Here is a list of flower names along with their symbolic meanings. Find out how to use the language of flowers to express deep-felt emotions like love, longing, anticipation, jealousy, hope, and so on.

As the saying goes, 'say it with flowers!' And indeed, people have been saying it with flowers since time immemorial, using the special meanings of flowers to express all kinds of emotions. Whether to woo somebody special on Valentine's Day, display affection on Father's Day or Mother's Day, or to express a 'get well soon' message for somebody ill, flowers have been used to say it all. In fact, the symbolic meaning of flowers has given birth to a language of its own, known as floriography.

Apart from each of the names of flowers being imbued with symbolism such as romance or sympathy or affection, all flowers express specific phrases as well. As a matter of fact, the Victorians were the ones who used flower symbolism most profusely to communicate subtly what they wanted to say, but could not speak aloud since decorum would not allow it. With flowers, and their symbolic meanings, they could verbalize communication without saying anything or evince a feeling. Thus, the Victorians would often make a bouquet that they could use as an expression of an unvoiced message to the person receiving it, using various kinds of symbolism like the number, the arrangement, the color, and of course the type of flower.

Names of Flowers and Their Meanings

If you want to express your deep feelings to someone special in your life, in a thoughtful and unique way, check out the list of flower names given below, and find out what message you can devise using the special language of flowers. Or, if it is a gift of flowers that you have received, check out the flower names and their meanings to find out what it means. Is it love? Or is it ecstasy? Or perhaps it is a sign of hope, jealousy, anticipation, friendship, or even good-bye. Truly, you can say it all with flowers!
Name Meaning A Acacia Hidden love, Beauty in withdrawal Ambrosia Love requited Amaryllis Pride Aster Symbolizing love, Delicacy Anemone A love that is diminishing, Vanishing hopes Almond Blossom Symbolizing hope, Delicacy, Sweetness Apple Blossom Good fortune, Harbinger of better things, A strong liking Arum Intense feeling of love Arbutus I love only thee Azalea A symbol of womanhood in China, Passion, Fragility, Take care B Baby's Breath Purity of heart, Innocence Begonia Be cautious, A fanciful mind Bachelor Button Celibacy, The blessedness of being single Balsam Fervent love Balm Compassion, Empathy Bittersweet Truth, Loyalty Bird of Paradise Given by a woman to a man to symbolize faithfulness Bluebell Gratitude, Constancy, Humility Buttercup Riches, Childishness Black Bryony Be my support C Caladium Immense delight and joy Camellia Perfection, Gratitude Carnation (Red) Aching heart, Admiration Christmas Rose Allay my disquiet Chrysanthemum Joy, Optimism, Perfection Crocus Good cheer, Happiness, Do not treat me badly Cyclamen Good-Bye, Resignation Clover (Four-leaf) Will you be mine? Clover (White) Think of me Clematis Ingenuity, Artifice Cornflower Refinement, Delicacy D Daffodil The sun is bright when I am with you, Respect, Sunshine, Unrequited love, Regard Dahlia Elegance and Dignity, Forever thine Daisy Beauty, Innocence, I will never tell, Loyal love, Purity Day-Lily (Yellow) Coquetry Dandelion Love's oracle, Happiness, Faithfulness Date-Plum Resistance Delphinium Fun, Big-hearted Dog Rose Pleasure and Pain Dogwood Am I indifferent to you? Dragon Root Ardor E Edelweiss Noble purity, Courage, Daring Endine Frugality Elderflower Symbolizing Zeal Eglantine Poetry Everlasting (Immortal Flowers) Never ending memory, Unfading remembrance Euphorbia Persistence Eupatorium Delay Epigaea Budding Eucalyptus Protection F Forget-Me-Not As its name suggests - Forget me not, Memories, True love 5px;padding-right:1px;">Forsythia Expectation, Anticipation Fuchsia Good taste Fern Fascination Filbert Reconciliation Flax Symbol of domesticity Flora's Bell Without pretentiousness Flowering Reed Confide in heaven G Gladiolus Strength of character, Love at first sight, Generosity Gardenia Secret love, You are lovely Galax Encouragement Geranium Folly, Stupidity Gerbera You are the sunshine of my life Gloxinia Love at first sight Goldenrod Be cautious Goats-Rue Reason Goosefoot Insult Globe Amaranth Unfading Love H Heliotrope Devotion Hibiscus Delicate beauty, Consumed by love Holly Am I forgotten, Domestic happiness, Defense, Domestic Happiness Hollyhock Fruitfulness Honeyflower Secret love, Sweetness of disposition, Sweet, Affection