What does the rosemary remember?
The viola’s sorrow? The Flattery
Of fennel? The nettle’s prick?
A broken garland floats on the creek.
Crowfoot, daisy, and rampant widow
Torn free now from a noose of willow.
The morning’s chill rough in the meadow
Knows the weedy language of flowers:
The dead men’s fingers, the thistle's sting.
Unfaithful, the tall columbine
Hangs its head above the shaded violets.
Who is left to gather the orchids?
The rue that once cleansed the afflicted?
-- Eric Pankey, June 1994
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The Secret Language of Flowers!
List of Flowers and Their Meanings:
A
- Acacia = Chaste love. Friendship.
- Acacia, Rose or white = Elegance.
- Acacia, Yellow = Secret love.
- Acanthus = The fine arts. Artifice.
- Achillea Millefolia = War.
- Aconite (Wolfsbane) = Misanthropy.
- Aconite-leaved Crowfoot = Lustre.
- African Marigold = Vulgar minds.
- Almond (Common) = Heedlessness.
- Almond (Flowering) = Hope.
- Almond, Laurel = Perfidy.
- Aloe = Acute sorrow.
- Althaea Frutex (Syrian Mallow) = Persuasion.
- Alyssum (Sweet) = Worth beyond beauty.
- Amaranth (Globe) = Immortality.
- Amaranth (Cockscomb) = Foppery. Singularity.
- Amaryllis = Pride.
- Ambrosia = Love returned.
- American Cowslip = You are my divinity. Divine Beauty.
- American Elm = Patriotism.
- American Linden = Matrimony.
- American Starwort = Welcome to a stranger. Cheerfulness in old age.
- Anemone = Sickness. Forsaken.
- Angelica = Inspiration.
- Angrec = Royalty.
- Apocynum = Falsehood.
- Apple = Temptation.
- Apple Blossom = Fame speaks him great and good.
- Arbor Vitae = Unchanging friendship.
- Arum (Wake Robin) = Ardour.
- Ash Tree = Grandeur.
- Ash-leaved Trumpet Flower = Separation.
- Aspen Tree = Lamentation.
- Asphodel = My regrets follow you to the grave.
- Auricula = Painting.
- Azalea = Temperance.
B
- Bachelor's Button = Celibacy.
- Balm = A cure. Sympathy.
- Balm of Gilead = Cure. Relief.
- Balsam = Impatience.
- Barberry = Sourness.
- Basil = Hatred.
- Bay Leaf = I change but in death.
- Bay Wreath = Reward of merit.
- Bearded Crepis = Protection.
- Beech Tree = Prosperity. Grandeur.
- Bee Orchid = Industry.
- Belladonna = Silence.
- Bell Flower = Constancy.
- Bell Flower, Small White = Gratitude.
- Belvedere = I declare against you.
- Betony = Surprise.
- Bilberry = Treachery.
- Bindweed, Great = Dangerous insinuation.
- Bindweed, Small = Humility. Obstinacy.
- Birch = Gracefulness.
- Birdsfoot Trefoil = Revenge.
- Bittersweet Nightshade = Truth.
- Black Poplar = Courage.
- Blackthorn = Difficulty.
- Bladder Senna = Frivolous amusements.
- Bluebell = Constancy.
- Bluebottle (Centaury) = Delicacy.
- Blue-flowered Greek Valerian = Rupture.
- Bonus Henricus = Goodness.
- Borage = Bluntness.
- Box Tree = Stoicism.
- Bramble = Envy. Remorse.
- Branch of Currants = You please all.
- Branch of Thorns = Severity.
- Bridal Rose = Happy love.
- Broom = Humility. Neatness.
- Bryony = Prosperity.
- Buckbean = Calm repose.
- Bud of White Rose = Heart ignorant of love.
- Bugloss = Falsehood.
- Bundle of Reeds with Panicles = Music.
- Burdock = Importunity.
- Buttercup = Childishness.
- Butterfly Orchis = Gaiety.
C
- Cabbage = Profit.
- Cactus = Warmth. I burn.
- Calla Aethiopica = Feminine modesty.
- Calycanthus = Benevolence.
- Camellia Japonica = Unpretending excellence.
- Camomile = Energy in adversity.
