Flower Meanings Guide

Here's a (A-Z) guide to flower meanings...

See also our "Flower Availability Guide (A-Z)"
"Flowers and Birthstones Guide"
and our "Flower Availability Guide (Monthly)"
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ARUM LILY
  • Botanical name: Arum lily (Araceae.fam)
  • Colours: White
  • Season availability: May, Aug-Nov
  • Flower Meaning: Purity

ALLIUM
  • Botanical name: Allium (Liliaceae.fam)
  • Colours: Lilac, white, purple, Rose pink.
  • Season availability: Oct-Jan
  • Flower Meaning: Unity, Patience

ALSTROMERIA
  • Botanical name: Alstromeria, Peruvian lily
  • Colours: two-toned White, pink, green, red, yellow, orange
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Wealth, prosperity, good fortune

AMARYLLIS
  • Botanical name: Amaryllis, belladonna lily, naked ladies
  • Colours: Pink, red
  • Season availability: Sept-Nov
  • Flower Meaning: Pastoral, poetry, pride, splendid beauty

ANEMONE
  • Botanical name: Anemone (Ranunculaceae.fam)
  • Colours: White, pink, purple, red
  • Season availability: Sept-Nov
  • Flower Meaning: Anticipation, love forsaken

ANTHURIUM
  • Botanical name: Anthurium (Araceae.fam)
  • Colours: White, salmon, pink, lime green, red, pink/green
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Warmth, hospitality, known as the 'heart of Hawaii'

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BELLS OF IRELAND (MOLLUCA BALM)
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours:
  • Flower Meaning: Good luck

BLUEBELL
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours:
  • Flower Meaning: Everlasting love

BIRD OF PARADISE
  • Botanical name: Bird of Paradise (Stelitzia reginae)
  • Colours: Orange/ purple
  • Season availability: Feb-Oct
  • Flower Meaning: Freedom, joyfulness

BOUVARDIA
  • Botanical name: Bouvardia (Rubiaceae.fam)
  • Colours: Red, white, pink
  • Season availability: Nov-Jul
  • Flower Meaning: Enthusiasm

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CALLA LILY
  • Botanical name: Calla lily (Zantedeschia species)
  • Colours: Purple, pink, red, orange, yellow
  • Season availability: Oct-Jan
  • Flower Meaning: Elegance and beauty

CACTUS
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours:
  • Season availability: All Year
  • Flower Meaning: Endurance

CAMILLIA
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours:
  • Flower Meaning: Perfection, gratitude

CASABLANCA ORIENTAL LILLIES (WHITE)
  • Botanical name:
  • Colour: White
  • Flower Meaning: Purity, majesty, virginity

CHRYSANTHEMUM
  • Botanical name: Chrysanthemum (Asteraceae.fam)
  • Colours: Pink, white, red, green,yellow, lilac, orange
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Cheerfulness

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DAFFODIL
  • Botanical name: Daffodil, Narcissus
  • Colours: yellow
  • Season availability: Jun-Sept
  • Flower Meaning: You're the only one, the sun shines when I'm with you

DAHLIA
  • Botanical name: Dahlia (Asteraceae.fam)
  • Colours: Red, deep red, yellow, white, pink, peach
  • Season availability: Nov-May
  • Flower Meaning: Elegance, dignity, good taste. Always yours

DAISY
  • Botanical name: Daisy, Chrysanthemum (Asteraceae.fam)
  • Colours: Yellow/white
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Innocence, loyal love, purity, gentleness, romance

DELPHINIUM
  • Botanical name: Delphinium (Ranunculaceae.fam)
  • Colours: Blue, white, purple
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Heaven, flight of fancy

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FORGET-ME-NOT
  • Botanical name: Forget-me-not, Myosotis
  • Colours: Blue
  • Season availability: Jan, Jul-Sept
  • Flower Meaning: True love, memories, faithful love

FREESIA
  • Botanical name: Freesia (Iridaceae.fam)
  • Colours: White, pink, red, lemon, mauve, purple, yellow
  • Season availability: Jan-Oct
  • Flower Meaning: Innocence, trust

