Personalize Your Flowers
October 25th, 2006 Posted in Wedding Planning and IdeasHave you ever received or given a flower gift and wondered what underlying message you were sending? Each flower has its own unique meaning. While some flowers have several, and some meanings vary depending upon color, each flower is unique in meaning as it is in beauty. The following list will help you select the perfect flower to give as a gift, create arrangements for a special event, or use in your wedding bouquet and table centerpieces.
Asters – love, daintiness, elegance
Baby’s Breath – innocence
Bells of Ireland (also known as Molucella) – good luck
Calla Lilies – magnificent beauty
Carnations* – fascination, magnificence, a woman’s love
Chrysanthemums – friendship, cheerfulness, respect, truth
Daisies and Poms – innocence, loyal love, purity, I’ll never tell
Delphinium – fun, big-hearted
Freesia – trust, thoughtfulness
Gladiolus – strength, admiration, flower of the Gladiators
Hyacinth – play, games and sports, flower dedicated to Apollo
Hydrangea – understanding, frigidity, heartlessness
Iris – faith, hope, wisdom, my compliments
Larkspur – fickleness, levity, lightness
Orchids – love and beauty, refinement, long life, maturity, thoughtfulness, charm, Chinese symbol for many children
Peonies – happy life and marriage, good health and prosperity
Phlox – unanimity
Roses & Petals – love, passion, ultimate beauty, art of perfection
Snapdragons – deception, gracious lady, presumption
Spiders – elope with me
Statice – success
Stephanotis – happiness in marriage, desire to travel
Stock – bonds of affection, promptness, lasting beauty
Sunflowers – pride, sunshine, adoration
Tulips* – perfect lover
* Meaning varies upon color.