- Canary Grass = Perseverance.
- Candytuft = Indifference. Architecture.
- Canterbury Bell = Acknowledgement. Gratitude.
- Cape Jasmine = Transport of joy.
- Cardamine = Paternal error.
- Cardinal Flower = Distinction.
- Carnation, Deep Red = Alas for my poor heart.
- Carnation, Yellow = Disdain.
- Catalpa Tree = Beware of the coquette.
- Catchfly = Snare. Youthful love.
- Cedar = Strength.
- Cedar of Lebanon = Incorruptible.
- Centaury = Delicacy.
- Cereus, Creeping = Horror.
- Cereus, Night-blooming = Transient beauty.
- Champignon = Suspicion.
- Chequered Fritillary = Persecution.
- Cherry Tree Blossom = Spiritual beauty. Good education.
- Chestnut Tree = Render me justice. Luxury.
- Chickweed = Rendezvous.
- Chickweed, Mouse-eared = Ingenuous simplicity.
- Chicory = Frugality.
- China Aster = Variety. Afterthought.
- China Pink = Aversion.
- China Rose = Beauty always new.
- Chinese Chrysanthemum = Cheerfulness under adversity.
- Christmas Rose = Relieve my anxiety
- Chrysanthemum, Red = I love.
- Chrysanthemum, White = Truth.
- Chrysanthemum, Yellow = Slighted love.
- Cinquefoil = Maternal affection.
- Cistus (Rock Rose) = Popular favour.
- Citron = Ill-natured beauty.
- Clematis = Mental beauty.
- Clematis, Evergreen = Poverty.
- Clotbur = Rudeness.
- Clover, Four-leaved = Be mine.
- Clover, Purple = Provident.
- Clover, Red = Industry.
- Clover, White = Think of me.
- Cloves = Dignity.
- Cobaea = Gossip.
- Colchicum (Meadow Saffron) = My best days are past.
- Coltsfoot = Justice shall be done. Maternal care.
- Columbine = Folly.
- Convolvulus Major = Extinguished hopes.
- Convolvulus Minor = Night. Repose.
- Corchorus = Impatience of absence.
- Coreopsis = Love at first sight. Always cheerful.
- Coriander = Concealed merit.
- Corn = Riches.
- Corn Cockle = Gentility.
- Cornel Tree (Dogwood) = Durability.
- Coronella = Success crown your wishes.
- Cowslip = Pensiveness. Winning grace.
- Cranberry = Hardiness.
- Cress = Stability.
- Crocus = Cheerfulness. Abuse not.
- Crocus, Saffron = Mirth.
- Cross of Jerusalem = Devotion.
- Crown Imperial = Majesty and power.
- Crown of Roses = Reward of virtue.
- Cuckoo Plant = Ardour.
- Cyclamen = Diffidence.
- Cypress = Death. Despair.
D
- Daffodil = Deceitful hope. Regard.
- Dahlia = Instability.
- Daisy = Innocence.
- Daisy, Double = Participation.
- Daisy, Michaelmas = Cheerfulness in old age. Afterthought.
- Daisy, Wild = I will think of it.
- Damask Rose = Freshness of complexion.
- Dandelion = Oracle.
- Daphne Odora = Sweets to the sweet.
- Darnel (Ray Grass) = Vice.
- Dead Leaves = Sadness. Melancholy.
- Dew Plant = A serenade.
- Dittany = Birth.
- Dock, Patience = Patience.
- Dodder of Thyme = Baseness.
- Dogsbane = Deceit.
E
- Ebony = Mystery. Unknown.
- Eglantine (Sweetbrier) = Poetry. Simplicity.
- Elder = Zealousness.
- Elm = Dignity.
- Enchanter's Nightshade = Witchcraft.
- Endive = Frugality.
- Eupatorium = Delay.
- Evergreen = Poverty.
- Evergreen Thorn = Solace in adversity.
- Everlasting = Never-ceasing remembrance.
- Everlasting Pea = Lasting pleasure.
F
- Fennel = Worthy all praise. Strength.
- Fern = Fascination.
- Fern, Flowering = Reverie.
- Fig = Argument.
- Fig Marigold = Idleness.
- Fig Tree = Prolific.