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GARDENIA
  • Botanical name: Gardenia (Rubraceae.fam)
  • Colours: White
  • Season availability: Jan, Jun-Aug
  • Flower Meaning: Your lovely, secret love, sweet love

GLADIOLUS
  • Botanical name: Gladiolus (Iridaceae.fam)
  • Colours: White, purple, green, pink, yellow,red orange, liliac, lemon
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Sincerity, generosity, natural grace

GLOXINIA
  • Botanical name: Gloxinia (Gesneriaceae.fam)
  • Colours: Pink, purple
  • Season availability: Summer (Southern Hemisphere)
  • Flower Meaning: Love at first sight

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HEATHER (ERICA)
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours:
  • Flower Meanings:

    MAUVE:  Admiration, solitude
    WHITE:  Wishes will come true

HIBISCUS
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours:
  • Flower Meaning: Delicate beauty

HOLLY
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours:
  • Flower Meaning: Domestic happiness

HYACINTH
  • Botanical name: Hyacinth (Liliaceae.fam.)
  • Colours: White, pink, hot pink, purple, lilac
  • Season availability: April-Oct
  • Flower Meanings:

    BLUE:  Constancy
    PURPLE:  Please forgive me
    PINK:  Play
    WHITE:  Loveliness

HYDRANGEA
  • Botanical name: Hydrangea (Hydrangeaceae.fam.)
  • Colours: Green, pink, purple, blue
  • Season availability: Nov-April
  • Flower Meaning: Devotion

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IRIS
  • Botanical name: Iris (Iridaceae.fam)
  • Colours: Purple, white, yellow
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Faith, hope, wisdom

IVY
  • Botanical name:
  • Colour: Green
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Wedded love, fidelity, affection

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JASMINE
  • Botanical name: Jasmine (Oleaceae.fam)
  • Colours: White /pink
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Grace, elegance

JONQUIL
  • Botanical name: Jonquil (Narcissus species)
  • Colours: White, lemon
  • Season availability: Jun-Sept
  • Flower Meaning: Desire, love me, stay as sweet as you are.

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LARKSPUR
  • Botanical name: Larkspur(Consolda species)
  • Colours: Pink, white, purple, lilac
  • Season availability: Oct-Feb
  • Flower Meaning: Lightness, haughtiness, levity, ardent attachment, swiftness

LILAC
  • Botanical name: Lilac(Syringa vulgaris)
  • Colours: Purple, lilac
  • Season availability: October
  • Flower Meanings:

    PURPLE:  First emotion of love
    WHITE:  Purity, majesty, virginity, youthful innocence

LILY OF THE VALLEY
  • Botanical name: Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)
  • Colours: White
  • Season availability: October
  • Flower Meaning: Simplicity, sweetness, happiness

LISIANTHUS
  • Botanical name: Lisianthus(Eustoma species)
  • Colours: White, soft pink, purple Lilac, white with purple tip
  • Season availability: All Year
  • Flower Meaning: Flamboyant, showy

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MAGNOLIA
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours: Green
  • Season availability:
  • Flower Meaning: Love of nature, dignity

MOSS
  • Botanical name:
  • Colour: Green
  • Season availability: All Year
  • Flower Meaning: Maternal love, charity

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ORCHID
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours: White, yellow, pink, soft pink, purple, red, white/ pink, white/yellow, etc
  • Season availability: All Year
  • Flower Meaning: Ecstasy, Rare beauty, flower of magnificence, love

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PANSY
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours: White, purple, blue, yellow
  • Season availability:
  • Flower Meaning: Thoughtful reflection, merriment

PEONY
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours: White, hot pink, soft pink
  • Season availability:
  • Flower Meaning: Happy marriage, prosperity

POINSETTIA
  • Botanical name: Poinsetta( Euphorbia species)
  • Colours: Red
  • Season availability: Summer (Southern Hemisphere)
  • Flower Meaning: Good cheer

POPPY
  • Botanical name: Poppy(Papaver species)
  • Colours: Red, orange, yellow, pink, white
  • Season availability: June-Sept
  • Flower Meaning: Enternal sleep, imagination

