The language of flowers, sometimes called florigraphy, was a Victorian-era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken. This language was most commonly communicated through Tussie-Mussies, an art which has a following today.

The nuances of the language are now mostly forgotten, but red roses still imply passionate, romantic love and pink roses a lesser affection; white roses suggest virtue and chastity and yellow roses still stand for friendship or devotion. Also commonly known meanings are sunflowers, which can indicate either haughtiness or respect – they were the favorite flower of St. Julie Billiart for this reason. Gerbera (daisy) means innocence or purity. The iris, being named for the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, still represents the sending of a message. A pansy signifies thought, a daffodil regard, and a strand of ivy fidelity.

You might also enjoy the Dictionary of the Language of Flowers, a list organized by the flower meanings rather than the flower names. If you are interested in combinations of flowers, you might want to read this post on Combining Flowers for Specific Intentions.

These language correspondences can be used when creating a spell, planting a magickal garden, to set an intention, or to send a message. You may notice some of the flowers (and plants) have meanings that seem incongruent or inconsistent. This is because language tends to change over time. Also, you may find that magickal correspondences to some of these flowers are in direct conflict – that is because the meanings were not derived from magickal sources. When in doubt, go with the meaning that resonates with your personal experience, and be clear with your intention. Pictures may be substituted for the actual flower or plant.

Here’s the list:

A

  • AcaciaSecret love
  • Acanthus  – Art
  • Aconite – Misanthropy
  • Acorn – Nordic Symbol of Life and immortality
  • African MarigoldVulgar minds.
  • Agrimony – Thankfulness
  • AllspiceCompassion
  • Aloe – Grief
  • Almond (Common) – Stupidity. Indiscretion.
  • Almond (Flowering) Hope  – Promise, Hope,
  •  Almond (Tree) – Giddiness; heedlessness Stupidity, thoughtlessness
  • Alyssum (Sweet) – Worth beyond beauty.
  • Amaranth (Globe) – Immortal love
  • Amaryllis – Pride; Pastoral Poetry
  • Ambrosia – Your Love is Reciprocated
  • Anemone – Forsaken, sickness, unfading love
  • Apple Blossom – Preference, Fame speaks him great and good.
  • Apple (Thorn) – Deceitful charms.
  • Apricot FlowerDoubt, distrust
  • Arborvitae – Everlasting friendship
  • Arbutus – You’re the only one I love
  • Arum – Ardor
  • Asparagus – Fascination
  • Aspen TreeSighing, Lamentation
  • Asphodel – My regrets follow you to the grave
  • Aster Symbol of love, daintiness, talisman of love
  • Aster (China) – Fidelity, variety, I will think of you
  • Autumn Leaves – Melancholy
  • Azalea – Take Care, temperance, fragile, passion, Chinese symbols of womanhood

B

  • Baby’s BreathInnocence, pure of heart
  • Bachelor Button – Single blessedness, celibacy
  • Balm – Social intercourse or sympathy
  • Balsam – Ardent love
  • Balsamine – Impatience
  • Bay (Leaf) – I change but in dying. No change till death.
  • Bay (Wreath) – Glory
  • Begonia – Beware, a fanciful nature
  • BelladonnaSilence
  • Bellflower – Thinking of you
  • Bells of Ireland – Luck
  • Bird’s-foot Trefoil – Revenge
  • Bittersweet – Truth
  • BluebellHumility
  • Bouquet of withered flowers – Rejected Love
  • Box – Constancy
  • Branch of CurrantsYou please all.
  • Broom – Humility
  • Bumblebee Orchid  – Industry
  • Buttercup – Riches, You are radiant with charms. I am dazzled by your charms.
  • Butterfly WeedLet me go.