- Filbert = Reconciliation.
- Fir = Time.
- Fir, Scotch = Elevation.
- Flax = Fate. Domestic industry.
- Flax, Dried = Utility.
- Flax-leaved Goldy-locks = Tardiness.
- Flowering Reed = Confidence in Heaven.
- Flower-of-an-Hour = Delicate beauty.
- Fly Orchis = Error.
- Forget Me Not = True love.
- Foxglove = Insincerity.
- Frankincense = The incense of a faithful heart.
- French Honeysuckle = Rustic beauty.
- French Marigold = Jealousy.
- Frog Ophrys = Disgust.
- Fuchsia, Scarlet = Taste.
- Fuller's Teasel = Austerity. Misanthropy.
- Fumitory = Spleen.
G
- Garden Chervil = Sincerity.
- Garden Marigold = Uneasiness.
- Garden Ranunculus = You are rich in attractions.
- Garden Sage = Esteem.
- Genista = Neatness.
- Geranium, Dark = Melancholy.
- Geranium, Lemon = Unexpected meeting.
- Geranium, Oak-leaved = True friendship.
- Geranium, Scarlet = Preference. Stupidity.
- Gillyflower = Bonds of affection. Lasting beauty.
- Glory Flower = Glorious beauty.
- Goat's Rue = Reason.
- Golden Rod = Precaution.
- Gooseberry = Anticipation.
- Grape, Wild = Charity.
- Grass = Submission. Utility.
- Guelder Rose = Winter. Age.
H
- Harebell = Grief. Delicate and lonely as this flower.
- Hawkweed = Quicksightedness.
- Hawthorn = Hope.
- Hazel = Reconciliation.
- Heath = Solitude.
- Helenium = Tears.
- Heliotrope = Devotion. Faithfulness.
- Heliotrope, Peruvian = Intoxicated with pleasure.
- Hellebore = Calumny.
- Hemlock = You will cause my death.
- Hemp = Fate.
- Henbane = Imperfection.
- Hepatica = Confidence.
- Hibiscus = Delicate beauty.
- Hickory = Glory.
- Hoarhound = Frozen kindness.
- Holly = Foresight.
- Hollyhock = Ambition. Fecundity.
- Honesty = Honesty.
- Honeysuckle = Generous and devoted affection.
- Hop = Injustice.
- Hornbeam = Ornament.
- Horse Chestnut = Luxury.
- Houstonia = Content.
- Hoya = Sculpture.
- Hundred-leaved Rose = Grace.
- Hyacinth = Play. Games.
- Hydrangea = Boaster.
- Hyssop = Cleanliness.
I
- Ice Plant = Your looks freeze me.
- Iceland Moss = Health.
- Indian Cress = Warlike trophy. Resignation.
- Indian Pink, Double = Always lovely.
- Iris = Message.
- Iris, Yellow = Flame of love.
- Ivy = Fidelity. Marriage.
J
- Jacob's Ladder = Come down.
- Japan Rose = Beauty is your only attraction.
- Jasmine = Amiability.
- Jasmine, Cape = I'm too happy.
- Jasmine, Spanish = Sensuality.
- Jasmine, White = Amiability.
- Jonquil = I desire a return of affection.
- Judas Tree = Unbelief. Betrayal.
- Juniper = Asylum. Protection.
- Justicia = The perfection of female loveliness.
K
- Kennedia = Mental beauty.
- King-cup = I wish I was rich.
L
- Laburnum = Forsaken. Pensive beauty.
- Lady's Slipper = Capricious beauty.
- Lantana = Rigour.
- Larch = Audacity.
- Larkspur = Levity.
- Laurel = Glory.
- Laurel, Common in Flower = Perfidy.
- Laurel, Mountain = Ambition.
- Laurel-leaved Magnolia = Dignity.
- Laurestina = I die if neglected.
- Lavender = Distrust. Assiduity.
- Lemon = Zest.
- Lemon Blossoms = Fidelity in love.
- Lettuce = Cold-hearted.
- Lichen = Solitude.
- Lilac = Forsaken.
- Lilac, Purple = First emotions of love.
- Lilac, White = Youthful innocence.
- Lily, Day = Coquetry.
