splendor; Intellectual excellence
Sundew, Round-leaved: Surprise
Sunflower: Loyalty; You are splendid; Pride; False riches
Sunflower, Dwarf: Adoration
Sunflower, Tall: Haughtiness
Swallow-wort: Cure for heartache
Sweet Basil: Good wishes
Sweet Pea: Delicate pleasures; Departure; Goodbye; Thank you for a lovely time
Sweet Sultan: Felicity
Sweet William: Gallantry; Grant me a smile; Perfection; Scorn
Sweetbrier, American: Simplicity
Sweetbrier, European: I wound to heal
Sweetbrier, Yellow: Decrease of love
Sycamore: Curiosity
Syringa: Memory; Fraternal regard
Syringa, Carolina: Disappointment
Tamarisk: Crime
Tansy, Wild: I declare war against you
Tares: Vice
Teasel: Misanthropy; Benefit
Tendrils of Climbing Plants: Ties
Thistle: Harshness
Thistle, Common: Austerity
Thistle, Fuller’s: Misanthropy
Thistle, Scotch: Retaliation
Thorn, Apple: Deceitful charms
Thorn, Branch of: Severity
Thornapple: Deceitful charms
Thornapple, Purple: Suspicion
Threadworm: Neglected beauty
Thrift: Sympathy
Thyme: Activity; Strength; Courage
Tiger Flower: For once may pride befriend me; Cruelty
Toad Flax: Presumption
Touch-me-not: Impatience
Traveler’s Joy: Safety
Tree of Life: Old age
Tree Primrose: Inconstancy
Trefoil: Revenge
Tremella Nestoc: Resistance
Trillium Pictum: Modest beauty
Truffle: Surprise
Trumpet Flower: Fame
Trumpet Flower, Ash Leaved: Separation
Tuberose: Dangerous pleasures; Voluptuousness
Tulip: Fame; Love; Passion; Perfect lover
Tulip, Red: Declaration of love; Believe me
Tulip, Variegated: Beautiful eyes
Tulip, Virgin: Literary debut
Tulip, Yellow: Hopeless love; Your smile is sunshine
Turnip: Charity
Turnsol: The intoxication of love
Tussilage, Sweet-scented: Justice shall be done
Valerian: An accommodating disposition
Valerian, Greek: Rupture
Valerian, Red: Facility
Venice Sumach: Intellectual excellence; Splendor
Venus’s Car: Fly with me
Venus’s Looking-Glass: Flattery
Venus’s Trap: Deceit
Verain: Sorcery
Verbena: Will your wish be granted?
Vernal Grass: Poor, but happy
Veronica: Fidelity
Vervain: Enchantment
Vine: Intoxication
Violet Ivy: Knots
Violet, Blue: Faithfulness; I’ll always be true
Violet, Dane: Watchfulness
Violet, Sweet: Modesty
Violet, White: Let’s take a chance on happiness
Violet, Yellow: Rural happiness
Virginia Creeper: I cling to you
Virginian Cowslip: Divinity
Virginian Spiderwort: Momentary happiness
Virgin’s Bower: Filial love; Artifice
Viscaria: Will you dance with me?
Volkamenia: May you be happy
Wake-robin: Ardor
Wallflower: Fidelity in adversity
Walnut: Intellect; Stratagem
Water Lily: Purity of heart
Water Lily, Peltated: Wisdom
Water Lily, White: Eloquence
Water Lily, Yellow: Growing indifference
Water Melon: Bulkiness
Wax Plant: Susceptibility
Wheat: Riches
Wheat Stalk: Riches
Whin: Anger
White Jasmine: Amiableness
White Lily: Purity and modesty
White Mullein: Good nature
White Oak: Independence
White Pink: Talent
White Poplar: Time
Whortleberry: Treachery
Wild Rose Tree: Poetical person
Wild-service: Harmony
Willow, Creeping: Love forsaken
Willow, French: Bravery and humanity
Willow, Herb: Pretension
Willow, Water: Freedom
Willow, Weeping: Mourning
Willow-herb, Purple: Pretension
Windflower: Abandonment
Winter Cherry: Deception
Wintergreens: Harmony
Wisteria: Welcome; I cling to you
Witch Hazel: A spell
Woad: Modest merit
Wood Anemone: Sickness
Wood Hyacinth: Constancy
Wood Sorrel: Joy; Maternal tenderness
Woodbine: Fraternal love
Woodruff: Sweet humility
Wormwood: Absence
Wortleberry: Treason
Wreath of Roses: Reward of virtue
Xanthium: Rudeness; Pertinacity
Xeranthemum: Cheerfulness under adversity
Yarrow: Health; Healing
Yew: Sorrow
Zephyr Flower: Expectation
Zephyranth: Fond Caresses
Zinnia: Thoughts of friends
Zinnia, Magenta: Lasting affection
Zinnia, Mixed: Thinking of an absent friend
Zinnia, Scarlet: Constancy
Zinnia, White: Goodness
Zinnia, Yellow: Daily remembrance