For the flower admirer, every flower has its own characteristics. Sentimental, worry, sympathy, respect, sadness even rejection, all could be expressed with the flower language.
Flowers have different symbolic meanings. The following is the general meanings of flowers:
Flower Meaning Acacia Friendship Acacia Blossom Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love Acorn Nordic symbol of Life and Immortality Agapanthus Love Letters Allium Unity, humility, patience Alstroemeria Wealth, prosperity, fortune Amaryllis Pride, Pastoral Poetry Ambrosia Your Love is Reciprocated Anemone Forsaken Arbutis Thee Only Do I Love Aster Afterthought, Symbol of Love, Daintiness Astilbe I'll still be waiting Azalea Love, romance, first love, Take Care of Yourself for Me, Temperance, Fragile Passion, Chinese Symbol of Womanhood Bachelor's Button Felicity, delicacy, Single Blessedness Basil Best wishes Begonia Beware Bells of Ireland Good luck Bittersweet Truth Bluebell Humility Bouvardia Enthusiasm Bouquet of Withered Flowers Rejected Love Cattail Peace, Prosperity Chrysanthemum, General You're a Wonderful Friend, Cheerfulness and Rest Chrysanthemum, Red I Love Chrysanthemum, White Truth Chrysanthemum, Yellow Slighted Love Coreopsis Always Cheerful Crocus Cheerfulness Cyclamen Resignation and Good - bye Cactus Endurance Caladium Great joy and delight Calla Magnificent Beauty Camellia Perfection, Good Luck, Gift to a Man, Admiration Camellia, Pink Longing for You Camellia, Red You're a Flame in My Heart Camellia, White You're Adorable Candytuft Indifference Carnation, General Fascination Carnation, Pink I'll never forget you Carnation, Purple Capriciousness Carnation, Red My heart aches for you, Admiration Carnation, Solid Color Yes Carnation, Striped Sorry I can't be with you, No, Refusal, Wish I Could Be with You Carnation, White Innocence, Sweet and Lovely, Innocence, Pure Love, Women Good Luck Gift Carnation, Yellow You Have Disappointed Me, Rejection Clover Good luck Coral Bells Challenge Cosmos Modesty Crocus Youthful gladness Daffodil Regard, Unrequited Love, You're the Only One, The Sun is Always Shining When I'm with You Dahlia Instability Daisy Innocence, Loyal Love, I'll Never Tell; Purity Dandelion Faithfulness, Happiness Dead Leaves Sadness Dogwood Love undiminished by adversity Fern Magic, Fascination, Confidence and Shelter, sincerity, Secret Bond of Love Fir Time Flax Domestic Symbol Forsythia Good nature, Anticipation Freesia Innocence Galax Encouragement Gardenia You're lovely, Secret Love Garlic Courage, Strength Geranium, Ivy Bridal favor, Stupidity, Folly Gladiolus Give Me a Break...I'm Really Sincere, Flower of the Gladiators, Strength of character Glozinia Love at First Sight Grass Submission Heather, Lavender Admiration Heather, White Protection, Wishes Will Come True Holly Foresight, Defense, Domestic Happiness Hyacinth, General Games and Sports Hyacinth, Blue Constancy Hyacinth, Purple I Am Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Sorrow Hyacinth, Red or Pink Play Hyacinth, White Loveliness, I'll Pray for You Hyacinth, Yellow Jealousy Hydrangea Thank-you for understanding, Frigidity, Heartlessness Iris Wisdom, Fleur-de-lis, Embloom of France, Your Friendship Measn So Much to Me; Faith; Hope, Wisdom and Valor, My Compliments Ivy Wedded Love, Fidelity, Friendship, Affection Ivy Sprig of White Tendrils Anxious to Please, Affection Jonquil (daffodil) Love Me, Affection Returned, Desire, Sympathy, Desire for Affection Returned Kalanchoe Popularity Lily, Calla Beauty Lily, Day Coquetry, Chinese Emblem for Mother Lily, Eucharis Maiden Charms Lily, Orange Hatred Lily, Tiger Wealth Lily, White Virginity, Purity, Majesty, It's Heavenly to Be with You Lily, Yellow I'm Walking on Air!, False and Gay Lily-of-the-Valley Sweetness, Tears of the Virgin Mary Return to Happiness, Humility, You've