Flower Meanings

I often get asked about meanings of flowers. In the past Posies were designed to convey a myriad of affections. Here are just a few.

• Alstroemeria - Devotion
• Amaranthus - Unfading Love
• Amaryllis - Pride, Beauty
• Anemone - Forsaken, Fading Hope
• Aster - Afterthoughts, Love of Variety
• Bouvardia - Enthusiasm
• Carnation - Pure and Ardent Love
• Chrysanthemum - Cheerfulness
• Coxcomb - Affection
  
• Daffodil - Regard, Hope, Unrequited Love
• Delphinium - Heaven
• Forget-me-not - Constant Love
• Freesia - Innocence
• Gardenia - Refinement, Joy
• Gladiolus - Strength of Character
• Gypsophilia ( Baby's Breath ) - Innocent
• Heather - Beauty in Solitude
• Hyacinth - Play, Game
• Hydrangea - Heartlessness
• Hypericum ( St. Johns Wort ) - Animosity
  
• Iris - Communication, Eloquence, Wisdom
• Larkspur - Fickleness, Haughtiness, An Open Heart
• Leptospermum - Ardent, Attachment, Haughtiness
• Lilac - Youthful Innocence
• Lily, Asiatic - Sweetness
• Lily, Casablanca - Purity
• Lily, Oriental - Majesty, Splendor
  
• Lily of the Valley - Increased Happiness
• Limonium - Remembrance
  
• Lisianthus - Confidence
• Muscari ( Grape Hyacinth ) - Timidity
• Narcissus - Love of Self
• Orchid, Cymbidium - Refinement
• Ornithogalum ( Star of Bethlehem ) - Purity
• Peony - Bashfulness, Indignation
• Poppy - Imagination, Wealth, Success
• Queen Anne's Lace - Heaven
• Ranunculus - Radiant Charm
• Rose - Love
• Snapdragon - Graciousness
• Solidaster - Allow me time to think
• Statice - Remembrance
• Stephanotis - Happiness in Marriage
• Stock - Lasting Beauty
• Sunflower - Pride, Worship, Devotion
• Sweet Pea - Delicacy
• Tulip - Fame
• Veronica - Fidelity
• Viburnum - Thoughts of Heaven
  
• Waxflower - Riches