Meaning of flower and trees

Acacia - Chaste Love

Acacia (pink) - Elegance

Acacia (rose) - Friendship, platonic love

Acacia (yellow) - secret love

Acanthus - Artifice, the fine arts

Aloe - Religious superstition

Allspice - Compassion

Almond (flowering) - Hope

Almond tree - Indescretion

Alyssum (sweet) - Worth beyond beauty

Amaranth - Immortality

Amaranth (globe) - Unfading love

Amaryllis - Pride, splendid beauty, timidity

Ambrosia - Love returned

Amethyst - Admiration

Anemone - Expectation, sickness

Anemone (garden) - Forsaken

Angelica - Inspiration

Apple - Temptation

Apple blossom - preference

Ash tree - Grandeur

Ash (mountain) - Prudence

Aspen tree - Lamentation

Aster - Variety

Auricula - Importune me not

Auricula (scarlet) - Avarice

Azalea - Temperance; love; romance

Baby's breath posies - Gentleness, everylasting love

Bachelor's buttons - Single blessedness

Balm - Sympathy

Balm of Gilead - Cure

Balsam - Ardent love

Balsam (red) - Impatient yet resolved to win your love

Balsam (yellow) - Impatience

Barberry - Sharpness

Basil (common) - Hatred

Basil (sweet) - Good wishes

Bay leaf - Consistency, I change but in death

Bay tree - Glory

Bay wreath - Reward of merit

Beech tree - Prosperity

Begonia - Dark thoughts

Bell flower - Gratitude

Belladonna - Silence

Bindweed (Great) - Insinuation

Bindweed (Small) - Humility

Birch Tree - Gracefulness, meekness

Bittersweet - Truth

Bluebell - Constancy

Borage - Bluntness

Box Tree - Stoicism

Bramble - Envy, lowliness, remorse

Broom - Humility, neatness

Buttercup - Childishness, ingratitude

Cabbage - Gain

Camellia - Steadfast love

Camellia Japonica - Unpretending excellence

Camellia Japonica (white) - Perfected loveliness

Camomile - Energy in adversity

Campanula - Gratitude

Canary grass - Perseverence

Candytuft - Indifference

Canterbury Bell - Acknowledgement

Caraway - Betrayal

Cardinal flower - Distinction

Carnation - Fascination, burning love, woman's love

Carnation (red) - Alas, my poor heart

Carnation (striped) - Refusal

Carnation (yellow) - Distain

Cedar - Strength

Cedar leaf - I live for thee

Cedar of Lebanon - Incorruptible

Celadine - Joys to come

Cherry (white) - Deception

Cherry blossom - Spiritual beauty

Cherry tree - Education

Chervil (garden) - Sincerity

Chestnut tree (sweet) - Do me justice

Chickweed - Rendezvous

Chives - Usefulness

Chrysanthemum (red) - I love

Chrysanthemum (white) - Truth

Chrysanthemum (yellow) - Slighted love

Cinquefoil - Maternal affection

Clematis - Mental beauty

Clematis (evergreen) - Poverty

Clover (four-leaved) - Be mine

Clover (white) - Think of me

Cloves - Dignity

Cockscomb - Singularity

Coltsfoot - Justice shall be done to you

Columbine - Folly

Columbine (purple) - Resolution

Columbine (red) - Anxious; trembling

Convolvulus - Uncertainty; bonds

Convolvulus (Major) - Extinguished hopes

Convolvulus (Minor) - Night

Coriander - Concealed merit

Coreopsis - Always cheerful

Corn - Riches

Cornflower - Delicacy

Cowslip - Pensiveness, winning grace

Cowslip (American) - Divine beauty

Cranberry - Cure for headache

Crane's Bill - envy

Cress - Power

Crocus (spring) - youthful gladness

Currant - They frown will kill me

Currants (branch of) - You please all

Cyclamen - Diffidence

Cypress - Death, despair, melancholy, mourning

Daffodil - Regard

Daffodil (yellow) - Chivalry

Dahlia - Good taste, instability

Daisy - Innocence

Daisy (Michaelmas) - Afterthought)