C

  • CabbageProfit
  • Cactus – Endurance
  • Camellia japonicaUnpretending excellence
  • Camellia (general) – Admiration; Perfection; Good Luck, Gift to a Man
  • Camellia (Pink) – Longing for You
  • Camellia (Red) – You’re a Flame in My Heart
  • Camellia (White) – You’re Adorable
  • CamomileEnergy in adversity. Energy in action.
  • CampanulaGratitude
  • Candy TuftIndifference
  • Canterbury Bells – Gratitude
  • Carnation (general) – Fascination; distinction; love
  • Carnation (green) – secret symbol of the followers of Oscar Wilde
  • Carnation (mauve) – Dreams of fantasy
  • Carnation (pink) – I’ll never forget you, Always on my mind, a woman’s love, a mother’s love
  • Carnation (purple) – Capriciousness, whimsical, changeable, unreliability
  • Carnation (red) – My heart aches for you, Alas! For my poor heart, deep romantic love, passion
  • Carnation (solid color) – Yes, Affirmative
  • Carnation (striped) – No, Sorry I can’t be with you, refusal
  • Carnation (white) – Sweet and lovely, innocence, pure love, faithfulness
  • Carnation (yellow) –  You have disappointed me, rejection, disdain
  • Cattail – Peace; Prosperity
  • Cedar Think of me. I live for thee. Strength
  • Celandine – Joys to come
  • Cherry BlossomA good education, Transience of life (in Japan), Feminine beauty (in China)
  • ChestnutDo me justice
  • China Aster – Love of variety
  • Christmas RoseRelieve my anxiety.
  • Chrysanthemum (red) – I love
  • Chrysanthemum (yellow) – Slighted love
  • Columbine (General) – Desertion, Folly
  • Columbine (Purple) – Resolved to win.
  • Columbine (Red) – Anxious and trembling. Great anxiety
  • CoreopsisAlways cheerful, Love at first sight.
  • CowslipWinning grace, Divine beauty. You are my divinity. 
  • Clover (red) – Industry
  • Clover (white) – I promise
  • CorianderLust
  • CrocusCheerfulness, Abuse not
  • CurrantsYou please me. Thy frown will kill me.
  • CyclamenResignation and Good-bye

D

  • DaffodilUncertainty, chivalry, respect or unrequited love
  • DahliaElegance and dignity
  • Daisy (general) – Innocence, loyal love, purity, faith, cheer, simplicity
  • Daisy (garden) – I share your feelings
  • Daisy (wild) – I will think of it
  • Daisy (red) – Beauty unknown to possessor
  • Daisy (white) – Innocence
  • DandelionCoquetry, Faithfulness; Happiness, Rustic Oracle
  • Datura – Deceitful Charms
  • Dead Leaves – Sadness
  • DelphiniumPure love that is not forgotten, If you’re not older and wiser
  • Dog’s Bane – Deceit, Falsehood
  • Dianthus – Make Haste
  • Dragon’s Wort – Horror, Astonishment

E

  • Eglantine (Sweet Briar Rose)A wound to heal
  • ElderflowerCompassion
  • Elecampane – Tears
  • ElmDignity and Grace
  • Enchanter’s Nightshade – Witchcraft, sorcery
  • Evening Primrose – Inconstancy
  • Evergreen (trailing woodland plants that stay green all year) – Poverty and Worth
  • Evergreen Thorn – Solace in adversity
  • Everlasting (Graphalium) – I think of thee. Always remembered.
  • Everlasting PeaWilt thou go with me? Lasting pleasure. Go not away

F

  • FennelStrength
  • FernMagic; Fascination; Confidence and Shelter
  • Fern (Maidenhair) – Secret Bond of Love
  • Fig (fruit) – Argument Longevity, long-lived
  • Fig (Tree) – Prolific
  • Filbert – Reconciliation 
  • FirTime
  • Flax – I feel your kindness. I feel your benefits. Fate.
  • Fleur-de-lisFlame. I burn.
  • Flowering FernReverie
  • FlytrapDeceit Artifice
  • Forget-me-notTrue love
  • Forsythia – Anticipation
  • Fox GloveI am ambitious only for you. Insincerity; Occupation. A wish
  • French HoneysuckleRustic beauty.
  • French MarigoldJealousy
  • French WillowBravery and humanity.
  • Fritilaria (Guinea-hen Flower) – Persecution
  • FuchsiaHumble love. The ambition of my love thus plagues itself. Taste; Frugality.
  • Fuchsia (Scarlet) – Taste

