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Red Rose

This one is the most obvious. It means "I love you." It represents romance and love.



Deep Pink

This simply means "thank you". If someone you know does something nice for you, a deep pink rose is a good way of saying "thank you".



Regular Pink

A pink rose represents happiness. It's great to give a pink rose to a partner to say, "I'm very happy with our relationship."



Light Pink

A light pink rose means "sympathy". When someone has had a loss then light pink roses is a very nice way of expressing your condolences.



White Rose

A white rose symbolizes innocence and purity. When combined with red roses (see further down), it represents "unity".



Yellow Rose

A yellow rose symbolizes friendship and caring. It's the perfect innocent gift to give to a friend or give to a loved one when you simply want to say "I care". When given to a friend it also means "I'm happy with our friendship."



Lavender Rose

A lavender rose is a symbol of "falling in love". When you give it to a person you are saying "I have fallen in love with you and am enchanted by you."



Orange Rose

An orange rose is a symbol of desire. "I desire you" or "I desire to get to know you better" is the message that orange roses send.



Black Rose

Never ever give a woman a black rose, because Hollywood has, unfortunately, made out the meaning to be "death". These aren't easy to find and some maintain that they don't actually "exist".



Blue Rose

A blue rose is very hard to reproduce or find, although some floral companies are trying to do it naturally. Others just dye them. To some a blue rose symbolizes "mystery" and to others "attaining the impossible". A blue rose given can symbolize the rarity of your partner. You have attained the impossible.



Mixture of White and Red Roses

When you deliver white and red roses together to someone, it is a symbol of unification and unity. "May we always be together as one."

Flower Type Meanings



The following is an extensive list of flower types and the meanings/ sentiment they portray. Included in the list are the meaning of Roses and more.



ACACIA -

Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love



AGAPANTHIS-

Secret Love



AMBROSIA -

Your Love is Given Back/Returned



AMARYLLIS -

Pride, Pastoral Poetry



ANEMONE -

Forsaken, sincerity



ARBUTUS -

Thee Only Do I Love



ASTER -

Symbol of Love, Daintiness



AZALEA -

Take Care of Yourself for Me, Temperance, Fragile Passion, Chinese Symbol of Womanhood



BACHELOR BUTTON -

Single Blessedness



BEGONIA -

Beware



BELLS OF IRELAND -

Good Luck



BITTERSWEET -

Truth



BLUEBELL -

Humility



CACTUS -

Endurance



CALADIUM

Great joy and delight



CAMELLIA

Good luck gift for a man



CAMELLIA (PINK) -

Longing for you



CAMELLIA (RED) -

You're a Flame in My Heart



CAMELLIA (WHITE) -

You're Adorable



CARNATION (GENERAL) -

Fascination, Woman Love



CARNATION (PINK) -

I'll Never Forget You



CARNATION (RED) -

My Heart Aches For You, Admiration



CARNATION (PURPLE) -

Capriciousness, Whimsical



CARNATION (SOLID COLOR) -

Yes



CARNATION (STRIPED) -

No, Refusal, Sorry I Can't Be With You, Wish I Could Be With You



CARNATION (WHITE) -

Sweet and Lovely, Innocence, Pure Love, Woman's Good Luck Gift



CARNATION (YELLOW) -

You Have Disappointed Me, Rejection



CATTAIL -

Peace, Prosperity



CHRYSANTHEMUM (GENERAL) -

You're a Wonderful Friend, Cheerfulness and Rest.