Daisy (Ox-eye) - A token

Daisy (Parti-Colored) - Beauty

Daisy (red) - unconscious

Daisy (white) - Innocence

Dandelion - Love's oracle, rustic oracle

Dill - Good spirits

Dittany (white) - Passion

Dock - Patience

Dogsbane - Deceit

Dogwood - Durability

Eglantine - Poetry

Elder - Zealousness

Eupatorium - Delay

Everlasting pea - Appointed meeting

Fennel - Strength

Fern - Sincerity

Fern (flowering) - Reverie

Fig - Argument, longevity

Filbert - Reconciliation

Fir (Scotch) - Elevation

Flax - Fate, I feel your kindness

Fleur-de-Lis - Flame

Fleur-de-Luce - Fire

Flytrap - Deceit

Forget-Me-Not - True love; fond remembrance; forget-me-not

Foxglove - Insincerity; a wish

French honeysuckle - Rustic beauty

Fuchsia (scarlet) - Taste

Gardenia - A secret love

Gentian - You are unjust

Geranium - Expected meeting

Geranium (dark) - Melancholy

Geranium (ivy) - I engage you for the next dance

Geranium (lemon) - Unexpected meeting

Geranium (oak-leaved) - True friendship

Geranium (pencil-leaved) - Ingenuity

Geranium (rose-scented) - Preference

Geranium (scarlet) - comforting

Geranium (silver-leaved) - Recall

Geranium (wild) - Steadfast piety

Gillyflower - Lasting and/or unfading beauty; bonds of affection

Gladiola - Strong character

Gloxinia - A proud spirit

Golden rod - Precaution

Gooseberry - Anticipation

Gorse - Enduring affection

Gourd - Extent

Harebell - Grief

Hawthorne - Hope

Hazel - Reconciliation

Helenium - Tears

Heliotrope - Devotion; faithfulness

Hemlock - You will be my death

Hemp - Fate

Hibiscus - Delicate beauty

Holly - Am I forgotten?; foresight

Holly herb - Enchantment

Hollyhock - Ambition; fecundity

Hollyhock (white) - Female ambition

Honesty - Fascination; honesty

Honey flower - Sweet and secret love

Honeysuckle - Devoted affection

Honeysuckle (coral) - Color of my life and/or fate

Honeysuckle (french) - Rustic beauty

Honeysuckle (monthly) - I will not answer hastily

Honeysuckle (wild) - Inconstancy in love

Hop - Injustice

Hornbeam tree - Ornament

Hyacinth - Game, play

Hydrangea - Heartlessness; boastfulness

Hyssop - Cleanliness

Iceland Moss - Health

Ice Plant - Your looks will freeze me

Imperial (crown) - Majesty

Iris - Message for you; flame; my compliments

Iris (yellow) - Passion

Ivy - Fidelity; assiduous to please; marriage

Jacob's ladder - Come down

Jasmine (cape) - I am too happy; transport of joy

Jasmine (Indian) - Attachment

Jasmine (Spanish) - Sensuality

Jasmine (white) - Amiability

Jasmine (yellow) - Grace; elegance

Jonquil - Desiring a return of affection

Judas tree - Unbelief

Laburnum - Pensive beauty; forsaken

Lady's mantle - Fashion

Lady's slipper - Capricious beauty; win me and wear me

Lantana - Rigor

Larkspur - Lightness; levity

Larkspur (pink) - Fickleness

Larkspur (purple) - Haughtiness

Laurel - Glory

Laurel (mountain) - Ambition

Laurestina - Distrust

Lavender (sea) - Dauntlessness

Lemon - Zest

Lemon blossom - Discretion, fidelity in love

Lichen - Dejection

Lilac (field) - Humility

Lilac (purple) - Love's first emotion

Lilac (white) - Youthful innocence; modesty; purity

Lilac Polyanthus - Confidence

Lily (Arum) - Ardor

Lily (Imperial) - Majesty

Lily (white) - Sweetness; modesty; purity

Lily (yellow) - Falsehood; gaiety

Lily of the Valley - Return to happiness; Let's forgive and be happy again

Lime - Conjugal love

Liquorice - I declare against you

Lobelia - Malevolence

Lotus flower - Estranged love