- Lily, White = Purity and modesty.
- Lily, Yellow = Falsehood. Gaiety.
- Lily of the Valley = Return of happiness.
- Lime (Linden) Tree = Conjugal fidelity.
- Live Oak = Liberty.
- Lobelia = Arrogance. Malevolence.
- Locust = Elegance. Vicissitude.
- London Pride = Frivolity.
- Lotus Flower = Silence. Estranged love.
- Love in a Mist = Perplexity.
- Love lies Bleeding = Hopeless not heartless.
- Lucerne = Life.
- Lupine = Voraciousness. Imagination.
- Lychnis = Religious enthusiasm.
M
- Madder = Calumny.
- Magnolia = Love of nature.
- Magnolia, Laurel=leaved = Dignity.
- Maize = Plenty.
- Mallow = Sweet disposition. Mildness.
- Mallow, Marsh = Beneficence. Humanity.
- Mandrake = Horror. Rarity.
- Maple = Reserve.
- Marigold = Grief. Despair.
- Marjoram = Blushes.
- Marvel of Peru = Timidity.
- Meadow Saffron = My best days are past.
- Meadowsweet = Uselessness.
- Mercury = Goodness.
- Mesembryanthemum = Idleness.
- Mezereon = Desire to please.
- Mignonette = Your qualities surpass your charms.
- Milfoil = War.
- Milkvetch = Your presence softens my pain.
- Milkwort = Hermitage.
- Mimosa (Sensitive Plant) = Sensitiveness. Bashful modesty.
- Mint = Virtue.
- Mistletoe = I surmount difficulties.
- Mock Orange = Counterfeit. Memory.
- Monkshood = Knight errantry.
- Moonwort = Forgetfulness.
- Morning Glory = Affectation.
- Moschatel = Weakness.
- Moss = Maternal love. Recluse.
- Mossy Saxifrage = Maternal love.
- Motherwort = Concealed love.
- Mountain Ash = Prudence.
- Mouse-eared Scorpion Grass = Forget me not.
- Moving Plant = Agitation.
- Mulberry Tree = Wisdom.
- Mushroom = Suspicion.
- Musk Rose = Capricious beauty.
- Mustard Seed = Indifference.
- Myrtle = Love.
N
- Narcissus = Egotism.
- Nasturtium = Patriotism. Splendour.
- Nettle = Slander. Cruelty.
O
- Oak = Hospitality.
- Oak, White = Independence.
- Oats = The witching soul of music.
- Oleander = Beware.
- Olive = Peace.
- Orange Blossoms = Your purity equals your loveliness. Chastity.
- Orange Tree = Generosity.
- Orchis = A belle.
- Osier = Frankness.
- Ox Eye = Patience. Obstacle.
P
- Palm = Victory.
- Pansy (Heart's Ease) = Thoughts. You occupy my thoughts.
- Parsley = Festivity.
- Pasque Flower = You have no claims.
- Passion Flower = Religious superstition.
- Pea = An appointed meeting.
- Pea, Everlasting = Lasting pleasure.
- Pea, Sweet = Delicate pleasure. Departure.
- Peach = Your qualities are unequalled.
- Peach Blossom = I am your captive.
- Pear = Affection.
- Pear Tree = Comfort.
- Pennyroyal = Flee away.
- Peony = Shame. Bashfulness.
- Pepper Plant = Satire.
- Peppermint = Warmth of feeling.
- Periwinkle = Pleasures of memory.
- Periwinkle, Blue = Early friendship.
- Persicaria = Restoration.
- Persimmon = Bury me amid nature's beauties.
- Phlox = Unanimity.
- Pimpernel = Change. Assignation.
- Pine = Pity.
- Pine-apple = You are perfect.
- Pink = Boldness.
- Pink, Red = Lively and pure love.
- Pink, Striped = Refusal.
- Pink, White = Talent.
- Plane Tree = Genius.
- Plum Tree = Fidelity. Independence.
- Polyanthus = Confidence. Pride of riches.
- Pomegranate = Foolishness.
- Poplar, Black = Courage.
- Poplar, White = Time.
- Poppy = Consolation.
- Poppy, Scarlet = Fantastic extravagance.
- Poppy, White = Sleep of the heart.