CHRYSANTHEMUM (WHITE) -

Truth



CHRYSANTHEMUM (YELLOW) -

Slighted Love



CROCUS -

Cheerfulness, gladness



CYCLAMEN -

Resignation and Good-bye



DAFFODIL -

Respect, Regard, Unrequited Love, You're the Only One, The Sun is Always Shining when I'm with You



DAISY -

Innocence, Loyal Love, I'll Never Tell, Purity



DANDELION -

Faithfulness, Happiness



FERN -

Magic, Fascination, Confidence and Shelter



FIR -

Time



FLAX -

Domestic Symbol



FORGET-ME-NOT -

True Love, Good Memories



FORSYTHIA -

Anticipation



FREESIA

Trust



GARDENIA -

You're Lovely, Secret Love



GERANIUM -

Stupidity, Folly



GLADIOLI -

Give Me a Break, I'm Really Sincere, Flower of the Gladiators



GLOXINIA -

Love at First Sight



HEATHER (LAVENDER) -

Admiration, Solitude



HEATHER (WHITE) -

Protection, Wishes Will Come True



HOLLY -

Defence, Domestic Happiness



HONEYSUCKLE

Happiness



HYACINTH (GENERAL) -

Games and Sports, Rashness, Flower Dedicated to Apollo



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 -

Fleur-de-lis, Emblem of France, Your Friendship Means so Much to Me, Faith, Hope, Wisdom and Valour, My Compliments



IVY -

Wedded Love, Fidelity, Friendship, Affection



JONQUIL -

Love Me, Affection Returned, Desire, Sympathy, Desire for Affection Returned



LARKSPUR (PINK) -

Fickleness



LILY (WHITE) -

Virginity, Purity, Majesty, It's Heavenly to be with You



LILY (YELLOW) -

I'm Walking on Air, False and Gay



LILY (CALLA) -

Beauty



LILY (DAY) -

Coquetry, Chinese Emblem for Mother



LILY (EUCHARIS) -

Maiden Charms



LILY (TIGER) -

Wealth, Pride



LILY OF THE VALLEY -

Sweetness, Tears of the Virgin Mary, Return to Happiness, Humility, You've Made My Life Complete, beauty, gaiety



MAGNOLIA -

Nobility



MARIGOLD -

Cruelty, Grief, Jealousy



MISTLETOE -

Kiss me, Affection, To Surmount Difficulties, Sacred Plant of India



MONKSHOOD -

Beware, A Deadly Foe is Near



MOSS -

Maternal Love, Charity



MYRTLE -

Love, Hebrew Emblem of Marriage



NARCISSUS -

Egotism, Formality, Stay as Sweet as You Are



NASTURTIUM -

Conquest, Victory in Battle



OLEANDER -

Caution



ORANGE BLOSSOM -

Innocence, Eternal Love, Marriage and Fruitfulness



ORANGE MOCK -

Deceit



ORCHID -

Love, Beauty, Refinement, Beautiful Lady, Chinese Symbol for Many Children, Thoughtful, Maturity, Charm



