Acacia - Secret love; chaste love; beauty in retirement; elegance; friendship; hope
Acanthus - Art or artistic; the fine arts; artifice
Achillea millefolia - War
Aconite (Wolf's Bane) - Misanthropy
Acorn - Nordic symbol of life and immortality
Agapanthus - Love letters; love
Agnus castus - Coldness; indifference
Alium - strength
Allspice - Compassion
Almond Blossom - Hope; lover's charm
Aloe - Grief
Alstroemeria - Devotion; friendship
Alyssum - Worth beyond beauty
Ambrosia - Love is reciprocated
Amaranth - Fidelity
Amaranth, Globe - Unchangeable; immortality; unchanging love
Amaryllis - Pride; Timidity; splendid beauty
Anemone - Unfading love; truth; sincerity; anticipation; forsaken; fading hope
Angelica - Inspiration
Aniseed - Restoration of youth
Anthurium - lover
Apple blossom - Preference; good fortune
Arbor Vitae - True friendship
Arbutus - Thee only do I love
Artemisia – Dignity
Asparagus Fern - Fascination
Asphodel - My regrets follow you to the grave
Aster – Variety; elegance; daintiness; This purple wildflower was once burned by the ancients because they believed the resulting smoke would drive away evil. It was named for the Latin word for "star." Also known as the birth flower for September.
Astilbe – I’ll still be waiting
Azalea - Take care of yourself for me; first love; fragile passion; temperance; Chinese symbol of womanhood

Bachelor's Buttons - Celibacy; single blessedness; hope in love
Baby's Breath - Everlasting love; happiness; pure in heart; innocence
Balsam – Ardent love
Basil - Best Wishes; love; hatred
Bay Leaf - Strength; I change but in death
Bear's Breeches - Art or artistic; the fine arts; artifice
Begonia - Beware
Betony - Surprise
Bells Of Ireland - Good luck
Bilberry - Treachery
Bird Of Paradise - Magnificence
Bittersweet - Truth
Bluebell - Humility; constancy
Borage - Courage; bluntness
Bouquet of withered flowers - Rejected love
Bouvardia - Enthusiasm
Broom - Humility; neatness
Bulrush - Indiscretion; docility
Burnet - A merry heart
Buttercup - Cheerfulness; ingratitude; childishness; desire for riches

Cactus - Endurance; warmth; grandeur
Calendula - Grief; jealousy. Also the birth flower for October. Mix with poppies and it means ‘I will ease your grief’
Calla Lily - Magnificent beauty. Associated with the sixth wedding anniversary.
Camellia - Admiration; perfection; good luck gift to a man; loveliness
Camellia (Pink) - Longing for you
Camellia (Red) - You're a flame in my heart
Camellia (White) - You're adorable
Camomile - Energy in adversity
Candytuft - Indifference
Carnation - Fascination; distinction; divine love; bonds of affection; health and energy; alas for my poor heart. Also the birth flower for January.
Carnation (pink) - A woman's love; I'll never forget you; mother's love.
Carnation (purple) - Capriciousness; whimsical; changeable
Carnation (red) - Alas for my poor heart; admiration; my heart aches for you; fascination.
Carnation (solid colour) -Yes
Carnation (striped)- No; refusal; sorry I can't be with you; wish I could be with you
Carnation (white) - Innocence; faithfulness; sweet and lovely; pure love; ardent love; good luck. These lovely flowers have lasting qualities, and are often handed out on Mother's Day to symbolize the purity and strength of motherhood. They were handed out at the first Mother's Day service in 1908.
Carnation (yellow) - You have disappointed me; Rejection; disdain
Cattail - Peace; prosperity
Cedar - I live for thee; think of me
Celandine - Joys to come
Chamomile - Patience ; attracts wealth
Chysanthemum (in general) - Cheerfulness; You're a wonderful friend; optimism; rest; truth. Considered to be a noble flower in Asian culture, mums are used as an object of meditation per a suggestion by Confucius. Also the birth flower for November.
Chysanthemum (red) - I love
Chysanthemum (white) – Truth; loyal love.
Chysanthemum (yellow) -Slighted love
Cinnamon - My fortune is yours
Clematis - Clever; intellectual. Associated with the eighth wedding anniversary.
Clover (four-leaf) - Good luck; be mine
Columbine - Folly
Coreopsis - Always cheerful
Corn - Riches
Cornflower - Delicacy; refinement
Coriander – Lust
Cosmos - Modesty. Associated with the 2nd wedding anniversary.
Cowslip - Pensiveness; winning grace
Coxcomb - Foppery
Crocus - Cheerfulness; abuse not; joy
Crown Imperial - Majesty; power
Cyclamen - Resignation and goodbye; diffidence

