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Tulips
With their flower meaning being perfect love, tulips can impart a sense of grace and elegance wherever they are displayed. The tulip is recognized throughout the world as one of the most popular cultivated flowers, but they are particularly associated with the Netherlands. |
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Gerbera Daisies
Distinguished by their large, beautiful blooms and wide assortment of vibrant colors, gerbera daisies have become a favorite flower choice for expressing cheerful sentiments. The traditional flower meanings for the gerbera daisy, however, are beauty and innocence. |
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Iris
Few other flowers can match the elegant beauty of the iris. Representing faith, hope, and wisdom, the iris is a flower that can be used for many different occasions. While it is most known for its distinctive blue varieties, the iris can also be found in other colors such as yellow and white. |
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Orchids
With an exotic appearance, orchids have come to represent rare and delicate beauty. Those seeking to make a lasting impression with a unique flower have found the orchid to be a perfect choice. These tropical flowers have an undeniable appeal.
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Peruvian Lilies
While they resemble smaller versions of many lily varieties, Peruvian lilies, also known as alstroemeria, have many distinctive qualities of their own. If you’re looking for flower meanings like friendship and devotion, Peruvian lilies are the choice for you. Available in a variety of colours |
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Roses
There is no flower that has been revered and celebrated as much as the rose. As a source of inspiration to people throughout history, roses are the definitive symbol for love and appreciation. For the meanings of each rose color, please reference our Rose Guide. |
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Stargazer Lilies
Known for the stunning appearance of their star-shaped blooms and their distinctly sweet fragrance, stargazer lilies are a majestic masterpiece. The flower meanings traditionally associated with Stargazer Lilies are innocence and purity, but the more modern connotations are honor and aspiration.
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Sunflowers
With their bright yellow petals spreading from their center, sunflowers not only resemble the sun, they will also turn to face the sun as the day progresses. Sunflowers' meanings are warmth and adoration, and they are also thought to be a sign of longevity.
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Wedding Flowers on Invitations – What do they mean?
Flowers have a language of their own. When choosing your wedding flowers and bridal bouquets you may like to consider the special meaning your chosen flowers have. Some may be a great choice because you simple love the way they look or you may want your wedding flowers to say much more. It’s amazing every sentiment can be expressed in one form or another by flowers. Of course, even the experts disagree on the "true meaning" of many flowers and most have different meanings to different people. So, while all flowers convey thoughtfulness and love, here are some of the more traditional flower meanings, according to one source. See, if you agree. Remember, a gift of flowers for a special someone will always create its own personal meaning, too. |
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Meaning of Wedding Flowers on Invitations |
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Wedding Flower Meanings - Flowers for Wedding Invitations |
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I want my flowers to say….. |
The Wedding Flower… |
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You are elegant |
Acacia (Pink or Rose) or Locust Tree |
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Ours is a secret love |
Acacia (Yellow) |
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My love for you is undying |
Amaranth (Globe) |
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With affection |
Amaranth (Cockscomb) |
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To a splendid beauty; With pride |
Amaryllis |
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I love you as you love me |
Ambrosia |
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Admiration; My love for you is undying |
Amethyst |
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You are my inspiration |
Angelica |
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I prefer you; I wish you good fortune |
Apple (Blossom) |
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Temperance; Take care of yourself |
Azalea |
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True to the end |
Azalea (Indian) |
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Mine is a sincere love; Fertility |
Baby's Breath Poesies |
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Fanciful; Imaginative nature; Beware |
Begonia |
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My love for you is constant/everlasting |
Bell Flower (Pyramidal) and Bluebell |
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With gratitude |
Bell Flower (Small white) |
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Ours will be a happy love |
Bridal Rose |
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Childishness; Ingratitude |
Buttercup |
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I admire you; You are perfect in every way |
Camellia |
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Pride and beauty |
Carnation |
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My heart aches for you; I admire you |
Carnation (Deep red) |
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I’ll never forget you |
Carnation (Pink) |
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Yes |
Carnation (Solid colour) |
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I am sorry, I must say no |
Carnation (Striped) |
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Our love is pure and ardent; Good luck |
Carnation (White) |
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You disappoint me; Rejection |
Carnation (Yellow) |
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You’re a great friend |
