Flowers by Jaimie hosted by Chappell Photography

 

Flowers and their meanings:

  • 4 Leaf Clover                                 Good Luck
  • Acacia:                                             Friendship
  • Aspen                                               Creativity
  • Aster:                                               Elegance and Love
  • Anemone:                                        Expectations
  • Alstroemeria:                                  Devotion
  • Baby's Breath:                             Innocence
  • Basil:                                                 Hate
  • Birch                                     Good Fortune
  • Calla Lily:                            Magnificent Beauty
  • Camellia:                                          Perfection and Loveliness
  • Carnation:                           Devoted Love
  • Chrysanthemum:                Abundance and Wealth
  • Daffodil:                                          Regard, Not Love
  • Dahlia:                                              Dignity and Elegance
  • Daisy – White                                Innocence and Romance
  • Daisy – Orange                            Beauty Unknown To The Possessor
  • Dill:                                                    Lust
  • English Ivy                                       Friendship
  • Forget-me-not:                              My True Love Is Yours
  • Freesia :                                            Innocence
  • Gardenia:                                         Purity and Secret Love
  • Gladiola :                                         Generosity
  • Heather :                                          Admiration
  • Hyacinth :                                        Playful Joy
  • Hydrangea - Blue -                      Devotion
  • Hydrangea - Mauve -                   Devotion
  • Iris :                                                    Faith and Wisdom or Promise in Love
  • Ivy :                                                     Fidelity, Marriage
  • Ivy with White/Red Flowers: Marry Me?
  • Larkspur – Lavender                    Pure Love and Lightness
  • Larkspur – Pink                              Fickleness
  • Larkspur – Purple              Lightness Pride and Ambition
  • Larkspur – White               Lightness Good Faith
  • Lavender :                            Distrust
  • Lily (All) :                            Majesty and Honor or Purity of Heart
  • Lily (Yellow) :                                 Gaiety
  • Lily of the Valley :                         Happiness
  • Marigolds :                          Jealousy
  • Mint :                                                 Virtue
  • Morning Glory :                             Affection
  • Myrtle :                                             Joy
  • Orange Blossom :                        Happiness and Fertility or Purity and Chastity
  • Orchid :                                            Love and Beauty
  • Pansy – Purple                                Think of Me Tender and Pleasant Thoughts
  • Pansy – Yellow                               Think of Me Tender and Pleasant Thoughts
  • Pinecone                                           Optimism
  • Ranunculus :                                    Radiant, Charming
  • Rose (Orange) :                Passion
  • Rose (Pink) :                                    Secret Love or Grace and Sweetness
  • Rose (Red) :                                   Love
  • Rose (Yellow) :                              Joy
  • Rose (White) :                                Unity or Purity and Humility
  • Rosemary :                           Remembrance
  • Sage :                                               Wisdom, Great Respect
  • Speedwell :                          Female Fidelity
  • Stephanotis:                                  Marital Happiness
  • Sugar Maple                                  Success
  • Sumac Oak                         Humanity
  • Sweet Sultan :                               Felicity, Happiness
  • Tulip :                                               Love and Passion
  • Violet                                                Faith

 

RED - excitement, passion, vitality and aggressiveness. Red stimulates the nerves, increases respiration rates and raises blood pressure. Avoid reds for those with anxiety or high blood pressure.

·         ORANGE - connotes joy, enthusiasm, determination, excitement and ambition. Orange increases oxygen to the brain, produces an invigorating effect without raising blood pressure.

·         YELLOW - conveys warmth, sunshine, happiness and energy. Yellow stimulates mental activity and the motor nerves, which generates energy for muscles. The best color to send to cheer up someone.

·         GREEN - suggests health, fertility, freshness and harmony. Green is the most restful color to the human eye; it relieves tension in blood vessels, lowering blood pressure and producing a sensation of warmth.

·         BLUE - means security, authority, confidence, wisdom and is used to represent heaven. Blue is the second most powerful color, producing a calming, soothing effect.

·         PURPLE - combines the stability of blue with the energy of red, suggesting spirituality, sophistication, luxury and authority. Nearly 75 percent of pre-adolescent children prefer purple to all other colors. One of the most universally preferred colors by all ages.

·         WHITE - the color of purity, formality, elegance and neutrality. Represents a successful beginning as well as solemn peace, which makes it appropriate for births and funerals.

·         BLACK - embodies power, elegance, formality, mystery and death. Strictly speaking, black is not a color but a non-reflective absence of pigment that gives depth and power to other colors.

·         BROWN - symbolizes earth, order, convention and dependability. Found throughout nature, brown complements other colors and conveys simplicity and friendliness.