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While there is no
uniformity of agreement concerning the symbolism of flowers, the
following is a list of flowers and plants to which poetry,
tradition, or usage has attached particular meanings.
- Amaranth -
Immortality
- Anemone -
Anticipation, Frailty
- Apple Blossom -
Admiration
- Aspen Leaf -
Fear
- Asphodel - Death,
Memorial sorrow
- Bay - The poet's
crown
- Begonia - Dark
thoughts.
- Blue violet -
Faithfulness
- Buttercup -
Wealth
- Calla -
Magnificent beauty, pride
- Camelia, White -
Innate worth
- Candytuft -
Indifference
- Cardinal Flower -
Distinction
- Chrysanthemum -
Cheerfulness and optimism.
- Cornflower -
Delicacy
- Cowslip - Youthful
Beauty
- Crocus - Good
cheer
- Cyclamen -
Diffidence
- Cypress -
Mourning
- Daffodil -
Unrequited love
- Daisy - Fidelity
and innocence; simplicity
- Dandelion -
multiple meanings: grief and bitterness; symbol of the sun; symbol
of coquetry; used by Flemish and German painters to symbolize the
suffering of Christ.
- Everlastings -
Unfading love
- Fern -
Sincerity
- Fir Tree -
Time
- Forget-me-not -
True love; Friendship and fidelity as well as remembrance.
- Four-leafed Clover
- Good luck
- Foxglove -
Insincerity
- Gentian - Virgin
pride
- Geranium -
Gentility
- Goldenrod -
Encouragement
- Heather -
Loneliness
- Heather, White -
Good fortune
- Heliotrope - Devotion
- Hepatica -
Anger
- Hollyhock -
Ambition
- Honeysuckle -
Friendship
- Hyacinth - Sorrow
- Ivy -
Truthfulness, Wedded love
- Larkspur -
Lightness, laughter
- Laurel - Fame
- Lavender - Purity;
Silence
- Lilac - Fastidiousness
- Lily, White -
Purity
- Lotus -
Forgetfulness, estranged love
- Lunaria - Prosperity, honesty
- Marigolds -
Happiness
- Marjoram and Lily of the valley - Love; purity;happiness
- Morning Glory -
Symbol of the transience of man's life.
- Myrtle - Beauty's
crown, wedded love
- Narcissus - Vanity
- Oak Leaf -
Patriotism, Hospitality
- Olive Branch - Peace
- Orange Blossom - Marriage
- Oxalis - Pangs of regret
- Palm Leaf - Victory
- Pansy - Symbol of the loved one, memories, loving thoughts and
souvenirs.
- Phlox - Symbol of
sweet dreams and implies a proposal of marriage.
- Pink Carnation - I'll never forget you.
- Poppy, White - Oblivion
- Primrose - Youth
- Red Carnation - I'm carrying a torch for you.
- Rose - Love
- Rosebuds - Pure and lovely
- Rosemary - Rememberance
- Sage - Domestic bliss
- Shamrock - Loyalty
- Snowdrop - Friend in Need
- Sting Nettle - Slander
- Sweet William - Gallantry
- Thyme - Courage, energy
- Tulip - in Persia
the tulip is the symbol of love
- Violet -
Modesty
- Water Lily -
Purity of heart
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