G

  • Garden AnemoneForsaken
  • Garden ChervilSincerity
  • Garden DaisyI partake your sentiments.
  • Garden Marigold – (Among the ancients it was sacred to Venus.) Sacred affection, Uneasiness
  • Garden SageEsteem
  • Gardenia You’re Lovely: Secret Love, Transport, ecstasy
  • Garlic – Courage; Strength
  • GeraniumStupidity; Folly
  • Geranium (Apple) – Present preference, Facility
  • Geranium (Dark) – Melancholy
  • Geranium (Ivy) – Your hand for next dance. Bridal favour.
  • Geranium (Lemon) – Unexpected meeting.
  • Geranium (Nutmeg) – I expect a meeting. Expected meeting.
  • Geranium (Oak) – Lady, deign to smile. A melancholy mind.
  • Geranium (Oak-leaf) – True friendship.
  • Geranium (Pencilled) – Ingenuity
  • Geranium (Rose) – Preference, I prefer you.
  • Geranium (Scarlet) – Silliness Comforting. Stupidity.
  • Geranium (Silver-leaf) – Recall
  • Geranium (Wild) – Steadfast piety.
  • GladiolusGive Me a Break . . . I’m Really Sincere; Flower of the Gladiators
  • GloxiniaLove at First Sight
  • Golden RodEncouragement, Precaution
  • GooseberryAnticipation
  • GorseLove in all seasons
  • GourdExtend, Bulk. Bulkiness
  • GrapeCharity, Intemperance
  • Grape (Vine) – Intemperance
  • GrassSubmission
  • Greek ValerianRupture
  • Guelder Rose (Snowball-tree) – Winter. Age. Good news
  • Gum CistusI shall die to-morrow

H

  • Hand Flower TreeWarning
  • HarebellGrief. Submission. Retirement,
  • HawthornHope
  • HazelReconciliation
  • HeathSolitude
  • Heather (Lavender) – Admiration; Solitude
  • Heather (White) – Protection; Wishes will Come True
  • HeliotropeDevotion, I adore you;
  • HelleboreCalumny, scandal
  • HemlockYou will be my death.
  • Hibiscus  – Rare beauty, delicate beauty
  • Holly – Defense; Domestic Happiness
  • Hollyhock (General) – Ambition Fruitfulness Fecundity;
  • Hollyhock (White) – Female ambition
  • Honesty (Lunaria) – Sincerity  Honesty. Fascination.
  • Honeysuckle (General) – Spirit vision, The bond of love. Fidelity, Generous and devoted affection.
  • Honeysuckle (Coral) – The color of my fate.
  • Honeysuckle (French) – Rustic beauty.
  • Honeysuckle (Sent Monthly) – I will not answer hastily. Domestic happiness
  • Honeysuckle (Wild) – Devoted love
  • HouseleekDomestic economy
  • Horse-Chestnut – Luxury
  • Hyacinth (General) – Games and Sports; Rashness: Flower Dedicated to Apollo
  • Hyacinth (Blue) – Constancy
  • Hyacinth (Purple) – I Am Sorry; Please Forgive Me: Sorrow
  • Hyacinth (Red or Pink) – Play
  • Hyacinth (White) – Loveliness; I’ll Pray for You
  • Hyacinth (Yellow) – Jealousy
  • HydrangeaThank You for Understanding; Frigidness, Vain-glory; Heartlessness. A boaster.
  • HyssopCleanliness

I

  • Iceland MossHealth
  • Ice PlantYour looks freeze me.
  • Iris (Fleur-de-Lis) – (Emblem of France) Your Friendship Means So Much to Me; Faith; Hope; Wisdom and Valour; My Compliments
  • Indian Cress (Nasturtium) – Resignation, Warlike trophy.
  • Indian PlumPrivation
  • Iris (Common Garden) – A message for thee.
  • Iris (German and Yellow) – Flame
  • Ivy (Leaf )- Friendship
  • Ivy (Sprig of, with tendrils) – Anxious to Please; Affection,
  • Ivy (Vine) – Marriage
  • Ivy (General) – Dependence, Wedded Love; Fidelity; Friendship; Affection

J

  • Jacob’s LadderCome down.
  • Japan RoseBeauty is your only attraction.
  • Jasmine (Cape) – Transport of joy. Transient joy
  • Jasmine (Carolina) – Separation
  • Jasmine (Indian) – I attach myself to you.
  • Jasmine (Spanish) – Sensuality
  • Jasmine (White) – Amiability
  • Jasmine (Yellow) Grace and elegance. 
  • JonquilReturn my affection, Desire; Affection returned.
  • Judas-Tree  – Betrayed  Unbelief.
  • Juniper – Perfect loveliness  Succour. Protection.

