Flowers and Their Meaning

Have you ever wondered "what the meaning was" behind the gift of flowers?

Here is a list compiled by the Society of American Florists from a variety of different sources:

Alstroemeria	aspiring
Amaryllis	dramatic
Anemone	fragile
Apple Blossom	promise
Aster	contentment
Azalea	abundance
Baby's Breath	festivity
Bachelor Button	anticipation
Begonia	deep thoughts
Black-Eyed Susan	encouragement
Camellia	graciousness
Carnation
pink	gratitude
red	flashy
striped	refusal
white	remembrance
yellow	cheerful
Chrysanthemum
bronze	excitement
white	truth
red	sharing
yellow	secret admirer
Cosmos	peaceful
Crocus	foresight
Daffodil	chivalry
Delphinium	boldness
Daisy	innocence
Freesia	spirited
Forget-Me-Not	remember me forever
Gardenia	joy
Geranium	comfort
Ginger	proud
Gladiolus	strength of character
Heather	solitude
Hibiscus	delicate beauty
Holly	domestic happiness
Hyacinth	sincerity
Hydrangea	perseverance
Iris	inspiration
Ivy	fidelity
Jasmine	grace and elegance
Larkspur	beautiful spirit
Lavender	distrust
Lilac	first love
Lily
Calla	regal
Casablanca	celebration
Day	enthusiasm
Stargazer	ambition
Lisianthus	calming
Magnolia	dignity
Marigold	desire for riches
Nasturtium	patriotism
Orange Blossom	fertility
Orchid	delicate beauty
Pansy	loving thoughts
Passion flower	passion
Peony	healing
Poppy	consolation
Queen Anne's Lace	delicate femininity
Ranunculus	radiant
Rhododendron	beware
Rose
pink	friendship
red	passionate love
red & white	unity
white	purity
yellow	zealous
Snapdragon	presumptuous
Star of Bethlehem	hope
Stephanotis	good luck
Statice	success
Sunflower	adoration
Sweetpea	shyness
Tuberose	pleasure
Tulip
pink	caring
purple	royalty
red	declaration of love
white	forgiveness
yellow	hopelessly in love
Violet	faithfulness
Wisteria	steadfast
Yarrow	good health
Zinnia	thoughts of friends

Flowers and Their Meaning

Alstroemeria

aspiring

Amaryllis

dramatic

Anemone

fragile

Apple Blossom

promise

Aster

contentment

Azalea

abundance

Baby's Breath

festivity

Bachelor Button

anticipation

Begonia

deep thoughts

Black-Eyed Susan

encouragement

Camellia

graciousness

Carnation

pink

gratitude

red

flashy

striped

refusal

white

remembrance

yellow

cheerful

Chrysanthemum

bronze

excitement

white

truth

red

sharing

yellow

secret admirer

Cosmos

peaceful

Crocus

foresight

Daffodil

chivalry

Delphinium

boldness

Daisy

innocence

Freesia

spirited

Forget-Me-Not

remember me forever

Gardenia

joy

Geranium

comfort

Ginger

proud

Gladiolus

strength of character

Heather

solitude

Hibiscus

delicate beauty

Holly

domestic happiness

Hyacinth

sincerity

Hydrangea

perseverance

Iris

inspiration

Ivy

fidelity

Jasmine