Honeysuckle Bond of love Honeysuckle (Coral) I Love You Hyacinth Flower dedicated to Apollo, Rashness Hyacinth (Yellow) Jealousy I Iris Wisdom and Valor, Faith, Promise in love, Hope Iris (German) Flame Iris (Yellow) Passion Ivy Affection, Friendship, Fidelity, Wedded love Ivy (Sprig of white tendrils) Affection, Anxious to please Indian Cress Resignation Ipomen Scarlet Embrace Indian Cane Rendezvous Ipomoea (Morning Glory) I attach myself to you, Affection J Jasmine (Indian) Love, Attachment Jasmine (Yellow) Elegance, Grace, Modesty Jasmine (Spanish) Sensuality Japonica Symbol of love, Sincerity Jerusalem Oak Your love is reciprocated Jonquil Sympathy, Desire, Affection returned, Love me, Affection Returned Juniper Chastity, Eternity K King's Spear Regret Kennedia Intellectual beauty L Laburnum Blackness Lady's Slipper Capricious beauty, Win me Lucerne Life Larkspur Lightness, An open heart, Levity Larkspur (White) Happy-go-lucky, Joyful Larkspur (Purple) Sweet disposition Lantana Rigor Lily Purity of heart, Majesty and Honor Lemon Blossom I promise to be true, Fidelity in love Lilac Pride,
Beauty Lily of the Valley Humility, Happiness, Tears of the Virgin Mary, Sweetness Lotus Forgetful of the past, Estranged love Laurel Glory Lavender Devotion, Love M Marjoram Happiness, Joy Madder Calumny Magnolia Perseverance, Nobility Marigold Sorrow, Jealousy, Caress, Pretty love, Affection, Sacred, Affection Maidenhair Discretion Manchineel Betrayal Mimosa - Secret Love Mugwort Happiness Mulberry Prudence Mallow Sweetness, Delicate beauty Mandrake Scarcity Myrtle Hebrew emblem of Marriage, Love Maple Reserve N Nasturtium Victory in Battle, Conquest Narcissus (White) Selfishness Narcissus Stay as sweet as you are, Formality Nightshade Truth Nettle Cruelty Nosegay Gallantry O Orchid (Cattleya) Mature charm Orchid Symbol of many children in China, Refinement, Beauty, Love Orange Blossom Eternal Love, Innocence, Marriage and Fruitfulness Oak Hospitality Osmunda Revere Ophrys Spider Dexterity Ophrys Fly Mistake Olive Peace Oleander Caution Orange-Tree Generosity Orange (Milkweed) Deceit P Phlox Harmony, A good partnership Passion-Flower Belief Peppermint Warmth of feeling, Cordiality Periwinkle Sweet remembrance Poppy (General) Imagination, Oblivion, Eternal sleep Primrose (Evening) Inconstancy Petunia Your presence soothes me, Anger, Resentment, Anger Pansy Merriment, Thoughtful reflection Peach Blossom I am your captive Q Quaking Grass A symbol of agitation Queen Anne's Lace Fantasy R Rose (Red) Passion, Love Rose (White) Purity, Virginity Rose (Yellow) Infidelity, Jealousy Rose (Coral) Desire Rose (Pink) Grace and Sweetness, Secret love, Perfect happiness, Secret Love Rose (Dark pink) Thankfulness Rose (Pale pink) Joy, Grace Rosebud (Red) Pure and Lovely Rosemary Remembrance Rhododendron I am dangerous, Danger, Beware S Sunflower (Tall) Pride, False riches Sunflower (Dwarf) Adoration Snowdrop Consolation, Hope Sage Great respect, Wisdom, Female fidelity Snapdragon Strength, Gracious lady Satin-Flower Sincerity Spider Flower Elope with me Sweet-William Gallantry, Grant me one smile Sweet Pea Thank you for a lovely time, Blissful pleasure, Departure, Good-by Star of Bethlehem Reconciliation, Atonement T Tulip (General) Fame, Perfect lover, Flower Emblem of Holland Tulip (Yellow) Hopeless love, There's sunshine in your smile Tulip (Variegated) Beautiful eyes Tulip (Red) Declaration of love, Believe me Thornapple I dreamed of thee Tuberose Dangerous pleasures Teasel Misanthropy Trumpet Flower Separation V Valerian Accommodating disposition Verbena Sensibility, Pray for me Violet Modesty Violet (White) Let´s take a chance Violet (Blue) Love, Faithfulness, Watchfulness Virgin's-Bower Artifice Venus Flytrap Caught at Last Viscaria Will you dance with me? Veronica Fidelity Vervain Enchantment W Water Lily Purity of heart Water Lily (Yellow) Growing indifference Water Lily (White) Eloquence Wallflower Lasting beauty, Fidelity, Faithful in adversity Wisteria Welcome Windflower Sincerity, Love, Abandonment Witch Hazel A spell Wild Rose-Tree Poetical person Wood-Sorrel Joy Whortleberry Treachery X Xeranthemum Cheerful in adversity Y Yarrow Healing, Health Yew Sadness Z Zinnia Thoughts of absent friends Zinnia (Yellow) Daily remembrance Zinnia (Magenta) Lasting Affection Zinnia (White) Goodness Zinnia (Scarlet) Constancy Zephyranth Fond Caresses
Some of you may even want to understand the symbolism of each flower to be able to get a tattoo representing the symbolism. Whatever the reason, this list should help you find out what each flower means, and use its symbolism to express exactly how you feel.