Wedding Flowers & Decoration Ideas
Choosing your flowers… For inexpensive flowers you might consider cutting them from your garden, or choosing them based on what they mean.
[rtm]Flower Name | Meaning | Flower Name | Meaning |
Acacia | Friendship | Marjoram | Blushes, mirth |
Acorn | Life, immortality | Mint | Virtue |
Allium | Unity | Mistletoe | Affection |
Alyssum | Incomparable worth | Monkshood | Chivalry |
Amaryllis | Pride, Beauty | Morning Glory | Affection |
Ambrosia | Reciprocated love | Moss | Charity, maternal love |
Anemone | Forsaken | Myrtle | Love, home |
Angelica | Inspiration | Narcissus | Egotism |
Apple Blossom | Preference | Oleander | Caution |
Arbutus | Thee only do I love | Orange Blossom | Purity, eternal love, marriage |
Arum Lily | Ardor | Orange Flower | Chastity |
Aster | Variety | Orchid | Love, beauty |
Azalea | First love | Pansy | Thoughts, consideration |
Bachelor’s Button | Celibacy, hope | Peach Blossoms | I am your captive |
Begonia | Beware | Peony | Happy life |
Bluebell | Humility | Petunia | Resentment, anger |
Bridal Rose | Happy love | Phlox | Our souls are united |
Buttercup | Riches, childishness | Pine | Hope, pray |
Camellia (red) | You are a flame in my heart | Polyanthus | Price of riches |
Carnation (Pink) | I’ll never forget you | Poppy (Red) | Pleasure |
Carnation (Red) | My heart aches for you | Poppy (White) | Consolation, eternal sleep |
Carnation (White) | Innocence | Poppy (Yellow) | Wealth, success |
Carnation (Yellow) | Rejection | Primrose | I can’t live without you |
China Rose | Ever new beauty | Primrose (Evening) | Inconsistency |
Chrysanthemum (Red) | I love you | Purple Clover | Husbandry, thrift |
Chrysanthemum (White) | Truth | Queen Anne’s Lace | Haven |
Chrysanthemum (Yellow) | Sighted love | Quince | Temptation |
Clematis | Mental beauty | Ranunculus (Buttercups) | Radiant with charm |
Clover | Good luck | Rhododendron | Danger |
Coral Bells | Challenge | Rose (Bridal) | Happy love |
Coreposis (Tickseed) | Always cheerful | Rose (Dark crimson) | Mourning |
Cosmos | Modesty | Rose (Dark pink) | Thank you |
Crocus | Youthful gladness | Rose (Peach) | Enthusiasm, desire |
Cyclamen | Good-bye | Rose (Pink) | Perfect, you’re lovely |
Daffodil | Unrequited love | Rose (Red) | I love you |
Dahlia | Dignity, elegance | Rose (White) | Innocence, secrecy |
Daisy | Innocent | Rose (Wild) | Simplicity |
Daisy (Garden) | Sentiments shared | Rose (Yellow) | Joy, friendship, jealousy |
Dandelion | Faithfulness, happiness | Rosebuds (Red) | Purity |
Dogwood | Love undiminished | Rosebuds (White) | Youth |
Fern | Magic, fascination | Rosemary | Sweet remembrance |
Fern (Maiden hair) | Secret bond of love | Sage | Domestic Virtue |
Foxglove | Insincerity | Smilax | Loveliness |
Gardenia | Secret love | Snapdragon | Deception, gracious lady |
Geranium | I prefer you, folly | Spider Flower | Elope with me |
Geranium (Ivy) | Bridal favor | Spirea | Victory, conceit |
Gladiolus | Sincerity | Star of Bethlehem | Purity |
Heather (Lavender) | Admiration | Status | Sympathy, remembrance |
Heather (White) | Protection, wishes come true | Stephanotis | Happiness in marriage |
Hibiscus | Delicate beauty | Stock | Lasting love |
Holly | Domestic happiness, festivity | Sunflower | Adoration |
Hollyhock | Ambition | Sweet Peas | Good-bye, blissful pleasure |
Honeysuckle | Country beauty | Sweet William | Gallantry, bravery |
Hyacinth (Blue( | Constancy | Tansy (Wild) | Declaration |
Hyacinth (Purple) | Please forgive me | Thyme | Activity |
Hyacinth (Red/Pink) | Playful | Tiger Flower | Befriend me |
Hyacinth (White) | Loveliness | Tuberosa | Illicit pleasures |
Iris | A message for thee | Tulip (Red) | Believe in me |
Ivy | Wedded love | Tulip (Variegated) | Beautiful eyes |
Jasmine | Social | Tulip (Yellow) | Hopeless love |
Jonquil (daffodil) | Desire | Veronica | Fidelity |
Lady’s Slipper | Flighty | Violet (Blue) | Watchfulness, I’ll always be true |
Larkspur (Pink) | Fickleness | Violet (Purple) | Faithfulness |
Lavender | Devotion, cautious | Violet (White) | Let’s take a chance |
Lilac (Purple) | First love | Viscaria (Pitch Carnation) | Will you dance with me? |
Lilac (White) | Youth | Water Lily | Purity of heart |
Lily (Day) | Coquetry | Wheat | Friendliness, fertility |
Lily (Tiger) | Wealth, pride | White rose bud | Awakening love |
Lily (White) | Purity, virginity | Zinnia (Magenta) | Lasting affection |
Lilly of the Valley | Increased happiness, sweetness | Zinnia (Mixed) | Thinking of an absent friend |
Lotus Flower | Rejected love | Zinnia (Scarlet) | Constancy |
Magnolia | Love of nature, nobility | Zinnia (White) | Goodness |
Marigold | Cruelty, jealousy | Zinnia (Yellow) | Daily remembrance |
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