Flower Meanings from Dot Flowers

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

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