Love-in-a-mist - Perplexity

Love-Lies-Bleeding - Hopeless but not heartless

Lucerne - Life

Lupine - Voraciousness, imagination

Maidenhair - Discretion

Magnolia - Love of nature

Magnolia (laurel-leaved) - Dignity

Magnolia (swamp) - perseverance

Maple - Reserve

Marigold - Grief; despair; melancholy

Marigold (African) - Vulgar-minded

Marigold (French)- Jealousy

Marigold (prophetic)- Prediction

Marjoram - Blushing

Meadowsweet - Uselessness

Mercury - Goodness

Mignonette - You qualities surpass your charms

Mimosa - Sensitiveness

Mint - Virtue; wisdom

Mistletoe - I surmount difficulties

Mock Orange - Counterfeit

Morning Glory - Affection

Moss - Maternal love

Mossy saxifrage - Affection

Motherwort - Concealed love

Mugwort - Happiness

Mulberry (black) - I will not survive you

Mulberry (white) - Wisdom

Mushroom - Suspicion

Mustard Seed - Indifference

Myrrh - Gladness

Myrtle - Love

Narcissus - Egotism

Narcissus (poet's) - self esteem

Nasturtium - Patriotism

Nettle (stinging) - Slander

Nightshade - Witchcraft

Nightshade (woody) - Truth

Nosegay - Gallantry

Nutmeg - Expected meeting

Oak Leaves - Bravery

Oak tree - Hospitality

Oak tree (white) - Independence

Oats - Music

Oleander - Beware

Olive Branch - Peace

Orange tree - Generosity

Orange blossoms - Your purity equals your loveliness

Orchid - A beauty

Orchid (butterfly) - gaiety

Ox eye - Patience

Palm - Victory

Pansy - Thinking good thoughts of you

Parsley - Festivity; feasting; useful knowledge

Parsley (fool's) - Silliness

Passionflower - Belief; religious superstition; susceptibility

Pea (everlasting) - Lasting pleasure; an appointed meeting

Pea (sweet) - Lasting pleasure; departure

Peach - Your qualities, like your charms, are unequaled

Peach blossom - I am your captive

Pear blossom - I am your captive

Pear (prickly) - Satire

Pennyroyal - flee away

Peony - Bashfulness; shame

Peppermint - Warmth of feeling; cordiality

Periwinkle (blue) - Early friendship

Periwinkle (white) - Pleasant recollections

Persicaria - Restoration

Petunia - Don't despair

Phlox - Unanimity

Pimpernel - Assignation; change

Pine - Pity

Pine (spruce) - Hope in adversity

Pineapple - Welcome

Pink - Boldness

Pink (Carnation) - Woman's love

Pink (double red) - Pure and ardent love

Pink (Indian double) - Always lovely

Pink (Indian single) - Aversion

Pink (single red)- Pure love

Pink (variegated) - Refusal

Pink (white) - Talent

Plane tree - Genius

Plum tree - Keep your promises

Plum tree (wild) - Independence

Polyanthus - Pride of riches

Polyanthus (crimson) - The heart's mystery

Pomegranate - Foolishness

Pomegranate flower - Mature elegance

Poplar (white) - time

Poppy - Evanescent pleasure

Poppy (red) - consolation

Poppy (scarlet) - Fantastic extravagance

Poppy (white) - Sleep

Primrose - Early youth

Primrose (evening) - Inconstancy

Primula - Diffidence

Quince - Temptation

Ranunculus - You are radiant with charms

Ranunculus (wild) - Ingratitude

Raspberry - Remorse

Reeds - Music

Rhododendron - Danger

Rhubarb - Advice

Robin (ragged) - Wit

Rocket - Rivalry

Rose - Love

Rose (Austrian) - Thou art all that is lovely

Rose (bridal) - Happy love

Rose (burgundy) - Unconscious beauty

Rose (cabbage) - Ambassador of love

Rose (campion) - Only deserve my love

Rose (Carolina) - Love is dangerous

Rose (china) - Beauty is always new

Rose (christmas) - Please relieve my anxiety

Rose (coral) - Admiration for your accomplishments and talents

