JF Ptak Science Books LLC Post 156
Today we make a handy little post on understanding some of the rudimentary and occasionally fickle meanings of the feelings and emotions associated with flowers--otherwise known as the Language of Flowers. I post this without editorial comment. Perhaps it will be useful to someone. ALSO: there is a reverse index of emotions:flower in part two of this post.
Abatina Fickleness
Abecedary Volubility
Acacia Secret, chaste love
Acalia Temperance
Acanthus Art
Aconite Misanthropy
Agrimony Thankfulness
Almond Promise
Aloe Grief
Althea, Frutex I am deeply in love.
Amaranth Immortality, or piety.
Amaranth (Globe) Immortal love
Anemone Fading hope.
Angrec Royalty
Apple-blossom Preference
Arbor vitae Everlasting friendship.
Auricula, Scarlet Pride. You are proud.
Bachelor's button Hope in love.
Balm I long for your society.
Balsamine Impatience; or, pray come.
Bay Leaf I change but in dying.
Bay wreath Glory
Bee orchid Industry
Bells of Ireland Luck
Bird's foot trefoil Revenge
Box Constancy
Broom Humility
Bulrush Docility
Buttercup Riches
Cabbage Profit
Calla Ethiopica Magnificent beauty.
Camellia japonica Unpretending excellence
Campanula Gratitude
Canterbury Bells Gratitude
Carnation Pride and Beauty.
Cedar Think of me.
Celandine Joys to come
Cherry blossom A good education
Chestnut Do me justice
China aster Love of variety
Chrysanthemum red L love
Chrysanthemum yellow Sighted love
Clover red Industry
Clover white I promise
Coreopsis Always cheerful
Coriander Lust
Cowslip Winning grace
Cypress Despair, and without hope.
Daffodil Uncertainty, chivalry, respect, or unrequited love
Dahlia Dignity I will sustain it.
Daisy Youthful beauty.
Dandelion Coquetry, I accuse you of.
Eglantine I wound to heal.
Eglantine Rose A wound to heal
Elderflower Compassion
Fennel Strength.
Forget-me-not True love
Fox glove Insincerity. You are false.
Geranium Gentility and elegance.
Gilly Flower Thou art fair.
Golden Rod Encouragement. You will succeed.
Gorse Love in all seasons
Grass Submission
Heart's Ease Love in idleness.
Heliotrope Devotion
Hellebore Calumny. You have listened.
Hollyhock Ambition. I seek glory.
Honeysuckle Devoted affection, bonds of love
Houseleek Domestic economy
Houstonia Content ever with thee.
Hyacinth, Purpl Sorrow. I am sad.
Hydrangea Heartlessness.
Ivy Wedded Love. We are happy.
Ivy Dependence
Jasmine, White I desire a return of my affection.
Jonquil Return my affection
Larkspur Haughtiness.
Laurel Ambition. I will win.
Laurestine A token
Laurustinus A token. Pray remember.
Lavender Acknowledgment.
Lavender Mistrust
Lemon-blossom Discretion
Lettuce Cold-hearted
Lichen Solitude
Lilac Fastidiousness.
Lily white purity
Lily scarlet High-souled aspirations
Lime Blossom Fornication
Lobelia Malevolence
Lotus Eloquence
Love lies bleeding Hopelessness
Magnolia You are beautiful.
Magnolia Love of nature
Mallow Consumed by love
Marigold Jealousy, I have cause.
Marigold Pain and grief
Mayflower Welcome
Mignionette I live for thee.
Mignonette Worth
Mint Suspicion
Morning glory Love In Vain
Moss Patience, or pray wait.
Mullein Good-nature
Nasturtium Patriotism
Oak Leaf Courage. I will endure.
Oak leaf Strength
Oats Music
Olive Peace
Oxeye daisy Patience
Passion Flower Piety. Trust in God.
Pear blossom Lasting friendship
Periwinkle Memory. Never forget.
Pink Household love. I am at home.
Pitch pine blossom Philosophy
Poppy Forgetfulness.
Poppy white Dreams
Primrose Neglected merit.
Rose Love, or I love you.
Rosemary Remembrance
Rue Disdain. Go: never return.
Rue Regret
Saffron Marriage when?
Sensitive Plant Sensitivity
Snowdrop Faithful in adversity.
Snowdrop Consolation or hope
Star of Bethlehem Hope
Straw United
Sunflower Pure and lofty thoughts
Sweetbrier Simplicity
Thistle Nobility
Thorn-apple Disguise
Thyme Thriftiness. I am diligent.
Thyme Thriftiness
Tulip Beautiful eyes. Look on me.
Tulip red Declaration of love
Tulip yellow Hopeless love
Tulip-tree Fame
Violet I dream of thee.
Violet Faithfulness
Violet white Modesty
Wheat Prosperity
Wheat Wealth and prosperity
Willow Forsaken
Willow (creeping) Love forsaken
Winged seeds (any kind) Messengers
Witch-hazel A spell
Yew Penitence. I am sorry.
