FLORIOGRAPHY
Floriography, or the language of flowers, stems from the coded messages of the Victorian era that facilitated the exchange of feelings among the simply unpoetic or those who were forbidden to verbally communicate their passions. Traditionally, different flowers have represented particular sentiments. These are some of a wide variety of interpretations.
Baby's Breath
Meanings
Pure love, reconnecting with lost love, genuine, loving, freedoms of outside influences, dedicated to cause.
Chinese Yarrow
Meanings
Good luck, healing.
Tansy
Meanings
Protection, health, resistance, immortality.
Daisy
Meanings
Innocence, purity, new beginnings.
Deep Pink: Gratitude
Cow Cockle
Meanings
Flower of the gods dianthus, admiration, passion, gratitude.
Treasure Flower
Meanings
Success, pride, wealth, (I’m proud of you).
Sunflower
Meanings
Knowledge and desire to seek light and truth, loyalty, positivity, strength, happiness, luck.
Cyathocline Purpurea
Meanings
Beauty.
Sweet William
Meanings
Bravery, perfection.
Hyssop
Meanings
Brings luck, protects, purifies.
Rose
Meanings
Balance, passion, defense (thorns), new beginnings.
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Bleeding Hearts
Meanings
True love.
Cherry Blossum
Meanings
Hope, new beginnings, friendship, life is short, appreciate the beauty.
Common Blue Violet
Meanings
Faith, intuition, imagination, spiritual enlightenment.
Garden Yellow Rocket
Meanings
Happiness, success, friendship.
Forget-Me-Not
Meanings
Remembrance of good memories, love.
Moss
Meanings
Maternal love, charity, luck.
Sea Lavender
Meanings
Remembrance, success sympathy.
Purple: Beauty, royal.
Pink: Love, subtlety, kindness.
Yellow: Joy, happiness, positivity
Phlox
Meanings
Maternal love, charity.
Pink: Youth, joy. elegance.
Purple: Beauty.
Mock Strawberry
Meanings
Lucky.
Garlic Mustard
Meanings
Protection, healing, exorcism.
Birdseye Speedwell
Meanings
Eternal life, hope, inspiration.
Striped Squill
Meanings
Loyalty, fidelity, constancy.
Bradford Pear
Meanings
Lust, love, passion.
Lilac
Meanings
Confidence, beauty, pride.
Purple: First love.
Lily of the Valley
Meanings
Return of happiness, sweetness, pure heart, you made my life complete.
Asiatic Apple
Meanings
Prosperity and healing.
Azalea
Meanings
Take care of yourself, passion, love.
Field Mustard
Meanings
Fertility, protection, mental powers.
Hyacinth
Meanings
Playful, loveliness.
Buttercup
Meanings
Joy to come.
Philadelphia Fleabane
Meanings
Protection, chastity.