Chrysanthemum |
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I love you |
Chrysanthemum (Red) |
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Let’s elope |
Chrysanthemum (Spider) |
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I tell the truth |
Chrysanthemum (White) |
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I feel slighted |
Chrysanthemum (Yellow) |
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Providence |
Clover (Purple) |
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Think of me |
Clover (White) |
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I send my regards; You’re the only one for me |
Daffodil |
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Innocence; I’ll never tell |
Daisy |
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Our love will endure adversity; Durability |
Dogwood |
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Sincerity |
Fern |
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You have a delicate beauty |
Flower-of-an-Hour and Hibiscus |
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Don't forget me; True love; I remember |
Forget Me Not |
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My love for you is secret |
Gardenia |
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Comfort; This is folly |
Geranium |
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Bridal flavour |
Geranium (Ivy) |
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Our friendship is true |
Geranium (Oak Leaved) |
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We have a sweet and secret love |
Honey Flower |
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I am devoted to you |
Honeysuckle |
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Playful love; Rashness |
Hyacinth and Hyacinth (Red or Pink) |
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Our love is constant; I’ll always be here |
Hyacinth (Blue) |
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I’m sorry; Please forgive me |
Hyacinth (Purple) |
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I’ll pray for you |
Hyacinth (White) |
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Jealousy |
Hyacinth (Yellow) |
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Have faith; Don’t give up hope |
Iris |
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My love is passionate |
Iris (Yellow) |
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Wedded love and fidelity |
Ivy |
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You are cheerful and graceful |
Jasmine |
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Your affections are returned |
Jonquil |
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Glory |
Laurel |
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A true and faithful love |
Lemon Blossoms |
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I feel the first emotions of love |
Lilac (Purple) |
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Youthful innocence; Modest and pure emotions |
Lilac (White) |
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Ardour |
Lily (Arum) |
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Coquetry |
Lily (Day) |
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Silence; Purity of heart |
Lily (Water) |
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You are sweet; You are pure |
Lily (White) |
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Thank you |
Lily (Yellow) |
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Humility |
Lily of the Valley |
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I love you even though we are estranged |
Lotus Flower |
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I surmount difficulties |
Mistletoe |
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My heartfelt love; With joy |
Myrtle |
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Your loveliness equals your purity; Marriage |
Orange Blossoms |
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You posses a refined beauty; You are delicate |
Orchid |
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Thinking of you; I remember you |
Pansy |
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I am sorry, I must leave |
Pea (Sweet) |
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First stages of friendship |
Periwinkle (Blue) |
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Pleasures of memory |
Periwinkle (White) |
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Don't despair |
Petunia |
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Young love; I can’t live without you |
Primrose |
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I fantasize about you |
Queen Anne’s Lace |
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Love |
Rose |
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Ours will be a happy love |
Rose (Bridal) |
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Your beauty is always new |
Rose (China) |
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Mourning |
Rose (Crimson) |
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Our love is pure |
Rose (Lavender) |
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To my friend; Happiness |
Rose (Pink) |
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Passionate love |
Rose (Red) |
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Wishes for prosperity; Hopeful |
Rose (Red Leaved) |
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Unity |
Rose (Red and White) |
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Charm and innocence; Purity; Remembrance |
Rose (White) |
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Please love me; Jealousy; Friendship |
Rose (Yellow) |
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You are young and lovely |
Rosebud (Red) |
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I adore you; I am proud to be with/know you |
Sunflower |
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Delicate pleasure |
Sweet Pea |
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Forbidden pleasure; Dangerous love |
Tuberose |
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Love; Fame |
Tulip |
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You are a perfect lover |
Tulip (Red) |
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You have beautiful eyes |