L

  • LaburnumPensive beauty. Forsaken.
  • Lady’s SlipperWin me and wear me. Capricious beauty
  • LantanaRigor
  • LarchBoldness Audacity.
  • Larkspur (General) – Fickleness Lightness. Levity. hilarity
  • Larkspur (Pink) – Lightness; Fickleness
  • Larkspur (Purple) – Haughtiness
  • Laurel (American) – Words, though sweet, may deceive.
  • Laurel (Common, in flower) – Perfidy
  • Laurel (Ground) – Perseverance
  • Laurel (Mountain) – Glory; Victory; Ambition of a hero.
  • Laurel-leaved MagnoliaDignity
  • LaurestineA token, I die if neglected
  • LavateraSweet disposition.
  • LavenderDevotion, distrust
  • LemonZest
  • Lemon BlossomDiscretion Prudence; Fidelity in love.
  • LettuceCold-hearted
  • LichenSolitude, Dejection.
  • Licorice (Wild) – I declare against you.
  • Lilac (Field) – Humility
  • Lilac (Purple) – First emotion of love
  • Lilac (White) – Youth, Youthful Innocence. Candor, memories,
  • Lily (General) – Purity; modesty
  • Lily (Day) – Coquetry, Chinese Emblem for Mothers
  • Lily (Calla) – Beauty
  • Lily (Eucharis) – Maidenly Charms
  • Lily (Imperial) – Majesty
  • Lily (Tiger) – Wealth; Pride
  • Lily (White) – Sweetness. Purity, Virginity; Majesty; It’s Heavenly to Be with You
  • Lily (Scarlet) – High-bred, high-souled aspirations
  • Lily (Yellow) – I’m Walking on Air; Gaiety. Falsehood
  • Lily (Orange) – Desire, passion, Hatred
  • Lily (Water) – Eloquence
  • Lily of the ValeyReturn of happiness; Trustworthy; Sweetness; Tears of the Virgin Mary; Humility; You’ve Made My Life Complete
  • Linden (Tree) – Conjugal love, Marriage
  • Linden (Leaf) – Matrimony, marriage
  • Linden (Sprig) – Conjugal love
  • Lime (Blossom) – Fornication
  • Lime (Tree) – Marriage. Conjugal love
  • Live Oak – Liberty
  • LobeliaMalevolence
  • Locust TreeElegance Affection beyond the grave
  • LoosestrifePretension
  • Lotus (General) – Purity, chastity, eloquence, Forgetful of the past.
  • Lotus (Flower) – Estranged love.
  • Lotus (Leaf) – Recantation
  • Love in a Mist  – You puzzle me. Perplexity
  • Love lies bleedingHopelessness
  • Lungwort (Pulmonaria) – Thou art my life.
  • LupineDejection, Imagination, Voraciousness.

M

  • Magnolia – Nobility, Love of nature
  • Magnolia (Grandiflora) – Peerless and proud
  • Magnolia (Swamp) – Perseverance
  • MaizeRiches
  • Mallow (General) – Good and kind. Sweetness Mildness
  • Mallow (Syrian) – Consumed by love,
  • Mallow (Marsh) – Beneficience
  • Mallow (Venetian) – Delicate beauty.
  • MandrakeHorror, Rarity
  • MapleReserve
  • Marigold (General) – Pain and grief, Cruelty, Jealousy, trouble, Sacred affection, Prophetic Prediction
  • Marigold (African) – Vulgar minded
  • Marigold (French) – Jealousy 
  • Marigold (Garden) – Grief; Chagrin.
  • Marigold (Small Cape) – Omen, sign
  • MarjoramBlushes
  • Marvel of Peru (Four o’clock) – Timidity
  • MayflowerWelcome
  • Meadow SaffronMy best days gone. Growing old
  • Meadow SweetUsefulness,  Uselessness
  • Michaelmas DaisyAfterthought
  • MignonetteYour qualities surpass your charms. Worth and loveliness
  • MilkweedHope in misery.
  • MimosaSensitiveness
  • MintSuspicion
  • Mistletoe – Obstacles to be overcome. I surmount all difficulties. I surmount everything, Kiss me; Affection; Sacred Plant of India; Magic Plant of the Druids
  • Mock Orange (Syringia) – Counterfeit; Uncertainty.
  • Monkshood – Beware; A Deadly Foe is Near
  • MoonwortForgetfulness
  • MoonflowerDreaming of love
  • Morning glory – Love in vain
  • MossMaternal Love; Charity
  • Moss RoseVoluptious love
  • Mountain AshI watch over you. Prudence
  • MugwortGood luck; Happiness.
  • Mulberry (Black) – I will not survive you.
  • Mulberry (White) – Wisdom
  • Mullein – Good-nature
  • MyrrhGladness, mirth
  • MyrtleLove in absence. Love; Hebrew Emblem of Marriage