Daffodil - Regard; rebirth; new beginnings; unrequited love; you're the only one; chivalry. Associated with the tenth wedding anniversary. Also the birth flower for March.
Daffodil, single – misfortune
Daffodil, several – joy; happiness.
Dahlia - Good taste; instability. Associated with the fourteenth wedding anniversary.
Daisy - Innocence; loyal love; purity; faith; cheer; simplicity. Associated with the fifth wedding anniversary.
Dandelion - Wishes come true; faithfulness; happiness; rustic oracle
Daphne odora - Painting the lily
Day Lily - Coquetry; Chinese emblem for mother. Associated with the twentieth wedding anniversary.
Delphinium – Big hearted; fun; airy
Dogwood – Durability

Ebony – blackness.
Edelweiss - Daring; noble courage
Eglantine - Poetry; I wound to heal
Elder - Zealousness
Elm - Dignity
Eremurus - Endurance
Eucalyptus - Protection
Eupatorium – Delay

Fennel - Worthy of all praise; strength
Fern - Sincerity
Fern (Magic) - Fascination; confidence and shelter
Fern (Maidenhair) - Secret bond of love
Feverfew - Protection
Fig - Argument
Fir - Time
Flax - Domestic symbol; fate; I feel your kindness
Flytrap - Deceit
Forget-me-not - True love; memories; remembrance; forget me not
Forsythia – Anticipation
Four-leaf Clover - good luck; be mine
Foxglove - Insincerity
Freesia – Innocence; thoughtfulness
Fuchsia - Good taste. Associated with the third wedding anniversary
Fuller's Teasel – Misanthropy

Gardenia - You're lovely; secret love; sweet love; refinement; joy
Garland of roses - Reward of virtue
Garlic - Courage; strength
Geranium (Oak leafed) - Friendship
Geranium (Rose) - Preference
Geranium (Scented) - Preference; melancholy; stupidity; folly. Associated with the fourth wedding anniversary.
Gillyflower - Bonds of affection
Ginger - Strength
Gladiolus - Love at first sight; ready-armed; strength of character; generosity; remembrance; infatuation; splendid beauty; give me a break; I'm really sincere; flower of the Gladiators; admiration; tells recipients that they pierce the heart like a sword. Because the gladiolus has blade-shaped leaves, the name comes from the Latin word gladius which means sword. Also the birth flower for August.
Gloxinia - Love at first sight
Golden Rod - Precaution
Grass - Submission; utility
Guelder Rose - Winter; age

Harebell - Submission; grief
Hawthorn - Hope
Hazel - Reconciliation
Heather (lavender) - Admiration; solitude; beauty
Heather (pink) - Good luck
Heather (white) - Protection; wishes will come true; good luck
Helenium - Tears
Heliotrope - Devotion; eternal love; faithfulness
Hemlock - You will be my death
Hibiscus - Delicate beauty
Holly - Good will; defence; domestic happiness; foresight; enchantment
Hollyhock - Female ambition; fecundity; fruitfulness. Associated with the thirteenth wedding anniversary.
Honesty - Honesty; fascination
Honeysuckle - Generous and devoted affection; sweetness of disposition; bonds of love.
Hop - Injustice
Huckleberry – Simple pleasure
Hyacinth (general) - Rashness; sport; play; games; sorrow; flower dedicated to Apollo
Hyacinth (blue) - Constancy
Hyacinth ( purple) - I'm 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; vanity
Hyssop - Wards away evil spirits; cleanliness