Tulip (Variegated) |
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I am hopelessly in love |
Tulip (Yellow) |
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Modesty |
Violet |
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I shall remain faithful |
Violet (Blue) |
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You occupy my thoughts |
Violet (Purple) |
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Thinking of you though you’re far away; I remember you daily |
Zinnia | |
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ACACIA - |
Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love |
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AMBROSIA - |
Your Love is Reciprocated |
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AMARYLLIS - |
Pride, Pastoral Poetry |
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ANEMONE - |
Forsaken |
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ARBUTUS - |
Thee Only Do I Love |
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ASTER - |
Symbol of Love, Daintiness |
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AZALEA - |
Take Care of Yourself for Me, Temperance, Fragile Passion, Chinese Symbol of Womanhood |
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BACHELOR BUTTON - |
Single Blessedness |
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BEGONIA - |
Beware |
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BELLS OF IRELAND - |
Good Luck |
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BITTERSWEET - |
Truth |
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BLUEBELL - |
Humility |
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CACTUS - |
Endurance |
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CAMELLIA (PINK) - |
Longing for you |
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CAMELLIA (RED) - |
You're a Flame in My Heart |
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CAMELLIA (WHITE) - |
You're Adorable |
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CARNATION (GENERAL) - |
Fascination, Woman Love |
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CARNATION (PINK) - |
I'll Never Forget You |
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CARNATION (RED) - |
My Heart Aches For You, Admiration |
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CARNATION (PURPLE) - |
Capriciousness |
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CARNATION (SOLID COLOR) - |
Yes |
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CARNATION (STRIPED) - |
No, Refusal, Sorry I Can't Be With You, Wish I Could Be With You |
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CARNATION (WHITE) - |
Sweet and Lovely, Innocence, Pure Love, Woman's Good Luck Gift |
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CARNATION (YELLOW) - |
You Have Disappointed Me, Rejection |
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CATTAIL - |
Peace, Prosperity |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM (GENERAL) - |
You're a Wonderful Friend, Cheerfulness and Rest. |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM (WHITE) - |
Truth |
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CHRYSANTHEMUM (YELLOW) - |
Slighted Love |
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CROCUS - |
Cheerfulness |
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CYCLAMEN - |
Resignation and Good-bye |
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DAFFODIL - |
Regard, Unrequited Love, You're the Only One, The Sun is Always Shining when I'm with You |
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DAISY - |
Innocence, Loyal Love, I'll Never Tell, Purity |
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DANDELION - |
Faithfulness, Happiness |
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FERN - |
Magic, Fascination, Confidence and Shelter |
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FIR - |
Time |
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FLAX - |
Domestic Symbol |
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FORGET-ME-NOT - |
True Love, Memories |
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FORSYTHIA - |
Anticipation |
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GARDENIA - |
You're Lovely, Secret Love |
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GERANIUM - |
Stupidity, Folly |
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GLADIOLI - |
Give Me a Break, I'm Really Sincere, Flower of the Gladiators |
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GLOXINIA - |
Love at First Sight |
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HEATHER (LAVENDER) - |
Admiration, Solitude |
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HEATHER (WHITE) - |
Protection, Wishes Will Come True |
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HOLLY - |
Defense, Domestic Happiness |
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HYACINTH (GENERAL) - |
Games and Sports, Rashness, Flower Dedicated to Apollo |
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HYACINTH (BLUE) - |
Constancy |
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HYACINTH (PURPLE) - |
I am Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Sorrow |
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HYACINTH (RED OR PINK) - |
Play |
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HYACINTH (WHITE) - |
Loveliness, I'll Pray for You |
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HYACINTH (YELLOW) - |
Jealousy |
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HYDRANGEA - |
Thank You for Understanding, Frigidity, Heartlessness |
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IRIS - |
Fleur-de-lis, Emblem of France, Your Friendship Means so Much to Me, Faith, Hope, Wisdom and Valor, My Compliments |
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IVY - |
Wedded Love, Fidelity, Friendship, Affection |
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JONQUIL - |
Love Me, Affection Returned, Desire, Sympathy, Desire for Affection Returned |
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LARKSPUR (PINK) - |
Fickleness |
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LILY (WHITE) - |
Virginity, Purity, Majesty, It's Heavenly to be with You |
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LILY (YELLOW) - |
I'm Walking on Air, False and Gay |