PRIMROSE
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours:
  • Season availability: Spring (Southern Hemisphere)
  • Flower Meaning: I can't live without you

PALM LEAVES
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours: Green
  • Season availability: All Year
  • Flower Meaning: Victory, success

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QUEEN ANNE'S LACE
  • Botanical name: Queen Annes Lace (Gilia Capitata)
  • Colours: White
  • Season availability: Oct-Jan
  • Flower Meaning: Heaven

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RANUNCULUS
  • Botanical name: Ranunculus
  • Colours: White, soft pink, hot pink, orange, red, yellow
  • Season availability: Spring (Southern Hemisphere)
  • Flower Meaning: You are radiant with charms

ROSE
  • Botanical name: Rose (Rosa hybrida)
  • Colours: white, lilac, red, orange, peach, cream, yellow, lemon, soft pink, hot pink, purple, varieties of two-toned colours and more....
  • Season availability: All Year
  • Flower Meaning: True love, female beauty, I love you
    LONG STEMMED:  I will remember you always
    SHORT STEMMED:  Sweetheart, youth
    PINK:  Grace, perfect happiness
    DEEP PINK:  Thank you for your love
    LIGHT PINK:  Admiration
    RED:  Passionate love, desire, I love you
    RED & WHITE:  Unity
    WHITE:  Innocence, purity, heavenly, charm
    YELLOW:  Friendship, joy and happiness
    PEACH/CORAL:  Enthusiasm, desire
    ORANGE:  Enthusiasm, desire

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SNAPDRAGON
  • Botanical name: Snapdragon(Antirrhinum)
  • Colours: Many (most common: White, pink, purple)
  • Season availability: Nov-Sept
  • Flower Meaning: Presumption, gracious lady

STATICE
  • Botanical name: Statice(Limonium species)
  • Colours: White, purple, pink
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Sympathy, rememberance

STEPHANOTIS
  • Botanical name: Stepanotis(Stephanotis species)
  • Colours: White
  • Season availability: Dec-Feb
  • Flower Meaning: Happiness in marriage, desire to travel, pure bliss, come to me

STOCK
  • Botanical name: Stock (Mattiola incana)
  • Colours: White, purple, pink
  • Season availability: March-Nov
  • Flower Meaning: Lasting beauty, bonds of affection, you'll always be beautiful to me

SUNFLOWER
  • Botanical name: Sunflower(Helianthus species)
  • Colours: Yellow
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Adoration, pure thoughts, sunshine

SWEET PEA
  • Botanical name: Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
  • Colours: White, soft pink, hot pink, purple, lilac
  • Season availability: June-Jan
  • Flower Meaning: Blissful, thank you for a lovely time, delicate pleasure

SWEET WILLIAM
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours: White, soft pink, hot pink, purple, red, etc
  • Season availability:
  • Flower Meaning: Grant me one smile

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TIGER LILY
  • Botanical name: Tiger lily, Asiatic lily (Lilium species)
  • Colours: White, pink, orange, yellow, peach, red
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Wealth, pride, prosperity

TULIP
  • Botanical name: Tulip, parrot tulip (tulipa species)
  • Colours: White, green, red, pink, purple, orange, yellow & more....
  • Season availability: Feb-Nov
  • Flower Meaning: Perfect lover, fame, passion. Flower emblem of Holland
  • RED:  Declaration of love
  • YELLOW:  There is sunshine in your smile, hopeless love
  • VARIEGATED:  Beautiful eyes

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VIOLET
  • Botanical name: Violet (Viola species)
  • Colours: Purple, white, pink
  • Season availability: All year
  • Flower Meaning: Faithfulness, modesty, virtue

    BLUE:  I'll always be true, watchfulness
    WHITE:  Let's take a chance on happiness

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WATER LILY
  • Botanical name: Water lily (Nymphaea)
  • Colours: Pink, Yellow, Lilac, Purple
  • Season availability: Oct-March
  • Flower Meaning: Purity of heart

WISTERIA
  • Botanical name:
  • Colours: Lilac, white, pink, blue
  • Season availability:
  • Flower Meaning: Welcome, eternity, immortality

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