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Plant Meanings or Symbols
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Plants have different meanings in different cultures. While many people feel this is old-fashioned, consider how the recipient of your floral gift might feel, if they don't think the same! Here, then, are some plant meanings we've gathered, so far. The list will grow - especially if you send us new ones.
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Almond - money and prosperity, wisdom |
Aloe - good luck |
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Alyssum - calms anger |
Anemone - health and healing |
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Apple - love - healing and imortality |
Aster - love |
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Avocado - lust and beauty |
Amaryllis - pride |
Azalea - fragile passion - symbol of womanhood - take care while I'm away |
Bamboo - symbol of longevity - symbol of strength and grace - breaking hexes or spells |
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Banana - potency and fertility |
Basil - wealth - exorcising evil |
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Bay - psychic or extraordinary powers |
Begonia - beware, take care |
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Bleeding heart - unrequited love |
Bluebell - good luck - truth |
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Camelia - I miss you - riches, wealth |
Cardamon - lust |
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Carnation - general - symbol of betrothal or of marriage - pink and red - missing your love - solid colour - yes - striped - no, refusal, or wish I was there - white - innocence, pure love - yellow - disappointment, rejection |
Carrot - fertility and lust |
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Chamomile - sleep, purification - money and love |
Chili Pepper - fidelity and love |
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Chrysanthemum - long life - friendship and good cheer - white - truth - yellow - a symbol of slighted love |
Clover - 3-leaf - symbol Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) - 4-leaf - symbol of good luck |
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Cucumber - chastity, healing, fertility |
Daisy - innocence - keeping a secret - luck and lust |
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Daffodil - love, fertility, luck |
Euphorbia - purification and protection |
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Forget-me-not - request to be remembered - true love |
Forsythia - anticipation |
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Garlic - healing and protection |
Geranium - fertility, love, protection |
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Goldenrod - divine guidance |
Hawthorn - chastity, happiness - luck in fishing |
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Heather - protection |
Hibiscus - love, lust |
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Honeysuckle - symbol of love and generosity - phychic powers, money |
Hyacinth - love, protection, happiness |
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Hydrangea - frigidity - heartlessness |
Iris - faith and hope - wisdom - friendship |
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Ivy - fidelity - affection |
Jasmine - love |
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Knotweed - health |
Lavendar - love, protection - longevity |
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Lily - purity and chastity, virginity |
Lotus - birth and fertility - for purity - enlightenment |
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Maple - longevity, money |
Marigold - protection - cruelty - jealousy |
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Narcissus - egotism |
Orange - love, luck, money - mock orange - deceit |
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Orchid - love - symbolizes the innocence of children - cattaya orchids often symbolize maturity, used in Mothers' Day bouquets. |
Oregano - love and honour - improved luck |
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Palm - success - victory |
Peony - protection |
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Periwinkle - mental prowess, money |
Petunia - anger, resentment |
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Poppy - symbol of death - sleep, money, luck |
Ragweed - courage |
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Rose - red - symbol of love - white - symbol of purity or virginity - yellow - infidelity - single bloom - I love you |
Rosemary - remembrance - fidelity |
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Rue - healing, health |
Sage - imortality, wisdom |
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Snapdragon - deception |
Spiderwort - love |
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Sunflower - infatuation |
Sweet pea - good bye |
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Tulip - general - lover - red - declaration of love - varigated - beautiful eyes - yellow - beautiful smile |
Violet - faithfulness - watchfulness |
Helen Kirkup is a Master Gardener, freelance writer and developer of The Garden Management System, gardening software to help you grow your garden.
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