Ice plant - Your looks freeze me
Iris - Faith; hope; wisdom and valour; my compliments; eloquence; message; your friendship means so much. Associated with the twenty-fifth wedding anniversary
Iris (Blue) – Faith; hope
Iris (Purple) – Wisdom; compliments
Iris (Yellow) – Passion
Iris (White) - Purity
Ivy - Fidelity; wedded love; friendship; affection; marriage
Ixia – Happiness

Jack-in-the-Pulpit – Associated with the seventh wedding anniversary
Jasmine - Amiability; wealth; grace and elegance; I attach myself to you; sensuality
Jasmine (Spanish) – Sensuality
Jasmine (Yellow) – Grace; elegance
Jonquil - Love me; affection returned; desire; sympathy
Judas Tree - Unbelief; betrayal
Juniper - Protection; succour

Kingcup - Desire for riches

Laburnum - Forsaken; pensive beauty
Lady Slipper – Capricious beauty
Larkspur - Fickleness; levity; ardent attachment; lightness. Also the birth flower for July.
Larkspur (pink) – Fickleness
Larkspur (Purple) – First love
Laurel (mountain) - Ambition; glory
Lavender - Devotion; distrust
Leatherleaf Fern - Fascination
Lemon - Zest
Lemon Balm - Brings love
Lemon verbena - Attracts opposite sex
Lilac - First love; youthful; humility; confidence
Lily (general) – Purity; Majesty; wealth; pride; innocence
Lily (calla) - Beauty
Lily (day) - Coquetry
Lily (eucharis) - Maidenly charms
Lily (orange) – Flame; I burn for you
Lily (tiger) - Wealth; pride
Lily (white) - Virginity; purity; majesty; it's heavenly to be with you; modesty. The white lily is linked to Juno, the queen of the gods in Roman mythology, by the story that while nursing her son Hercules, some excess milk fell from the sky creating the group of stars we call the Milky Way, and lilies were created from what milk fell to the earth. The Easter lily is also known as the symbol of the Virgin Mary.
Lily (yellow) - I'm walking on air; false and gay
Lily of the valley - sweetness; return to happiness; humility; perfect; purity of heart; tears of the Virgin Mary; you've made my life complete. The legend of the lily of the valley is that it sprang from Eve's tears when she was kicked out of the Garden of Eden. It is also believed that this flower protects gardens from evil spirits. Also known as the flower of May.
Lobelia – Malevolence
Lotus Blossom – Estranged love
Love-in-a-mist - Perplexity
Love-lies-bleeding - Hopeless; not heartless
Lupin - Voraciousness; admiration

Magnolia - Sweetness; beauty; love of nature; nobility; dignity; splendid beauty
Marigold - Comforts the heart; grief; cruelty; jealousy; sacred affection. The marigold was called Mary's Gold by early Christians who placed garlands of marigolds by statues of the Virgin Mary.
Marjoram (sweet) - Joy and happiness; blushes
Meadowsweet - Uselessness
Michaelmas Daisy - Afterthought; farewell
Mignionette - Your qualities surpass your charms
Mimosa - Sensitivity
Mint - Protection from illness; warmth of feeling; virtue
Mistletoe - Kiss me; affection; I surmount difficulties; sacred plant of India; magic plant of the Druids
Monkshood - Beware; a deadly foe is near; chivalry
Morning Glory – Affectation; Loves you. Associated with the eleventh wedding anniversary.
Moss - Maternal love; charity
Myrrh - Gladness
Myrtle - Love; love in absence; remembrance; Hebrew emblem of marriage
Myrtle (wax) - Discipline; instruction