N

  • NarcissusEgotism; Formality; Stay as Sweet as You Are, Self-Love.
  • Nasturtium  – Conquest; Victory in Battle, Patriotism
  • NettleCruelty; slander
  • Night Blooming CereusTransient beauty
  • Nightshade – Dark thoughts, Bitter truth; Sorcery.
  • Nuts – Stupidity

O

  • Oak (White) – Independence
  • Oak (Tree) – Hospitality; Bravery.
  • Oak (Leaves) – Bravery and Humanity
  • Oak (Sprig) – Hospitality
  • OatsThe witching soul of music. Music.
  • OleanderCaution, Beware
  • OlivePeace
  • Orange (Tree) – Generosity
  • Orange (Blossoms) – Your purity equals your loveliness. Chastity, Bridal festivities. Innocence; Eternal Love; Marriage and Fruitfulness
  • Orchid – Refined beauty, Love; Refinement; Beautiful Lady; Chinese Symbol for Many Children
  • Ox-Eye DaisyA token, Patience

P

  • Palm Leaves – Victory and Success
  • Pansy (General) – You occupy my thoughts. Think of me. Thoughts
  • Pansy (Purple) – You occupy my thoughts. Heart’s-ease
  • Pansy (Yellow) – Think of me, thought
  • Parsley – Entertainment Festivity; Banquet. lasting pleasures
  • Pasque Flower – Unpretentious  You have no claims.
  • Passion Flower – Religious fervor, Devotion;
  • Pea – An appointed meeting.
  • Pea (Sweet) – Departure
  • Peach – Your qualities, like your charms, are unequalled.
  • Peach Blossom – I am your captive. My heart is thine. Long-life, generosity, and bridal hope
  • Pear – Affection
  • Pear Tree – Affection  Comfort
  • Pear Blossom – Lasting friendship
  • Pennyroyal – Flee away.
  • Peony – Shame, bashfulness Prosperity, honor (in China) Masculinity, bravery (in Japan), Gay Life; Happy Marriage
  • Peppermint – Warmth of feeling. Cordiality, affability
  • Periwinkle (White) – Pleasures of memory. Pleasant recollections, Sweet memories
  • Periwinkle (Blue) – Early friendship Early attachment
  • Persimmon – Bury me amid nature’s beauties.
  • Petunia – Resentment; Anger; Your Presence Soothes me
  • Phlox – Our souls united. Our hearts are united. Unanimity
  • Pimpernel – Change Rendezvous; Assignation.
  • Pine (General) – Time Endurance; Daring. Pity
  • Pine (Tree) – Courage, daring
  • Pine (Black) – Pity
  • Pine (Pitch pine blossom) – Philosophy Time and faith
  • Pine (Spruce) – Farewell, Hope in adversity
  • Pine Apple – You are perfect.
  • Plum (Blossom) – Beauty and longevity
  • Plum (Tree) – Keep your promises. Genius
  • Plum (Indian) – Privation, suffering
  • Plum (Wild) – Independence
  • Pomegranate (Fruit) – Foolishness Conceit
  • Pomegranate (Flower) – Elegance, Mature elegance.
  • Poppy (general) – Eternal sleep, oblivion, imagination
  • Poppy (red) – Pleasure
  • Poppy (white) – Consolation, dreams, modern, peace, Sleep of the heart. Oblivion. My bane. My antidote.
  • Poppy (yellow) – Wealth, success
  • Prickly Pear – Satire
  • Primrose – Eternal love, I Can’t Live Without You, Early youth, Modest worth; Silent love.
  • Primose (Evening) – Inconstancy
  • Privet – Mildness, Prohibition

