The Language of Flowers

A

• Acacia - Friendship
• Acacia (Blossom) - Secret love; Concealed Love; Beauty in Retirement; Chaste Love; Friendship
• Acacia (Rose or White) - Elegance
• Acacia (Yellow) - Secret love
• Acanthus - The fine arts; Artifice
• Acorn - Nordic symbol of life and immortality
• Adonis amurensis [*Fukujyuso] - bring happiness; permanent happiness; have happiness
• Aloe - Grief
• Allspice - Compassion
• Ambrosia - Love returned; Your Love is Reciprocated

• Amaryllis - Pride; Timidity; Pastoral poetry; Splendid beauty
• Anemone - Unfading love; Forsaken
• Angelica - Inspiration
• Aniseed - Restoration of youth
• Arbutus  Arbutus Thee - Only love; Only do I love
• Apple - Preference
• Aster - Love; Daintiness; Symbol of Love
• Azalea - Temperance: Fragile passion; Take care of yourself for me; Chinese symbol of womanhood

B

• Bachelor Button - Celibacy; Single Blessedness
• Baby's Breath - Everlasting Love
• Basil - Best Wishes; Love
• Bay Leaf - Strength
• Begonia - Beware
• Bells Of Ireland - Good luck
• Bird Of Paradise - Magnificence

• Bittersweet - Truth
• Bluebell - Humility; constancy
• Borage - Courage
• Bouquet of withered flowers - Rejected love
• Burnet - A merry heart
• Buttercup - Cheerfulness
  

C

• Cactus - Endurance; warmth 
• Calendula - Joy
• Camellia - Admiration; perfection; good luck gift to a man
• Camellia (pink) - Longing for you
• Camellia (red) - You're a flame in my heart
• Camellia (white) - You're adorable
• Camellia japonica [*Yabutubaki] cv.[Yabutsubaki] (red) - grace of bearing; dressing up;
• Camellia japonica var. (decumbens) [*Otometubaki] cv. [Otometsubaki] (Maiden pink) - moderate merit; grace of bearing; charm; discreet
• Candytuft - indifference
• Carnation (in general) - Bonds of affection; health and energy; fascination; Fascination; woman love
• Carnation (pink) - I'll never forget you
• Carnation (purple) - Capriciousness; whimsical; changeable
• Carnation (red) - My heart aches for you; admiration
• 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) - Rejection; Disdain; You have disappointed me
• Cattail - Peace; prosperity
• Chamomile - Patience ; attracts wealth
• Cherry blossoms [*Sakura] - The spirit of beauty
• Chloranthus japonicus [*Hitorisizuka] - keeping beauty
• Chrysanthemum (in general) - Cheerfulness; You're a wonderful friend
• Chrysanthemum (red) - I love; I love you
• Chrysanthemum (white) - Truth
  (Japanese, wild Chrysanthemum) [Nogiku] - Truth
• Chrysanthemum (yellow) -Slighted love
• Coreopsis - Always cheerful
• Coriander - Lust
• Cornus officinalis [*Sansyuyu] - modest happiness
• Cowslip - Pensiveness; winning grace
• Crocus - Cheerfulness; abuse not
• Cyclamen - Resignation and good-bye; bashful
• Cryptomeria (Japanese cedar) - Strong; solid; firm
• Clover - Good luck
  
  

D

E

• Daffodil - Regard; Respect; Unequalled love; You're the only one; The sun is always shining when I'm with you
• Daisy - Innocence; Purity; Loyal love; I'll never tell
• Dandelion - Wishes come true; Faithfulness; Happiness
• Dead Leaves - Sadness

• Eucalyptus - Protection

F

G

• Fennel - Worthy of all praise
• Fern - Sincerity
• Fern (Magic) - Fascination; confidence and shelter
• Fern (Maidenhair) - Secret bond of love
• Feverfew - Protection
• Fir - Time
• Flax - Domestic symbol; fate
• Forget-me-not - True love; memories
• Forsythia - Anticipation

• Gardenia - You're lovely; secret love
• Garland of roses - Reward of virtue
• Garlic - Courage; strength
• Geranium - Stupidity; Folly
• Geranium (Scented) - Preference
• Gladiolus - Love at first sight
• Gladioli - Give me a break; I'm really sincere; Flower of the Gladiators
• Gloxinia - Love at first sight
• Grass - Submission; utility

H

• Heather (lavender) - Admiration; solitude
• Heather (white) - Protection; wishes will come true
• Hibiscus - Delicate beauty
• Holly - Good will; Defense; Domestic Happiness; foresight
• Honeysuckle - Generous and devoted affection
• Hyacinth (general) - Games and sports; rashness; flower dedicated to Apollo

• Hyacinth (blue) - Constancy
• Hyacinth (purple) - I'm sorry; please forgive me; sorrow
• Hyacinth (red or pink) - Play
• Hyacinth (white) - innocence; Loveliness; I'll pray for you; 
• Hyacinth (yellow) - Jealousy; have a match
• Hydrangea - Thank you for understanding; frigidity; heartlessness
• Hyssop - Wards away evil spirits

