From the very origin of a flower’s name to its unique qualities and rich mythology, flowers are suffused with sheer symbolism and meaning. GiftaLove’s flower meaning guide is designed to decipher these hidden mysteries, unearth these floral gems and open up the pages of a whole new language- the language of flowers to speak to your heart.
What we want to say but may not be able to speak out loud is what expressed brilliantly by flowers. We sense the attributes of different blooms and instinctively pick one over another to go well with our mood or the event. We practice this all the time. That’s why we sweep someone off his/her feet with a bunch of bright yellow roses to brighten up their day or speak out loud of love with two dozen red roses.
Flower Types
Similar to a miniature lily, alstroemeria, commonly known as the Peruvian Lily/ Lily of the Incas, retrieved its name from its discoverer, Baron Claus von Alstromer. The flower is symbolic of prosperity, wealth and fortune. Also it’s the flower of friendship.
The bloom is emblematic of splendid exquisiteness. It’s also used to symbolize worth beyond beauty.
On a darker note this bloom stands for fading hope and a feeling of having been isolated. However, on a positive note they stand for anticipation.
They represent hospitality and are also used to showcase happiness and abundance.
It is recognizable for patience. The bloom is also indicative of a love of variety and symbolizes elegance and gracefulness.
It stands for joyfulness. It also represents magnificence and can also be used to symbolize exciting yet peachy anticipation.
Bouvardia double stands for enthusiasm and displays zest of life in a peachy way.
Stands for magnificence and attractiveness. White calla lily has these two features with purity and innocence coupled with the color white that makes perfect choice in a wedding bouquet.
Carnation stands for pride and beauty. While a red carnation embodies love, pride and admiration, a pink carnation stands for the love of a woman or a mother, a yellow carnation stands for disdain, disappointment or rejection, a purple carnation stands for capriciousness, and a white carnation indicates innocence and pure love. A stripped bloom of carnation expresses refusal.
It stands for optimism, fidelity, joy and longevity. A white chrysanthemum symbolizes loyal love and truth, a red conveys love and a yellow chrysanthemum stands for slighted love.
They stand for chivalry and regards. It is emblematic of new beginnings, rebirth and eternal life. Also, it conveys unrequited love. A single daffodil predicts a misfortune while a bunch of daffodils conveys joy and cheerfulness.
Similar to a miniature lily, alstroemeria, commonly known as the Peruvian Lily/ Lily of the Incas, retrieved its name from its discoverer, Baron Claus von Alstromer. The flower is symbolic of prosperity, wealth and fortune. Also it’s the flower of friendship.
Delphinium, hybrid stands for big-heartedness, levity, fun and lightness along with ardent attachment.
It is indicative of innocence and thoughtfulness.
The flower is emblematic of purity and sweetness. They stand for secret love. They are convoy of joy and tell the recipient you are lovely.
This bloom belongs to the daisy family and hence assumes the representation associated with daily flowers. Gerbera specifically stands for cheerfulness.
It stands for the strength of character, honor and truthfulness. The gladiolus flower expresses remembrance.
They convey solitude, admiration and beauty. The white heather stands for protection and shows that wishes will come true.
The indicate playfulness and a sporty attitude & beyond rashness. They also stand for constancy. The blue hyacinth symbolizes loyalty, purple shows sorrow, red/pink for play, yellow for jealousy and white stands for loveliness.
They are symbolic of heartfelt emotions. They can be sued to show gratitude for being understood. In their negative aspect hydrangea stands for heartlessness and frigidity.
It stands for persuasiveness. Purple iris is emblematic of complements and wisdom, blue iris stands for faith and hope, white iris indicates purity and yellow iris stands for passion.
They indicate lightness or levity and also stand for fickleness and haughtiness.
They stand for youthful virtuousness and confidence. Field lilac stands for charity, white for humility and innocence while purple lilac stands for first love.
The convey purity and refined beauty. Orange lily stands for passion; white lily symbolizes modesty and virginity, yellow gaiety while Lily of the Valley stands for sweetness and purity of heart. The Easter lily on the other hand is indicative of the Virgin Mary.
They stand for youthful virtuousness and confidence. Field lilac stands for charity, white for humility and innocence while purple lilac stands for first love.
Stands for coyness and compassion. They are also used to show shame or indignation. The flower stands for a happy life, good health, happy marriage and prosperity.
They symbolize change and transformation and stand for daring and resourcefulness. The flower is symbolic of courage and diversity.
The bloom stands for a haven or sanctuary and embodies complexity and delicateness.
stands for radiant charm and conveys a message that you’re radiant with charm or you are quite attractive.
Stands for love. The flower embodies love in its different forms. The symbolism of rose flower varies based on variety, number and color.
Stands for graciousness and strength. The negative connotation of the bloom shows presumption and deception.
The bloom is an embodiment of remembrance. It also stands for sympathy and success.
Stands for lasting beauty as well as a happy life. It’s indicative of promptness and bond of affection.
It stands for pure thoughts. It stands for adoration & dedication. It embodies of committed love. It’s however stands for haughtiness.
It embodies delicate pleasure & bliss. It’s a flower emblematic of departure after having a brilliant time.
It stands for declaration of love. Also it embodies fame and perfect love.