Q

  • Quaking-GrassAgitation
  • Queen of the MeadowUselessness
  • Queen’s RocketYou are the queen of coquettes. Fashion.
  • QuinceTemptation

R

  • Ranunculus (Garden) – Radiant with charms. You are rich in attractions.I am dazzled by your charms 
  • Ranunculus (Wild) – Ingratitude
  • RaspberryRemorse
  • RhododendronAgitation Danger. Beware.
  • RhubarbAdvice
  • Rose (General) – Beauty Love
  • Rose (Austrian) – Thou art all that is lovely. Very lovely
  • Rose (Black) – Death, hatred, farewell, rejuvenation or rebirth
  • Rose (Blue) – Mystery, attaining the impossible, love at first sight
  • Rose (Bridal) – Happy love
  • Rose (Burgundy) – Unconscious beauty 
  • Rose (Cabbage) – Love’s ambassador, Ambassador of love
  • Rose (Campion) – Only deserve my love.
  • Rose (Carolina) – Love is dangerous.
  • Rose (China) – Grace Beauty always new.
  • Rose (Christmas) – Tranquilize my anxiety.
  • Rose (Cinnamon) – Without pretension.
  • Rose (Coral or orange) – Desire, passion
  • Rose (Daily) – That smile I would aspire to. Thy smile I aspire to.
  • Rose (Damask) – Freshness Brilliant complexion.
  • Rose (Deep Red) – Bashful shame.
  • Rose (Dog) – Pleasure and pain
  • Rose (Full-blown) –You are beautiful.
  • Rose (Full-blown, placed over two Buds) – Secrecy
  • Rose (Garland or wreath of) – Reward of virtue
  • Rose (Guelder) – Winter. Age.
  • Rose (Hundred Leaf) – Pride The graces. 
  • Rose (Japan) – Beauty is your only attraction.
  • Rose (Lavender or violet) – Love at first sight
  • Rose (Leaf) – I never trouble.
  • Rose (Maiden’s Blush) – If you do love me you will find me out.
  • Rose (Moss) – Superior merit; Voluptuousness.
  • Rose (Multiflora) – Grace
  • Rose (Mundi) – Variety
  • Rose (Musk) – Capricious beauty.
  • Rose (Musk-cluster) – Charming
  • Rose (Pink) – Grace
  • Rose (Pink, dark ) – Gratitude
  • Rose (Pink, light) – Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy
  • Rose (Pompon) – Gentility
  • Rose (Red) – I love you.
  • Rose (Red Rosebud) – Confession of love. Young girl 
  • Rose (Red and yellow together) – Joy, happiness and excitement
  • Rose (Single) – Simplicity
  • Rose (Sweetbriar) – Sympathy
  • Rose (Tea) – Always lovely
  • Rose (Thornless) – Early attachment
  • Rose (Unique) – Call me not beautiful.
  • Rose (White) – I am worthy of you. Silence I am worthy of you. Eternal love, silence or innocence, wistfulness, virtue, purity, secrecy, reverence and humility
  • Rose (White, withered) – Transient impression
  • Rose (White and Red together) – Unity
  • Rose (Wild) – Simplicity
  • Rose (Yellow) – Decrease of love Infidelity; Jealousy. Friendship or apology, a broken heart, intense emotion, dying love, extreme betrayal
  • Rose (York) – Agreement; War, warfare
  • Rose (York and Lancaster) – War
  • RosemaryRemembrance;Your presence revives me.
  • RueRegret