Made My Life Complete Larkspur, Pink Fickleness Lavender Devotion Lilac Humility Magnolia Love of nature, Nobility Marigold Cruelty, Grief; Jealousy Marjoram Blushes, mirth Mint Virtue Mistletoe Kiss Me, Affection; To Surmount Difficulties, Sacred Plant of India, Magic Plant of the Druids Monkshood Chivalry, Beware, A deadly Foe is Near Moss Maternal love, Charity Myrtle Home, Love, Hebrew Emblem of Marriage Narcissus Egotism, Formality, Stay as Sweet as You Are Nasturtium Patriotism, Conquest, Victory in Battle Nuts Stupidity Oleander Caution Orange Blossom Innocence, Eternal Love, Marriage and Fruitfulness, Purity Orange Mock Deceit Orchid Love, Beauty, Refinement, Beautiful Lady, Chinese Symbol for Many Children Orchid, Cattleya Mature Charm Palm Leaves Victory and Success Pansy Thoughts Parsley Festivity Peach Blossom I am your captive Peony Shame, Gay Life, Happy Marriage, Bashfulness Petunia Resentment; Anger; Your Presence Soothes me Phlox Our souls are united Pine Hope; Pity Poppy, General Eternal Sleep, Oblivion; Imagination Poppy, Red Pleasure Poppy, White Consolation (Poppy is the floral sign of consolation probably because it was created by "Ceres" while in search of her daughter Proserpine to assuage her Poppy, Yellow Wealth, Success Primrose I Can't Live Without You Primrose, Evening Inconstancy Queen Anne's Lace Haven Quince Temptation Ranunculus You are radiant with charm Rosebud Beauty and Youth, A Heart Innocent of Love Rosebud, Moss Confessions of Love Rosebud, Red Pure and Lovely Rosebud, White Girlhood Roses, Bouquet of Full Bloom Gratitude Roses, Single Full Bloom I Love You, I Still Love You Roses, Garland or Crown of Beware of Virtue, Reward of Merit, Crown, Symbol of Superior Merit Roses, Musk Cluster Charming Roses, Bridal Happy Love Roses, Christmas Tranquilize My Anxiety; Anxiety Roses, Damask Persian Ambassador of Love Roses, Dark Crimson Mourning Roses, Garland or Crown of Beware of Virtue, Reward of Merit, Crown, Symbol of Superior Merit Roses, Hibiscus Delicate Beauty Roses, Lavender Enchantment Roses, Leaf You May Hope Roses, Musk Cluster Charming Roses, Peach Desire Roses, Pink Please Believe Me, Grace, Perfect Happiness, also Thankfulness Roses, Red Love, Respect Roses, Tea I'll Remember, Always Roses, Thornless Love at First Sight Roses, Yellow Joy, Friendship, also Jealousy, Decrease of Love, Jealousy, Try to Care Roses, White Innocence and Purity, I am Worthy of You, You're Heavenly; Secrecy and Silence, Innocence Roses, White and Red Together Unity, Flower Emblem of England Roses, White (Dried) Death is Preferable to Loss of Virtue Roses, White (Withered) Transient Impression, Fleeting Beauty, You Made No Impression Rosemary Rememberance Sage Domestic virtue Smilax Loveliness Snapdragon Deception, Gracious Lady Spider Flower Elope with Me Spirea Victory, conceit Stephanotis Happiness in Marriage, Desire to Travel Stock Bonds of Affection, Promptness, You'll Always be Beautiful to Me Sweetpea Good-bye, Departure; Blissful Pleasure, Thank You for a Lovely Time Star of Bethlehem Purity Statice Sympathy, remembrance Stephanotis Happiness in marriage Stock Lasting beauty Sunflower Adoration Sweet Basil Good wishes Sweet Pea Delicate pleasures Thyme Activity Tulip, General Perfect lover, Fame; Flower Emblem of Holland Tulip, Red Believe me, Declaration of Love Tulip, Variegated Beautiful eyes Tulip, Yellow Hopeless love, There's Sunshine in Your Smile Viscaria Will You Dance with Me? Violet Modesty Violet, Blue Watchfulness, Faithfulness, I'll Always Be True Violet, White Let's Take a Chance on Happiness Water lily Purity of heart Weeping Willow Mourning Wheat Friendliness Yarrow Healing Zinnia, Magenta Lasting Affection Zinnia, Mixed Thinking (or in Memory) of an Absent Friend Zinnia, Scarlet Constancy Zinnia, White Goodness Zinnia, Yellow Daily Remembrance