ORCHID (CATTLEYA) -

Mature Charm



PALM LEAVES -

Victory and Success



PEONY -

Shame, Happy Life, Happy Marriage



PETUNIA -

Resentment, Anger, Your Presence Sooths Me



PINE -

Hope, Pity



POPPY (GENERAL) -

Eternal Sleep, Oblivion, Imagination



POPPY (RED) -

Pleasure



POPPY (WHITE) -

Consolation



POPPY (YELLOW) -

Wealth, Success



PRIMROSE -

I Can't Live Without You



PRIMROSE (EVENING) -

Inconstancy



ROSE (BRIDAL) -

Happy Love



ROSE (DARK CRIMSON) -

Mourning



ROSE (HIBISCUS) -

Delicate Beauty



ROSE (LEAF) -

You May Hope



ROSE (PINK) -

Perfect Happiness, Please Believe Me



ROSE (RED) -

Love, I Love You



ROSE (TEA) -

I'll Remember Always



ROSE (THORNLESS) -

Love at First Sight



ROSE (WHITE) -

Innocence and Purity, I am Worthy of You, You're Heavenly, Secrecy and Silence



ROSE (WHITE AND RED MIXED) -

Unity, Flower Emblem of England



ROSE (WHITE-DRIED) -

Death is Preferable to Loss of Virtue



ROSE (YELLOW) -

Decrease of Love, Jealousy, Try to Care



ROSEBUD -

Beauty and Youth, A Heart Innocent of Love



ROSEBUD (RED) -

Pure and Lovely



ROSEBUD (WHITE) -

Girlhood



ROSEBUD (MOSS) -

Confessions of Love



ROSES (Bouquet of Mature Blooms) -

Gratitude



ROSES (Single Full Bloom) -

I Love You, I Still Love You



SMILAX -

Loveliness



SNAPDRAGON -

Deception, Gracious Lady



SPIDER FLOWER -

Elope with Me



STEPHANOTIS -

Happiness in Marriage, Desire to Travel



STOCK -

Bonds of Affection, Promptness, You'll Always Be Beautiful to Me



SUNFLOWER

Pride, Sunshine



SWEETPEA -

Good-bye, Departure, Blissful Pleasure, Thank You for a Lovely Time



TULIP (GENERAL) -

Perfect Lover, Frame, Flower Emblem of Holland



TULIP (RED) -

Believe Me, Declaration of Love



TULIP (VARIEGATED) -

Beautiful Eyes



TULIP (YELLOW) -

There's Sunshine in Your Smile



VIOLET -

Modesty



VIOLET (BLUE) -

Watchfulness, Faithfulness, I'll Always Be True



VIOLET (WHITE) -

Let's Take a Chance



VISCARIA

Dance With Me



WISTERIA

Welcome



ZINNIA (MAGENTA) -

Lasting Affection



ZINNIA (MIXED) -

Thinking (or In Memory) of an Absent Friend



ZINNIA (SCARLET) -

Constancy



ZINNIA (WHITE) -

Goodness



ZINNIA (YELLOW) -

Daily Remembrance

COMMENTS

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Requiem
23:03 Aug 21 2010

So, conceivably, two people could have an entire conversation over the course of a day without saying a word ... just changing the flowers they wore or carried.



=) Neat.

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Jens
04:33 Aug 22 2010

Theoretically yes, Req. :) Would be interesting to try it, just need to find me a new wife. hehe

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This was to be an addendum to a previous entry, but seeing as I cannot find it, I will just put it here until I do find it. :)



Colour



Red: love. They can also carry connotations of respect, and a promise of courage for trials to be faced in the future.



Pink: admiration and love in its earliest stages. A very pale pink, particularly in a carnation, can mean sympathy, whereas the darker shades tend to imply gracefulness and the admission that one has ‘fallen in love.’



Yellow: joy. They can also mean a generally happy, excitable person who is well-loved, although some books record this rose as a rose of unsteady affections.



White: innocence. They are also associated with humility, awe of the lover, a respect for the purity of the lover and is also a rose of secrecy and silently recognised affection (they could therefore be used as anonymous deliveries to an office or workplace).



Orange: enthusiasm and lust for life. An energetic or eccentric lover would probably appreciate the vibrant colours, as this is the sort of personality denoted by the shade.



Dark red or burgundy: passion and recognition of intensity and beauty.



Personal Attachments

Some flowers that should not be given to a lover unless there is a personal attachment to the species:



Begonia: ‘Be careful of my affections’



Purple Carnation: Capriciousness



Striped Carnation: a refusal of a lover’s attentions



Yellow Carnation: rejection



Cyclamen: goodbye forever



Geranium: ‘I am making a mistake’



Hydrangea: heartlessness



Larkspur (pink): fickleness



Lotus: an estranged lover



Marigold: Jealousy, grief



Snapdragon: an admission of deceit



Size and Number of Roses



Rosebuds are generally given to younger, or more innocent lovers. They can also be used as the first confession of love, although white rosebuds indicate an affection that the suitor cannot declare openly because the lover is too young or innocent.



A single rose indicates the simple message ‘I love you.’



A bunch of roses represents gratitude or great admiration for the recipient.



Two roses with their stems twisted together suggest engagement; this symbol was sometimes used as a subtle hint before a proposal of marriage.



A thornless rose indicates love at first sight.

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