- Potato = Benevolence.
- Prickly Pear = Satire.
- Pride of China = Dissension.
- Primrose = Early youth.
- Primrose, Evening = Inconstancy.
- Privet = Prohibition. Defence.
- Pyrus Japonica = Fairies' fire.
Q
- Quamoclit = Busybody.
- Queen's Rocket = You are the queen of coquettes.
- Quince = Temptation.
R
- Ragged Robin = Wit.
- Ranunculus = You are radiant with charms.
- Raspberry = Remorse.
- Reed = Complaisance. Music.
- Rhododendron = Danger.
- Rhubarb = Advice.
- Rocket = Rivalry.
- Rose = Love. Genteel.
- Rose, Acacia = Elegance. Friendship.
- Rose, Bridal = Happy love.
- Rose, Damask = Freshness of complexion.
- Rose, Full-blown = Beauty.
- Rose, Hundred-leaved = Grace.
- Rose, May = Precocity.
- Rose, Moss = Voluptuous love.
- Rose, White Dried = Death preferable to loss of innocence.
- Rose, Yellow = Infidelity. Decrease of love.
- Rosebay Willow Herb = Celibacy.
- Rose Campion = You are without pretension.
- Rosemary = Remembrance. Fidelity.
- Rudbeckia = Justice.
- Rue = Grace. Purification.
- Rush = Docility.
S
- Saffron Flower = Do not abuse.
- Saffron Crocus = Mirth.
- Scabious = Unfortunate attachment.
- Scarlet Geranium = Preference.
- Scarlet Ipomoea = I attach myself to you.
- Sensitive Plant = Sensitiveness. Bashful modesty.
- Siberian Crab Tree Blossom = Deeply interesting.
- Snapdragon = Presumption.
- Snowball = Thoughts of heaven.
- Snowdrop = Hope. Consolation.
- Sorrel = Wit ill-timed.
- Southern Wood = Jest.
- Speedwell = Fidelity.
- Spider Ophrys = Adroitness.
- Spiderwort = Transient happiness.
- St. John's Wort = Superstitious sanctity.
- Star of Bethlehem = The light of our path.
- Stock (Gillyflower) = Lasting beauty.
- Stock, Ten Weeks = Promptness.
- Strawberry = Perfect goodness.
- Sumach = Splendour.
- Sunflower = False riches.
- Swallow Wort = Cure for heartache. Medicine.
- Sweet Briar = Poetry.
- Sweet Flag = Fitness.
- Sweet Sultan = Felicity. Widowhood.
- Sweet Violet = Modesty.
- Sweet William = Gallantry. Craftiness.
- Sycamore = Woodland beauty. Curiosity.
- Syringa = Memory.
T
- Tamarisk = Crime.
- Tansy = Resistance.
- Thistle = Importunity.
- Thorn Apple = Deceitful charms.
- Throatwort = Neglected beauty.
- Thyme = Activity.
- Tiger Flower = For once may pride befriend me.
- Tree of Life = Old age.
- Tuberose = Dangerous pleasures.
- Tulip = Declaration of love.
- Turnip = Charity.
U
- eek! there's nothing here..
V
- Valerian = Accommodating disposition.
- Verbena = Sensibility.
- Vernal Grass = Poor but happy.
- Vervain = Enchantment. Superstition.
- Venus's Flytrap = Deceit.
- Venus's Looking Glass = Flattery.
- Vine = Intoxication. Drunkenness.
- Violet, Sweet = Modesty.
- Violet, White = Candour and innocence. Purity of sentiment.
- Virgin's Bower = Filial love. Artifice.
- Volkamenia Japonica = May you be happy.
W
- Wall Flower = Fidelity in misfortune.
- Walnut = Intellect.
- Water Melon = Bulkiness.
- Wax Plant = Susceptibility.
- Weeping Willow = Melancholy. Mourning.
- Wheat = Riches.
- Willow = Forsaken.
- Willow Herb = Pretension.
- Winter Cherry = Deception.
- Witch Hazel = A spell.
- Wood Sorrel = Maternal tenderness.
- Wormwood = Absence.
X
- eek! there's nothing here..
Y
Z
- Zinnia = Thoughts of absent friends.