| Amaryllis: pride, timidity, splendid beauty Anemone: forsaken, sickness Apple blossom: preference Azalea: temperance Bachelor's buttons: single blessedness, celibacy Balm: sympathy Balsam: impatience Begonia: dark thoughts Belladonna: silence, beautiful lady Blue-bell: constancy Buttercup: ingratitude, childishness Camellia: unpretending excellence Camomile: energy in adversity Carnation: yellow: disdain; red: alas, my poor love Chrysanthemum: yellow: slighted love; red: I love; white: truth Clematis: mental beauty Columbine: folly; purple: resolution; red: anxious and trembling Coreopsis: always cheerful Crocus: abuse not Cyclamen: diffidence Daffodil: regard, chivalry Dahlia: instability Daisy: innocence Dandelion: oracle Day Lily: coquetry Dogwood: durability Fern: fascination Fleur-de-Lis: flame, I burn Forget-me-not: true love Foxglove: insincerity Fuschia: taste Geranium: pink: preference; scarlet: comforting German Iris: flame Gilly Flower: bonds of affection Gladiolus: strength of character Heliotrope: devotion Hemlock: you will be my death Holly: foresight Hollyhock: fecundity Honesty: honesty, fascination Honeysuckle: bonds of love, sweetness of disposition Hyacinth: sport, game, play Hybiscus: delicate beauty Hydrangea: heartlessness Hyssop: cleanliness Iris: message Ivy: fidelity, marriage Jasmine: yellow: grace and elegance; white: amiability Jonquil: I desire a return of affection Lady's Slipper: capricious beauty Lavender: distrust Lemon Blossoms: fidelity in love Lilac: dawning of love Lilly of the Valley: return of happiness Lobelia: malevolence Lotus: eloquence Magnolia: dignity or perseverance, love of nature Mandrake: horror Marigold: grief and despair Meadowsweet: uselessness Mimosa: sensitivity Mock Orange: counterfeit Morning Glory: affectation Narcissus: egotism Nasturtium: patriotism Oleander: beware Orange Flowers: chastity, bridal festivities Ox Eye: patience Pansy: thoughts Passion flower: religious superstition Peach Blossom: I am your captive Peony: bashfulness, shame Periwinkle: early friendship Petunia: never despair Phlox: unanimity Pimpernel: change, assignation; pink: boldness Poppy: red: consolation, sleep, resurrection, fruitfulness; scarlet: fantastic extravagance; oriental: silence; white: sleep Queen's Rocket: You are the queen of coquettes, fashion Rhododendron: danger, beware Rose: love Austrian Rose: thou art all that is lovely Bridal Rose: happy love Burgundy Rose: unconscious beauty Cabbage Rose: ambassador of love Campion Rose: only deserve my love Carolina Rose: love is dangerous China Rose: beauty always new Christmas Rose: tranquillize my anxiety Crown of Roses: reward of virtue Daily Rose: thy smile I aspire to Damask Rose: brilliant complexion Deep Red Rose: bashful shame Dog Rose: pleasure and pain Full-Blown Rose placed over two buds: secrecy Guelder Rose: winter, age Single Rose: simplicity Hundred-leaved Rose: pride Japanese Rose: beauty is your only attraction Maiden Blush Rose: If you love me, you will find out Moss Rosebud: confession of love Multiflora Rose: grace Mundi Rose: variety Musk Rose: capricious beauty Primrose: sadness, early youth Red Rosebud: pure and lovely Thornless Rose: early attachment Tuberose: dangerous pleasures White and Red Roses Together: unity White Rose: I am worthy of you White Rosebud: girlhood Withered White Rose: transient impressions Yellow Rose: decrease of love, jealousy York and Lancaster Roses: war Snapdragon: presumption Snowdrop: hope Stock: lasting beauty Sunflower: haughtiness Sweet pea: delicate pleasures, departure Sweet William: gallantry Tansy: I declare war against you Thistle: austerity, retaliation Tulip: fame; red: declaration of love; yellow: hopeless love; variegated: beautiful eyes Violet: faithfulness; modesty Wall-flower: fidelity in adversity Water lily: purity of heart Wisteria: I cling to thee Xanthium: rudeness, impertinence Zinnia: thoughts of absent friends |
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