The Secret Meaning of Flowers

Excerpts from Kate Greenaway's "The Language of Flowers"

Symbolism

The Language of Flowers is a Victorian-era guide to the symbolic meaning of various flowers and plants.

The book explores the meanings associated with different flowers, such as roses for love, lilies for purity, and violets for modesty.

Our tool has organized the meanings to expose the secret messages within the petals.

The Meaning of Flowers

Daisy, Michaelmas

Farewell.

Daisy, Party-coloured

Beauty.

Daisy, Wild

I will think of it.

Damask Rose

Brilliant complexion.

Dandelion

Rustic oracle.

Daphne Odora

Painting the lily.

Darnel (Ray grass)

Vice

Dead Leaves

Sadness.

Dew Plant

A Serenade.

Dittany of Crete

Birth.

Dittany of Crete, White

Passion.

Dock

Patience.

Dodder of Thyme

Baseness.

Dogsbane

Deceit. Falsehood.

Dogwood

Durability.

Dragon Plant

Snare.

Dragonwort

Horror.

Dried Flax

Utility.

Ebony Tree

Blackness.

Eglantine (Sweetbrier)

Poetry. I wound to heal.

Elder

Zealousness.

Elm

Dignity.

Enchanter’s Nightshade

Witchcraft. Sorcery.

Endive

Frugality.

Eupatorium

Delay.

Everflowering Candytuft

Indifference.

Evergreen Clematis

Poverty.

Evergreen Thorn

Solace in adversity.

Everlasting

Never-ceasing remembrance.

Everlasting Pea

Lasting pleasure.

Fennel

Worthy all praise. Strength.

Fern

Fascination.

Ficoides, Ice Plant

Your looks freeze me.

Fig

Argument.

Fig Marigold

Idleness.

Fig Tree

Prolific.

Filbert

Reconciliation.

Fir

Time.

Fir Tree

Elevation.

Flax

Domestic Industry. Fate. I feel your kindness.

Flax-leaved Goldy-locks

Tardiness.

Fleur-de-Lis

Flame. I burn.

Fleur-de-Luce

Fire.

Flower-of-an-Hour

Delicate Beauty.

Flowering Fern

Reverie.

Flowering Reed

Confidence in Heaven.

Fly Orchis

Error.

Flytrap

Deceit.

Fool’s Parsley

Silliness.

Forget Me Not

True love. Forget me not.

Foxglove

Insincerity.

Foxtail Grass

Sporting.

French Honeysuckle

Rustic beauty.

French Marigold

Jealousy.

French Willow

Bravery and humanity.

Frog Ophrys

Disgust.

Fuchsia, Scarlet

Taste.

Fuller’s Teasel

Misanthropy.

Fumitory

Spleen.

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.

Garland of Roses

Reward of virtue.

Geranium, Dark

Melancholy.

Geranium, Ivy

Bridal favour.

Geranium, Lemon

Unexpected meeting.

Geranium, Nutmeg

Expected meeting.

Geranium, Oak-leaved

True friendship.

Geranium, Pencilled

Ingenuity.

Geranium, Rose-scented

Preference.

Geranium, Scarlet

Contorting. Stupidity.

Geranium, Silver-leaved

Recall.

Geranium, Wild

Steadfast piety.

Germander Speedwell

Facility.

Gillyflower

Bonds of affection.

Glory Flower

Glorious beauty.

Goat’s Rue

Reason.

Golden Rod

Precaution.

Gooseberry

Anticipation.

Gourd

Extent. Bulk.

Grape, Wild

Charity.

Grass

Submission. Utility.

Guelder Rose

Winter. Age.

Hand Flower Tree

Warning.

Harebell

Submission. Grief.

Hawkweed

Quicksightedness.

Hawthorn

Hope.

Hazel

Reconciliation.

Heath

Solitude.

Helenium

Tears.

Heliotrope

Devotion. Faithfulness.

Hellebore

Scandal. Calumny.

Helmet Flower (Monkshood)

Knight-errantry.

Hemlock

You will be my death.

Hemp

fate.

Henbane

Imperfection.

Hepatica

Confidence.

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