Narcissus - Egotism; formality; stay as sweet as you are; you love yourself too well; self-esteem; conceit; self love; self admiration. Also known as the birth flower for December.
Nasturtium - Conquest; victory in battle; maternal love; charity; patriotism. Associated with the fortieth wedding anniversary.
Nightshade – Truth

Oak leaves - Bravery
Oleander - Caution; beware
Olive Branch - Peace
Orange - Generosity
Orange Blossom - Wisdom; purity; eternal love; your purity equals your loveliness; innocence; marriage; fertility
Orange (mock) - Deceit
Orchid - Love; rare beauty; refinement; you flatter me; beautiful lady; Chinese symbol for many children; mature charm; beauty; long life. Associated with twenty-eighth wedding anniversary.
Orchid (Cattleya) - Mature charm

Palm leaves - Victory and success
Pansy - Thoughts; love; recipient is being thought about. The flower's name comes from the French word pensée which means thought or remembrance. Associated with the first wedding anniversary.
Paperwhite - Aphrodisiac due to its intoxicating scent. It is also the national flower of Wales because it often blooms on March 1st which is St. David's feast day, Wales' patron saint.
Parsley - Festivities
Pasque Flower - You have no claims
Peach blossom - Longevity; I am your captive
Peony - Shame; bashfulness; anger; indignation; happy life; happy marriage; good health; prosperity. Associated with the twelfth wedding anniversary.
Peppermint - Warmth of feelings; cordiality
Periwinkle (blue) - Early friendship
Periwinkle (white) - Pleasures of memory
Persicaria - Restoration
Petunia - Resentment; anger; your presence soothes me; never despairing
Phlox - Agreement; unanimity; sweet dreams
Pine - Hope; pity
Pink - Boldness
Poinsettia - Be of good cheer
Polyanthus - Pride of riches
Poppy (general) - Eternal sleep; oblivion; imagination; extravagance. Associated with ninth wedding anniversary.
Poppy (red) -Pleasure; fantastic extravagance; consolation
Poppy (white) - Consolation; sleep; rest
Poppy( yellow) - Wealth; success
Prickly Pear - Satire
Primrose - I can't live without you; early youth; young love
Primrose (evening) – Inconstancy; happy love

Quaking Grass - Agitation
Queen Anne's Lace – Fantasy; haven
Quince – Temptation

Ranunculus - You are radiant with charms
Rhododendron – Danger; caution
Rocket – Rivalry
Rose (General) - Love, passion, perfection. The rose was named for the Latin word rosa which means red. It has been a symbol of love since ancient times. Associated with the fifthteenth wedding anniversary. It is also known as the birth flower of June.
Rose (black/dark crimson) – Death; mourning
Rose (Burgundy) – Beauty within; un-self-conscious beauty.
Rose (Coral) – Desire
Rose (Hibiscus) – Delicate beauty
Rose (Lavender) - Love at first sight, enchantment
Rose (Leaf) – You may hope
Rose ( Moss) - Confessions of love.
Rose (Orange) – Fascination; display feeling of enthusiasm
Rose (Peach) – Desire; gratitude; appreciation; admiration; sympathy; modesty
Rose (Pink) – Thankfulness; perfect happiness; please believe me; gladness; joy; gratitude; admiration; gentility.
Rose (red) - Love; I love you; passion; respect; courage; beauty; pure and lovely; prosperity.
Rose (red and white) - Together; unity; flower emblem of England
Rose (white) - Eternal Love; innocence; heavenly; secrecy and silence Innocence, purity, secrecy, I am worthy of you, silence, friendship, truth, virtue, girlhood, humility spiritual love, but of the soul, reverence, charm, happy love.
Rose (White dried) - Death is preferable to loss of virtue.
Rose (yellow) - Friendship; jealousy; try to care; joy; true love, decrease of love; freedom; slighted love; shows "I care"; gladness.
Rose (single, full bloom) - I love you; I still love you
Rose (Yellow and red) – Happiness; congratulations
Rose (Yellow and orange) – Passionate thoughts
Rose (thornless) - Love at first sight
Rose bud - Beauty and youth; a heart innocent of love; pure and lovely
Rose bud (red) - Pure and lovely
Rose bud (white) - Girlhood
Rosebud (moss) - Confessions of love
Roses (bouquet of full bloom) - Gratitude
Roses (garland or crown of) - Beware of virtue; reward of merit; crown ; symbol of superior merit
Roses (musk cluster) - Charming
Rose (tea) - I'll always remember
Rose (cabbage) - Ambassador of love
Rose (Christmas) - Tranquilize my anxiety; anxiety
Rose (damask) - Brilliant complexion
Rose (dark crimson) - Mourning
Rose (hibiscus) - Delicate beauty
Rose leaf - You may hope
Rosemary - Remembrance; commitment; fidelity; purity; rebirth
Rudbeckia - Justice
Rue – Disdain