S

  • Saffron (Saffron Flower) – Do not abuse. Excess is dangerous.
  • Saffron (Crocus) – Do not abuse me. Mirth
  • Saffron (Meadow) – My best days are past. My happiest days are past.
  • SageEsteem Domestic Virtue;
  • Saint John’s Wort (Hypericum) – Superstition Animosity, You are a prophet
  • Sensitive PlantSensitivity
  • ShamrockLight heartedness
  • Shepherd’s PurseI offer you my all.
  • SnapdragonPresumption, No, never; Deception; Gracious Lady
  • SnowballThoughts of heaven. Goodness;
  • Snowdrop Consolation or hope
  • SpearmintWarm feelings Warmth of sentiment.
  • Star of BethlehemHope
  • Stock – Bonds of Affection; Promptness; You’ll Always Be Beautiful to Me
  • StrawUnited, Agreement;
  • Straw (Broken) – Quarrel, Rupture of a contract.
  • SunflowerPure and lofty thoughts
  • Sweet BasilGood wishes.
  • SweetbrierSimplicity
  • Sweet Flag  – Fitness
  • Sweet PeaGood-bye; Departure; Blissful Pleasure; Thank You for a Lovely Time
  • Sweet WilliamArtifice Gallantry; Finesse; Dexterity. Will you smile?
  • SycamoreCuriosity

T

  • TamariskCrime
  • TansyI declare war against you.
  • TeaselMisanthropy
  • Tendrils of Climbing PlantsTies
  • Thistle (Common) – Austerity Sternness  Nobility
  • Thistle (Fuller’s) – Misanthropy
  • Thistle (Scotch) – Retaliation
  • Thorn-appleDisguise, Deceitful charms
  • Thorns (General) – Severity
  • Thorn (Black) – Difficulty
  • Thorn (Branch of) – Severity
  • ThymeThriftiness, Activity
  • Trumpet FlowerSeparation Fame
  • TuberoseDangerous pleasures, Voluptuousness; Sweet voice.
  • Tulip-treeFame, Rural happiness
  • Tulip (General) – Perfect Lover; Fame; Flower Emblem of Holland
  • Tulip (Red) – Declaration of love. Believe Me;
  • Tulip (Variegated) – Beautiful eyes
  • Tulip (Yellow) – Hopeless love, There’s Sunshine in Your Smile
  • TurnipCharity

V

  • Valerian (General) – Accommodating disposition, Facility
  • Valerian (Greek) – Rupture
  • Valerian (Red) – Readiness
  • Venus’s FlytrapCaught at last.
  • Verbena (General) – Sensibility, Sensitiveness.
  • Verbena (Pink) – Family union
  • Verbena (Purple) – I weep for you; Regret.
  • Verbena (White) – Pray for me.
  • VervainEnchantment
  • VineDrunkenness Intoxicating Intoxication
  • Violet (Sweet) – Modesty
  • Violet (Blue) – Faithfulness Love, Modesty, modest love
  • Violet (Purple) – You occupy my thoughts
  • Violet (White) – Modesty,Purity; Candor; Innocence
  • Violet (Yellow) – Modest worth, Rural happiness.
  • ViscariaInvitation to dance

W

  • Wall FlowerFidelity in misfortune. Faithfulness in adversity
  • WalnutStratagem, Intellect.
  • Water LilyPurity of heart.
  • WheatProsperity, Wealth, Riches.
  • Willow (Common) – Forsaken
  • Willow (Creeping) – Love forsaken.
  • Willow (French) – Bravery and humanity.
  • Willow (Herb) – Pretension
  • Willow (Water) – Freedom
  • Willow (Weeping) – Mourning, Melancholy, Forsaken 
  • WindflowerDesertion, forsaken
  • Winged seeds (any kind) – Messengers
  • Witch-hazelA magic spell, A spell. A spell is on me
  • WormwoodAbsence

Z

  • Zephyr FlowerExpectation
  • Zinnia (General) –  I mourn your absence. Thoughts of absent friends.
  • Zinnia (Mixed) – Thinking (or in Memory) of an Absent Friend
  • Zinnia (Magenta) – Lasting Affection
  • Zinnia (Scarlet) – Constancy
  • Zinnia (White) – Goodness
  • Zinnia (Yellow) – Daily Remembrance

 

Note: A lot of hard work went into this post – which was compiled originally for Gypsy Magic by Shirley Twofeathers, and has been moved here to my new site, Magical Ingredients, you may repost and share without karmic repercussions, but only if you give me credit and a link back to this website. Blessed be.

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