Rose (daily) - I aspire to your smile

Rose (damask) - Brilliant complexion; freshness

Rose (deep red) - Bashful shame

Rose (dog) - Pleasure and pain

Rose (Guelder) - Age; winter

Rose (Lavender) - Pure love

Rose (May) - Precocity

Rose (Multiflora) - Grace

Rose (Mundi) - Variety

Rose (Musk) - Capricious beauty

Rose (Pink) - Friendship; graceful beauty

Rose (Pompom) - Prettiness

Rose (Provence) - My heart is in flames

Rose (Red) - Passion; beauty

Rose (Red-leaved) - Beauty and prosperity

Rose (Red and white together) - Unity

Rose (thornless) - Early attachment

Rose (Unique) - Call me not beautiful

Rose (White) - Purity; the giver is worthy of your love

Rose (Withered white) - Transient impressions

Rose (Yellow) - Jealousy; decrease in love

Rose (York) - War

Rosebub (Moss) - Confession of love

Rosebud (Red) - Pure and lovely; You are young and beautiful

Rosebud (White) - A heart ignorant of love; girlhood

Rosemary - Rememberance; Your presence revives me

Roses (Garland of) - Reward of virtue

Rue - Disdain

Sage - Domestic virtue

Sage (Garden) - Esteem

Saffron - Beware of excess; Do not abuse our relationship

Saffron (Meadow) - My best days are past

Salvia (Blue) - I think of you

Salvia (Red) Forever thine

Savory - Boldness

Scabious - Unfortunate love

Scabious (sweet) - Widowhood

Scilla (Blue) - Forgive and forget

Snapdragon - No; presumption

Snowdrop - Hope

Sorrel - Affection; parental affection

Sorrel (wood) - Joy; maternal tenderness

Southernwood - Bantering; jest

Spearmint - Warmth of sentiment

Speedwell - Female fidelity

Spiked Willow Herb - Pretension

Spiderwort - Esteem (without love)

Starwort (American) - Cheerfulness in old age

Stephanotis - You can boast too much

Stock - Lasting beauty

Stock (Ten-week) - Promptness

Stonecrop - Tranquility

Straw - Agreement

Straw (broken) - Rupture of a contract

Strawberry - Perfect elegance

Strawberry tree - Esteem (with love)

Sunflower (dwarf) - Adoration

Sunflower (Tall) - Haughtiness

Swallow-Wort - Cure for headache

Sweet Basil - Good wishes

Sweetbrier (American) - Simplicity

Sweetbrier (yellow) - Decrease of love
Sweet Flag - Fitness

Sweet William - Gallantry; a smile; finesse

Sycamore - Curiosity

Syringa - Memory

Syringa (Carolina) - Disappointment

Tamarisk - Crime

Taragon - Unselfishness

Tendrils of Climbing Plants - Ties

Thistle (Scotch) - Retaliation

Thorn Apple - Deceitful Charms

Thorns (branch of) - Severity

Thrift - Sympathy

Thyme - Activity; thriftiness

Toothwort - Secret love

Traveler's Joy - Safety

Tree of Love - Old age

Trefoil (Birdsfoot) - Revenge

Trillium Pictum - Modest beauty

Truffle - Surprise

Trumpet flower - fame

Tuberose - Dangerous pleasures

Tulip - Fame

Tulip (Red) - Declaration of love

Tulip (Variegated) - Beautiful eyes

Tulip (Yellow) - Hopeless love

Turnip - Charity

Verbena (White) - Pure; guileless

Veronica - Fidelity

Vetch - Shyness

Violet (Blue) - Faithfulness; love

Violet (Dame) - Watchfulness

Violet (Purple) - You occupy my thoughts

Violet (White) - Innocence; modesty

Violet (Wild) - Live in idleness

Violet (Yellow) - Rural happiness

Virgin's Bower - Filial love

Wallflower - Fidelity in adversity

Wheat - Prosperity

Willow (Creeping) - Forsaken love

Willow (Water) - Freedom

Willow (Weeping) - Mourning

Wisteria - Welcome

Woodbine - Fraternal love

Wormwood - Absence

Yew - Sadness

Zephyr Flower - Sickness

Zinnia - Thoughts of an absent friend