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Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Want to give flowers? Excellent idea ! It is a delicate attention that always pleases!

But before you rush to your favorite florist, know that all flowers have a meaning with their own symbolic language.

Depending on the message (love, joy, sadness…) that you want to convey, you will not choose the same flowers.

Did you know, for example, that yellow roses refer to infidelity? Oops... And that giving 12 red roses is a marriage proposal ?

So why not compose your bouquet of flowers according to what you want to say, as if you were writing a letter? To compose your message, discover the subtle language that flowers speak!

You can print our guide below in PDF by clicking here or discover the list of flowers below.

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

A

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Acacia: security, discretion.
Yellow anemone: waiting.
Red and yellow anemone: hope, perseverance.
Arum: carnal desire.
Hawthorn: hope.
Azalea: joy of loving.

B

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Begonia: confidence in the future.
Beautiful day: excessive coquetry.
Wheat: wealth, abundance.
Blueberry: timidity.
Button: joy.
Heath: strength, robustness.

C

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

White camellia: love disappointment.
Red Camellia: everlasting love.
Pink camellia: admiration.
Yellow nasturtium: reproach in the face of indifference.
Brown nasturtium: unreachable love.
Purple Nasturtium: lost love.
Blue Thistle: power, protection.
Honeysuckle: deep friendship, love.
Chrysanthemum: eternity.
Clematis: desire.
Colchium: jealousy.
Poppy: fragile, transient ardor.
Hello: delay.
Cockscomb: impatience.
Crocus: joy, gladness.
Cyclamen: hidden pleasure.

D

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Dahlia: acknowledgement.
Purple Foxglove: work and absence.
Red digital: ardor.

E

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Eglantine: fleeting happiness.

F

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Freesia: Grace.
Fuchsia: unwavering love.

G

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Gardenia: sincerity.
Genet: constancy.
Geranium: love.
Wallflower: loyalty.
Gladiolus: success or appointment.
Glycine: tenderness.

H

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Hydrangea: whim.

I

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Iris: tenderness.

J

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Hyacinth: joy and luck in love.
Jasmine: voluptuousness.
Daffodil: desire, affection.

L

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Lavender: tenderness, respect.
Ivy: eternal fidelity, marriage.
White lilac: love birth.
Purple lilac: ardent love.
Lotus: eloquence.
Lupin: imagination.
Lily: purity, chastity.

M

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Marguerite: simplicity.
Mimosa: security, discretion.
Thrush: happiness, coquetry.

N

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Narcissus: selfishness.
Water lily: coldness.

O

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

White carnation: deep friendship.
Poet's Carnation: ardor, talent, grace.
French marigold: separation.
Red or pink carnation: ardor.
Orchid: seduction, sensuality.

P

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Daisy: innocent beauty, aspiration.
Poppy: frivolity.
Thought: thoughts!
Petunia: obstacle.
White peony: take care of yourself.
Pink or red peony: sincerity.
Sweet peas: charm, elegance.
Primrose: first love.

R

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Queen Daisy: esteem, trust.
Buttercups: reproaches.
Rhododendron: danger.
White rose: pure love.
Blue rose: mystery, idealism.
Yellow rose: idealism.
Lavender pink: Thunderbolt.
Yellow rose: infidelity.
Lavender pink: Thunderbolt.
Pink Rose: sincere love.
Red rose: passion. Twelve red roses mean a marriage proposal!
Red and white rose: union.

S

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Syringa: memory.
Worry: grief.

T

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Sunflower: health or fidelity in love.
Pink Clover: uncertainty.
Tulip: declaration of love.

V

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Verbena: marriage proposal.
Veronica: loyalty.
Violet: hidden love.
Volubilis: dedication.

Z

Each Flower has a Meaning. This is the Flower Language Guide.

Zinnia: inconstancy.

Result

There you go, now you know the secret language of flowers :-)

Now all that remains is to offer your bouquet and ask the person who receives the bouquet to decipher it.

And if she doesn't know the meaning, send her this guide!

Do you know of any other flowers that have other meanings? Tell us everything in comments. We can't wait to read you!