I

J

• Iris (Fleur-de-lis) - Faith; hope; wisdom and valor; emblem of France; Your friendship means so much to me; my compliments
• Ivy - Fidelity and friendship; Affection; wedded love
• Ivy (sprig of white tendrils) - Anxious to please; affection

• Jasmine - Amiability; attracts wealth
• Jonquil - Love me; affection returned; desire; sympathy; desire for a return of affection
• Juniper - Protection

L

• Larkspur (pink) - Fickleness
• Lavender - Devotion
• Lemon - Zest
• Lemon Balm - Brings love
• Lemon verbena - Attracts opposite sex
• Lily (general) - Keeps unwanted visitors away
• Lily (calla) - Beauty
• Lily (day) - Coquetry; Chinese emblem for mother
• Lily (eucharis) - Maiden charms

• Lily (orange) - Hatred
• Lily (tiger) - Wealth; pride
• Lily (white) - Virginity; purity; majesty; it's heavenly to be with you
• Lily (yellow) - I'm walking on air; false and gay
• Lily of the valley - sweetness; return to happiness; humility; Tears of the virgin mary; You've made my life complete

M

N

• Magnolia - Sweetness; beauty; love of nature; nobility; durability
• Marigold - Comforts the heart
• Mint - Protection from illness; warmth of feeling
• Marjoram (sweet) - Joy and happiness
• Mistletoe - Kiss me; affection; to surmount difficulties; sacred plant of India
• Monkshood - Beware, a deadly foe is near; chivalry
• Moss - Maternal love; charity
• Myrtle - Love; Hebrew emblem of marriage

• Nandina [*Nanten] (red seed) -  Good family
• Narcissus - Egotism; formality; stay as sweet as you are
• Nasturtium - Conquest; victory in battle; maternal love; charity; patriotism
• Nuts - Stupidity

R

• Rose (general) (red) - Love ; I love you
• Rose (red and white mixed) - Together; unity; flower emblem of England
• Rose (white) - Eternal Love ; innocence; heavenly; secrecy and silence; You're heavenly; I am worthy of you
• Rose (White-Dried) - Death is preferable to loss of virtue
• Rose (White-Withered) - Transient impression; fleeting beauty; You made no impression
• Rose (pink) - Perfect happiness; please believe me
• Rose (yellow) - Friendship ; jealousy; try to care
• Rose (black) -Death
• Rose (bridal)- Happy Love
• Rose (thorniness) - Love at first sight
• Rose (single, full bloom) - I love you; I still love you
• Rose bud - Beauty and youth ; a heart innocent of love
• Rose bud (red) - Pure and lovely
• Rose bud (white) - Girlhood

• Rose (tea) - I'll always remember
• Rose (cabbage) - Ambassador of love
• Rose (Christmas) - Tranquilize my anxiety; anxiety
• Rose (damask) - Brilliant complexion; Persian ambassador of love
• Rose (dark crimson) - Mourning
• Rose (hibiscus) - Delicate beauty
• Rose leaf - You may hope
• Rosebud - Beauty and you; a heart innocent of love
• Rosebud (moss) - Confessions of love
• Rosebud (red) - Pure and Lovely
• Rosebud (white) - Girlhood
• Roses (bouquet of full bloom) - Gratitude
• Roses (Garland or crown of) - Beware of virtue; reward of merit; crown ; symbol of superior merit
• Roses (single full bloom) - I love you; I still love you
• Roses (musk cluster) - Charming; Harming 
• Rosemary - Remembrance

S

• Saffron - no regrets in youth
• Sage Wisdom - long life
• Salvia - (blue) I think of you
• Smilax - Loveliness
• Snapdragon - Deception; gracious lady; presumption
• Spider flower - Elope with me

• Stephanotis - Happiness in marriage; desire to travel
• Stock - Lasting beauty; Promptness; bonds of affection
• Strawberry - Perfect goodness
• Sunflower - Loyalty; wishes
• Sweet pea - Goodbye; departure; blissful pleasure; Thank you for a lovely time

T

• Thyme - Strength and courage; ensures restful sleep
• Tulip (general) - Fame, charity; perfect lover
• Tulip (white) - lost love; the loss of sweetheart

• Tulip (red) - Believe me; declaration of love
• Tulip (variegated) - Beautiful eyes
• Tulip (yellow) - Hopeless love

U

V

• Ume, *Ume blossom ( Japanese apricot) (Plum, Prunus mume)
  -  faithfulness; perseverance; high-minded; refined
  *{but *ume is not plum. *Ume is *Ume.}

• Violet [*Sumire] - Modesty; calms tempers; induces sleep
• Violet (blue) - Watchfulness; faithfulness; I'll always be true
• Violet (purple) - Love
• Violet (white) - innocent love; Let's take a chance on happiness
• Violet (yellow)- modest happiness
• Viscaria - Will you dance with me?

W

Y

• Woodruff - sweet humility

• Yarrow - Health, healing

Z

• 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