AND:
Reverse Index
Acknowledgment. Lavender
Ambition Hollyhock
Ambition. I seek glory. Hollyhock
Ambition. I will win. Laurel
Art Acanthus
Calumny. You have listened. Hellebore
Caprice. China Aster
Cheerful, always Coreopsis
Cold-hearted Lettuce
Compassion Elderflower
Consolation or hope Snowdrop
Constancy Box
Constancy, I believe in your Box
Content ever with thee. Houstonia
Coquetry Dandelion
Coquetry, I accuse you of. Dandelion
Courage. I will endure. Oak Leaf
Dependence Ivy
Despair, and without hope. Cypress
Devoted affection, bonds of love Honeysuckle
Devotion Heliotrope
Devotion. Let us pray for each other. Heliotrope
Dignity I will sustain it. Dahlia
Discretion Lemon-blossom
Disdain. Go: never return. Rue
Disguise Thorn-apple
Docility Bulrush
Domestic economy Houseleek
Dreams Poppy white
Education, good. Cherry blossom
Elegance and dignity Dahlia
Eloquence Lotus
Encouragement. You will succeed. Golden Rod
Everlasting friendship Arbor vitae
Eyes, beautiful Look on me. Tulip
Faithful in adversity. Snowdrop
Faithfulness Violet
Fame Tulip-tree
Fastidiousness. Lilac
Fickleness Abatina
Forgetfulness. Poppy
Fornication Lime Blossom
Forsaken Willow
Forsaken, Sickness Anemone
Gentility Geranium
Gentility and elegance. Geranium
Glory Bay wreath
Good-nature Mullein
Gratitude Campanula
Gratitude Canterbury Bells
Grief Aloe
Haughtiness. Larkspur
Heartlessness. Hydrangea
High-souled aspirations Lily xcarlet
Hope Star of Bethlehem
Hope in love. Bachelor's button
Hope, Fading Anemone
Hopeless love Tulip yellow
Hopelessness Love lies bleeding
Household love. I am at home. Pink
Humility Broom
I change but in dying. Bay Leaf
I desire a return of my affection. Jasmine, White
I dream of thee. Violet
I live for thee. Mignionette
I long for your society. Balm
I promise Clover white
I wound to heal. Eglantine
Immortal love Amaranth (Globe)
Immortality, or piety. Amaranth
Impatience Balsamine
Impatience; or, pray come. Balsamine
Industry Bee orchid
Industry Clover red
Insincerity. You are false. Fox glove
Jealousy, I have cause. Marigold
Joys to come Celandine
Justice, do me justice Chestnut
L love Chrysanthemum red
Lasting friendship Pear blossom
Love forsaken Willow (creeping)
Love in all seasons Gorse
Love in idleness. Heart's Ease
Love In Vain Morning glory
Love of nature Magnolia
Love of variety China aster
Love, I am deeply in love. Althea, Frutex
Love, Consumed by Mallow
Love, Declaration of Tulip red
Love, or I love you. Rose
Love, Dost thou me? Honeysuckle
Luck Bells of Ireland
Lust Coriander
Magnificent beauty. Calla Ethiopica
Malevolence Lobelia
Marriage when? Saffron
Memory. Never forget. Periwinkle
Messengers Winged seeds (any kind)
Misanthropy Aconite
Mistrust Lavender
Modesty Violet white
Music Oats
Neglected merit. Primrose
Nobility Thistle
Pain and grief Marigold
Patience Oxeye daisy
Patience, or pray wait. Moss
Patriotism Nasturtium
Peace Olive
Penitence. I am sorry. Yew
Philosophy Pitch pine blossom
Piety. Trust in God. Passion Flower
Prayer. A token. Pray remember. Laurustinus
Preference Apple-blossom
Pride and Beauty. Carnation
Pride. You are proud. Auricula, Scarlet
Profit Cabbage
Promise Almond
Prosperity Wheat
Pure and lofty thoughts Sunflower
purity Lily white
Purity and beauty. Lily, White
Regret Rue
Remembrance Rosemary
Return my affection Jonquil
Revenge Bird's foot trefoil
Riches Buttercup
Riches. You are rich. Buttercup
Royalty Angrec
Secret, chaste love Acacia
Sensitivity Sensitive Plant
Sighted love Chrysanthemum yellow
Simplicity Sweetbrier
Social intercourse or sympathy Balm
Solitude Lichen
Sorrow. I am sad. Hyacinth, Purple
Spell, a Witch-hazel
Strength Fennel
Strength Oak leaf
Submission Grass
Submission. Grass
Surpassing excellence. Camelia Japonica
Suspicion Mint
Temperance Acalia
Thankfulness Agrimony
Think of me. Cedar
Thou art fair. Gilly Flower
Thriftiness Thyme
Thriftiness. I am diligent. Thyme
Token, a Laurestine
True love Forget-me-not
True love for ever. Forget me not
Uncertainty, chivalry, respect, or unrequited love Daffodil
Unchanging friendship. Arbor Vitaw
United Straw
Unpretending excellence Camellia japonica
Volubility Abecedary
Wealth and prosperity Wheat
Wedded Love. We are happy. Ivy
Welcome Mayflower
Winning grace Cowslip
Worth Mignonette
wound to heal Eglantine Rose
You are beautiful. Magnolia
Youthful beauty. Daisy
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