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

White Rose (dried)

Death preferable to loss of innocence.

Whortleberry

Treason.

Willow, Creeping

Love forsaken.

Willow, French

Bravery and humanity.

Willow, Water

Freedom.

Willow, Weeping

Mourning.

Willow-Herb

Pretension.

Winter Cherry

Deception.

Witch Hazel

A spell.

Wood Sorrel

Joy. Maternal tenderness.

Woodbine

Fraternal love.

Wormwood

Absence.

Xanthium

Rudeness. Pertinacity.

Xeranthemum

Cheerfulness under adversity.

Yew

Sorrow.

Zephyr Flower

Expectation.

Zinnia

Thoughts of absent friends.

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