 Flowers
and their meaning
White rosebud - heart ignorant
of love
Crocus - abuse not
Rhubarb (!) - advice
Indian jasmine - attachment
Holly - Am I forgotten
Deep red carnation - Alas! for
my poor heart
Deep red rose - bashful shame
Full red rose - beauty
Burgundy rose - unconscious
beauty (hmm?)
Unique rose - call me not beautiful
Turnip(!) - charity
Chrysanthemum - cheerfulness
in old age
Buttercup - childishness
Great yellow daffodil - chivalry
Lettuce - coldheartedness (i
guess! [iceberg..get it?] ;)
Moss rosebud - confession of
love
Red poppy - consolation
Red tulip - declaration of love
Yellow sweetbrier or yellow rose
- decrease of love
Mistletoe - difficulties, I
surmount
Yellow carnation - rue, distain
Thornless rose - early attachment
Anemone - expectation
Scarlet poppy - extravagance,
fantastic
Blue violet - faithfulness
Purple lilac - first emotions
of love
Forget-me-not - hmm....gee?
Damask rose - freshness
White rose - i am worthy of
you
Peach blossom - i am your captive
Iris - i have a message for
you
White daisy - innocence
Yellow rose - jealousy
Dandelion - love's oracle
Lotus flower - estranged love
Ivy - marriage
Provence rose - my heart is
in flames
Yellow iris - passion
Dog rose - pleasure and pain
Christmas rose - relieve my
anxiety
Filbert - reconciliation
Spanish jasmine - sensuality
Peony - shame
White poppy - sleep
Yellow chrysanthemum - slighted
love
Amarylis - splendid beauty
Honeyflower - sweet and secret
love
Pansy - thoughts
Zinnia - thoughts of absent
friends
Forget-me-not also means true
love
White and red rose together
- unity
Parsley - useful knowledge
Pink carnation - woman's love
Lady slipper - win me and wear
me (i swear that's what it says!)
Marigold - vulger minded
Rosemary - your presence revives
me
Ice plant - your looks freeze
me
 Excerpted
from the alt.romance FAQ. More flower meanings there.
Flowers
Red rose Love
Yellow rose Friendship
White rose Fear
Pink rose Indecision
Blue rose Uniqueness
Arrangements
Reversed flower Meaning is also
reversed
Rosebud with leaves but no thorns
"I fear no longer; I hope."
Rosebud with neither leaves nor
thorns "There is nothing to hope or fear."
Full blown rose over two buds
Secrecy
Laurel leaf twined around bouquet
"I am"
Ivy leaf folded together "I
have"
Leaf of Virginia creeper "I offer you"
 Flowers
- Combinations
Moss Rosebud and Myrtle. - A
confession of love.
Mignonette and Coloured Daisy.
- Your qualities surpass your charms of beauty.
Lily of the Valley and Ferns.
- Your unconscious sweetness has fascinated me.
Yellow Rose, Broken Straw and Ivy.
- Your jealousy has broken our friendship.
Scarlet Geranium, Passion Flower,
Purple Hyacinth, and Arbor Vitae. - I trust you will find consolation,
through faith, in your sorrow; be assured of my unchanging friendship.
Columbine, Day Lily, Broken Straw,
Witch Hazel and Coloured Daisy. - Your folly and coquetry have broken
the spell of your beauty.
White Pink, Canary Grass and Laurel.
- Your talent and perseverance will win you glory.
Golden-rod, Monkshead, Sweet Pea
and Forget-me-not.- Be cautious; danger is near; I depart soon; forget
me not.
 More
Flowers and their meaning
ABOR VITAE - Unchanging friendship.
CAMELIA, WHITE. - Loveliness.
CANDY-TUFF. - Indifference.
CARNATION, DEEP RED. - Alas! for my poor heart.
CARNATION, WHITE. - Distain.
CHINA-ASTER. - Variety.
CLOVER, FOUR-LEAF. - Be mine.
CLOVER, WHITE. - Think of me.
CLOVER, RED. - Industry.
COLUMBINE. - Folly.
COLUMBINE, PURPLE. - Resolved to win.
DAISY. - Innocence.
DEAD LEAVES. - Sadness.
DEADLY NIGHTSHADE. - Falsehood.
FERN. - Fascination.
FORGET-ME-NOT. - True love. Forget me not.
FUCHSIA, SCARLET. - Taste.
GERANIUM, SCARLET. - Consolation.
GERANIUM, ROSE. - Preference.
GOLDEN-ROD. - Be cautious.
HELIOTROPE. - Devotion.
HONEY-FLOWER. - Love, sweet and secret.
HYACINTH, WHITE. - Unobtrusive loveliness.
IVY. - Fidelity.
LADY'S SLIPPER. - Win me and wear me.
LILY, DAY. - Coquetry
LILY, WHITE. - Sweetness.
LILY, YELLOW. - Gaiety.
LILY OF THE VALLEY. - Return of happiness.
MIGNONETTE. - Your qualities surpass your charms.
MONKSHEAD. - Danger is near.
MYRTLE. - Love.
OATS. - The witching soul of music.
ORANGE BLOSSOMS. - Chastity.
PANSY. - Thoughts.
PASSION FLOWER. - Faith.