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LILY (CALLA) - |
Beauty |
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LILY (DAY) - |
Coquetry, Chinese Emblem for Mother |
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LILY (EUCHARIS) - |
Maiden Charms |
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LILY (TIGER) - |
Wealth, Pride |
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LILY OF THE VALLEY - |
Sweetness, Tears of the Virgin Mary, Return to Happiness, Humility, You've Made My Life Complete |
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MAGNOLIA - |
Nobility |
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MARIGOLD - |
Cruelty, Grief, Jealousy |
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MISTLETOE - |
Kiss me, Affection, To Surmount Difficulties, Sacred Plant of India |
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MONKSHOOD - |
Beware, A Deadly Foe is Near |
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MOSS - |
Maternal Love, Charity |
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MYRTLE - |
Love, Hebrew Emblem of Marriage |
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NARCISSUS - |
Egotism, Formality, Stay as Sweet as You Are |
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NASTURTIUM - |
Conquest, Victory in Battle |
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OLEANDER - |
Caution |
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ORANGE BLOSSOM - |
Innocence, Eternal Love, Marriage and Fruitfulness |
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ORANGE MOCK - |
Deceit |
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ORCHID - |
Love, Beauty, Refinement, Beautiful Lady, Chinese Symbol for Many Children |
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ORCHID (CATTLEYA) - |
Mature Charm |
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PALM LEAVES - |
Victory and Success |
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PEONY - |
Shame, Happy Life, Happy Marriage |
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PETUNIA - |
Resentment, Anger, Your Presence Sooths Me |
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PINE - |
Hope, Pity |
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POPPY (GENERAL) - |
Eternal Sleep, Oblivion, Imagination |
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POPPY (RED) - |
Pleasure |
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POPPY (WHITE) - |
Consolation |
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POPPY (YELLOW) - |
Wealth, Success |
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PRIMROSE - |
I Can't Live Without You |
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PRIMROSE (EVENING) - |
Inconstancy |
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ROSE (BRIDAL) - |
Happy Love |
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ROSE (DARK CRIMSON) - |
Mourning |
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ROSE (HIBISCUS) - |
Delicate Beauty |
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ROSE (LEAF) - |
You May Hope |
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ROSE (PINK) - |
Perfect Happiness, Please Believe Me |
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ROSE (RED) - |
Love, I Love You |
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ROSE (TEA) - |
I'll Remember Always |
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ROSE (THORNLESS) - |
Love at First Sight |
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ROSE (WHITE) - |
Innocence and Purity, I am Worthy of You, You're Heavenly, Secrecy and Silence |
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ROSE (WHITE AND RED MIXED) - |
Unity, Flower Emblem of England |
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ROSE (WHITE-DRIED) - |
Death is Preferable to Loss of Virtue |
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ROSE (YELLOW) - |
Decrease of Love, Jealousy, Try to Care |
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ROSEBUD - |
Beauty and Youth, A Heart Innocent of Love |
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ROSEBUD (RED) - |
Pure and Lovely |
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ROSEBUD (WHITE) - |
Girlhood |
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ROSEBUD (MOSS) - |
Confessions of Love |
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ROSES (Bouquet of Mature Blooms) - |
Gratitude |
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ROSES (Single Full Bloom) - |
I Love You, I Still Love You |
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SMILAX - |
Loveliness |
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SNAPDRAGON - |
Deception, Gracious Lady |
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SPIDER FLOWER - |
Elope with Me |
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STEPHANOTIS - |
Happiness in Marriage, Desire to Travel |
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STOCK - |
Bonds of Affection, Promptness, You'll Always Be Beautiful to Me |
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SWEETPEA - |
Good-bye, Departure, Blissful Pleasure, Thank You for a Lovely Time |
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TULIP (GENERAL) - |
Perfect Lover, Frame, Flower Emblem of Holland |
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TULIP (RED) - |
Believe Me, Declaration of Love |
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TULIP (VARIEGATED) - |
Beautiful Eyes |
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TULIP (YELLOW) - |
There's Sunshine in Your Smile |
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VIOLET - |
Modesty |
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VIOLET (BLUE) - |
Watchfulness, Faithfulness, I'll Always Be True |
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VIOLET (WHITE) - |
Let's Take a Chance |
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ZINNIA (MAGENTA) - |
Lasting Affection |
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ZINNIA (MIXED) - |
Thinking (or In Memory) of an Absent Friend |
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ZINNIA (SCARLET) - |
Constancy |
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ZINNIA (WHITE) - |
Goodness |
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ZINNIA (YELLOW) - |
Daily Remembrance | |
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