Saffron - Beware of excess
Sage - Wisdom; long life; domestic virtue
Salal - Zest
Salvia (blue) - I think of you
Scabious - Unfortunate love
Shamrock - Lightheartedness
Smilax - Loveliness
Snapdragon - No; deception; gracious lady; presumption
Snowdrop - Hope
Spearmint - Warmth of sentiment
Spiderflower - Elope with me
Spindle Tree - Your charms are engraved on my heart
Star of Bethlehem - Atonement; purity
Statice - Lasting beauty; sympathy; remembrance; success
Stephanotis - Happiness in marriage; desire to travel; come to me
Stock - Lasting beauty; promptness; bonds of affection; you'll always be beautiful to me.
Strawberry - Perfect goodness
Sunflower - Loyalty; haughtiness; you are splendid
Sweet Basil - Good luck
Sweet pea - Goodbye; departure; blissful pleasure; Thank you for a lovely time; lasting pleasure; I think of you. Supposedly this delicate flower was named by the poet John Keats. Associated with the thirtieth wedding anniversary. Also known as the birth flower of April.
Sweet William - Grant me one smile; perfection; gallantry; finesse
Syringa – Memory

Tamarisk - Crime
Thrift - Sympathy
Thyme - Strength and courage; activity
Tuberose - Dangerous pleasure
Tulip(general) - Fame; charity; declaration of love; perfect lover; flower emblem of Holland
Tulip(red) - Believe me; declaration of love; fame
Tulip(variegated) - Beautiful eyes
Tulip(yellow) - Hopeless love; there’s sunshine in your smile

Valerian - An accommodating disposition
Vernal Grass - Poor but happy
Veronica - Fidelity
Violet - Modesty; faithfulness; innocence; understated beauty. Worn by the ancient Greeks to induce sleep and to calm tempers. Associated with the fiftieth wedding anniversary. Also known as the birth flower of February.
Violet (blue) - Watchfulness; faithfulness; I'll always be true
Violet (Purple) – Thoughts of you; blue love
Violet (white) - Let's take a chance on happiness
Violet (Yellow) – Love of country
Viscaria - Will you dance with me?

Wallflower - Fidelity in adversity
Water Lily - Purity of heart
Weeping Willow – Mourning
Wheat - Friendliness
Wistaria - I cling to you
Woodruff - Sweet humility
Wormwood – Absence

Xeranthemum - Cheerfulness under adversity

Yarrow - Health; healing
Yew – Sorrow

Zinnia - Thoughts of friends; in memory of an absent friend
Zinnia (magenta) - Lasting affection
Zinnia (mixed) - Thinking of an absent friend
Zinnia (scarlet) - Constancy
Zinnia (white) - Goodness
Zinnia (yellow) - Daily remembrance