PEACH BLOSSOM. - I am your captive.
PEAR. - Affection.
PRIMROSE. - Inconstancy.
QUAKING GRASS. - Agitation.
ROSE. - Love.
ROSE, DEEP RED. - Bashful shame.
ROSE, YELLOW. - Jealousy.
ROSE, WHITE. - I am worthy of you.
ROSEBUD, MOSS. - Confession of love.
SHAMROCK. - Lightheartedness.
STRAW. - Agreement.
STRAW, BROKEN. - Broken agreement.
SWEEP PEA. - Depart.
TUBEROSE. - Dangerous pleasures.
VERBENA. - Pray for me.
WITCH HAZEL. - A spell. |
 Roses
-
Single Color Meanings
Red roses of any hue say "I
love you"
Deep red roses imply unconscious
beauty.
White roses signify spiritual
love and purity
Bridal white means happy love.
Yellow roses today signify joy
and gladness; historically, they meant a decrease of love and infidelity.
Coral roses imply desire
Orange say "I am fascinated
and enthusiastic."
Lavender roses mean love at
first sight
Light pink roses imply grace,
gentility and admiration
Dark pink roses say"thank you."
In general, pale-colored roses
signify friendship.
 Variety
of roses
Rose (Austrian) You are all
that is lovely
Rose (bridal) Happy love
Rose (burgundy) Unconscious
beauty
Rose (cabbage) Ambassador of
love
Rose (Carolina) Love is dangerous
Rose (China) Beauty always new
Rose (damask) Beauty ever new;
Young and brilliant
Rose (deep red) Bashful shame
Rose (deep-red) Admiration;
Bashful; Embarrassment
Rose (full-blown) Engagement
Rose (guilder) Age; Winter
Rose (half-blown) Timid love
Rose (jacqueminot) I am true
Rose (Japan) Beauty is your
only attraction; Illusion
Rose (marechal niel) Yours;
Heart and soul
Rose (montiflora) Grace
Rose (moss) Superior; Confessions
of love
Rose (musk) Capricious beauty
Rose (red) Unity; Romantic love
Rose (rock) Popular favor
Rose (thorn-less) Love at first
sight; Ingratitude
Rose (white) I am worthy of
your love; Silence; Innocent love
Rose (white, withered) I am
in despair
Rose (wild) Charming simplicity
Rose (yellow) Decrease of Love;
Jealousy; Try to Care; Let us forget; Love is waning; Friendship
Rose (York and Lancaster) Conflict
Rosebud Beauty; Youth; A heart
innocent of Love
Rosebud (red) Inclined to love;
Pure and lovely
Rosebud (white) Too young to
love
Rose-leaf You may hope
Colors
red=true love & desire
white=spiritual & true love
white=I'm worthy of you
black=farewell,death
yellow=friendship
yellow=jealousy
pink\peach=sweetness, please
believe me, Gratitude, Appreciation, Admiration or Sympathy
Light Pink =Grace, Gladness,
Joy
Dark Pink =Thankfulness
Lavender =Love At First Sight,
Enchantment,uniqueness
Orange =Fascination
Coral= Desire
white & red=unity
Combinations
of roses
A single rose -simplicity
Two Roses Joined Together -Engagement
A dozen- the ultimate declaration
of love
Red and White Roses Together
- Unity
Red and Yellow-Happy Feelings
Red and yellow roses mixed together
say "Congratulations!"
Yellow and orange roses together
imply passionate thoughts.
Deep red rose - bashful shame
Full red rose - beauty
White rosebud - heart ignorant
of love
Burgundy rose - unconscious
beauty (hmm?)
Unique rose - call me not beautiful
ROSE. - Love.
ROSE, YELLOW. - Jealousy.
ROSE, WHITE. - I am worthy of
you.
ROSEBUD, MOSS. - Confession
of love.
Rosebud with leaves but no thorns
"I fear no longer; I hope."
Rosebud with neither leaves nor
thorns "There is nothing to hope or fear."
Full blown rose over two buds
Secrecy
 The
Language of Flowers
Flowers may be combined and arranged
so as to express even the nicest shades of sentiment. If a flower is offered
"reversed", its direct signification is likewise reversed, so that the
flower now means the opposite. A rosebud divested of its thorns, but retaining
its leaves, convays the sentiment, "I fear no longer; I hope." Stripped
of leaves and thorns, it signifies, "There is nothing to hope or fear."
A full-blown rose places over two buds, signifies "Secrecy." "Yes", is
implied by touching the flower given to the lips; "No," by pinching off
a petal and casting it away. "I am", is expressed by a laurel leaf twined
arround the bouquet; "I have", "by an ivy leaf folded together; "I offer
you", by a leaf of Virginia creeper.
 From:
ae498@yfn.ysu.edu (Dawn Bott) this whole flower language started in Constantinople
in the 1600s, and was brought to England in 1716 by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
who had spent time in Turkey with her husband. The interest then moved
to France (of course) where the Book Le Langage des Fleurs was printed
with over 800 floral signs. Many were toned down in the English translation
at the time of Queen Victoria because they were quite lusty and risque!
(aww..wish i could get my hands on an original Frence copy!!) anyway...here
are a few "nice" ones.. |
Carnations