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Meaning of flowers

Taken from The Illustrated Language of Flowers. 1856, Compiled and edited by Mrs. L. Burke. There are pdf copies available if you wish to read more.

Here is the list of meanings from flowers

Abecedary – Volubility.
Acacia –  meaning Friendship.
Acacia, Rose or White – meaning Elegance.
Acacia, Yellow – Secret love.
Acalia – Temperance.
Acanthus – The fine arts, Artifice.
Achillea Millefolia – War.
Aconite (Wolfsbane) – Misanthropy
Aconite, Crowfoot – Lustre.
Adonis, Flos – Painful recollections.
African Marigold – Vulgar minds.
Agnus Castus – Coldness, Indifference.
Agrimony – Thankfulness, Gratitude.
Allspice – Compassion.
Almond (Common) – Stupidity, Indiscretion.
Almond (Flowering) – Hope.
Almond, Laurel – Perfidy.
Aloe – Grief, Religious superstition.
Althea Frutex (Syrian) – Persuasion.
Alyssum (Sweet) – Worth beyond beauty.
Amaranth (Cockscomb) – Foppery, Affectation.
Amaranth (Globe) – Immortality, Unfading love.
Amaryllis – Pride, Timidity, Splendid beauty.
Ambrosia – Love returned.
American Cowslip – Divine beauty.
American Elm – Patriotism.
American Linden – Matrimony.
American Starwort – Welcome to a stanger, Cheerfulness in old age.
Amethyst – Admiration.
Anemone (Garden) – Forsaken.
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Angelica – Inspiration.
Angrec – Royalty.
Apocynum (Dog’s Vane) – Deceit.
Apple (Blossom) – Preference, Fame speaks him great and good.
Apple – Temptation.
Apple, Thorn – Deceitful charms.
Arbor Vitse – Unchanging Friendship, Live for me.
Arum (Wake Robin) – Ardour.
Ash Tree – Grandeur.
Ash-leaved Trumpet Flower – Separation.
Aspen Tree – Lamentation.
Asphodel – My regrets follow you to the grave.
Aster (China) – Variety, Afterthought.
Auricula – Painting.
Auricula, Scarlet – Avarice.
Austurtium – Splendour.

Balm of Gilead – Cure, Relief.
Balm – Sympathy.
Balm, Gentle – Pleasantry.
Balsam, Bed – Touch me not, Impatient resolve.
Balsam, Yellow – Impatience,
Barberry – Sourness of temper.
Barberry – Tree Sharpness.
Basil – Hatred.
Bay (Rose) Rhododendron – Danger, Beware.
Bay Leaf – I change but in death.
Bay Tree – Glory.
Bay Wreath – Reward of merit.
Bearded Crepis – Protection.
Bee Ophrys – Error.
Bee Orchis – Industry.
Beech Tree – Prosperity.
Bell Flower (small white) – Gratitude.
Bell Flower, Pyramidal – Constancy.
Belladonna – Silence.
Belvedere – I declare against you.
Betony – Surprise.
Bilberry – Treachery.
Bindweed, Great – Insinuation.
Bindweed, Small – Humility.
Birch – Meekness.
Birdsfoot Trefoil – Revenge.
Bittersweet; Nightshade – Truth.
Black Poplar – Courage.
Blackthorn – Difficulty.
Bladder Nut Tree – Frivolity, Amusement.
Bluebell – Constancy.
Bluebottle (Centaury) – Delicacy.
Blue-flowered Greek Valerian – Rupture.
Bonus Henricus – Goodness.
Borage – Bluntness.
Box Tree – Stoicism.
Bramble – Lowlines, Envy, Remorse.
Branch of Currants – You please all.
Branch of Thorns – Severity, Rigour.
Bridal Hose – Happy love.
Broom – Humility, Neatness.
Buckbean – Calm repose.
Bud of White Rose – Heart ignorant of love.
Bugloss – Falsehood.
Bulrush – Indiscretion, Docility.
Bundle of Reeds with their Panicles – Music.
Burdock – Importunity, Touch me not.
Buttercup – Ingratitude, Childishness.
Butterfly Orchis – Gaiety.
Butterfly Weed – Let me go.

Cacalia – Adulation.
Cactus – Warmth.
Calla Ǽthiopica – Magnificent Beauty.
Calycanthus – Benevolence.
Camellia Japonica, white – Perfected loveliness.
Camellia, Japonica, Red – Unpretending excellence.
Camomile – Energy in adversity.
Canary Grass – Perseverance.
Candytuft – Indifference.
Canterbury Bell – Acknowledgment.
Cape Jasmine – I’m too happy.
Cardamine – Paternal error.
Cardinal Flower – Distinction.
Carnation, Deep Red – Alas! for my poor heart.
Carnation, Striped – Refusal.
Carnation, Yellow – Disdain.
Catchfly – Snare.
Catchfly, Red – Youthful love.
Catchfly, White – Betrayed.
Cedar Leaf – I live for thee.
Cedar of Lebanon – Incorruptible.
Cedar – Strength.
Celandine (Lesser) – Joys to come.
Centaury – Delicacy.
Cereus (Creeping) – Modest genius.
Champignon – Suspicion.
Chequered Fritillary – Persecution.
Cherry Tree – Good education.
Cherry Tree, White – Deception.
Chesnut Tree – Do me justice, Luxury.
Chickweed – Rendezvous.
Chicory – Frugality.
China Aster – Variety.
China Aster, Double – I partake your sentiments.
China Aster, Single – I will think of it.
China or Indian Pink – Aversion.
China Rose – Beauty always new.
Chinese Chrysanthemum – Cheerfulness under adversity.
Christmas Rose – Relieve my anxiety.
Chrysanthemum, Red – I love.
Chrysanthemum, White – Truth.
Chrysanthemum, Yellow – Slighted love.
Cinquefoil – Maternal affection.
Circaea – Spell.
Cistus, Gum – I shall die to-morrow.
Cistus, or Rock Rose – Popular favour.
Citron – Ill-natured beauty.
Clematis – Mental beauty.
Clematis, Evergreen – Poverty.
Clotbur – Rudeness, Pertinacity.
Clover, Four-leaved – Be mine.
Clover, Red – Industry
Clover, White – Think of me.
Cloves – Dignity.
Cobaea – Gossip.
Cockscomb Amaranth – Foppery, Affectation, Singularity.
Colchicum, or Meadow Saffron – My best days are past.
Coltsfoot – Justice shall be done.
Columbine – Folly.
Columbine, Purple – Resolved to win.
Columbine, Red – Anxious and trembling.
Convolvulus – Bonds.
Convolvulus, Blue (Minor) – Repose, Night.
Convolvulus, Major – Extinguished hopes.
Convolvulus, Pink – Worth sustained by judicious and tender affection.
Corchorus – Impatient of absence.
Coreopsis – Always cheerful.
Coreopsis Arkansa – Love at first sight.
Coriander – Hidden worth.
Corn – Riches.
Corn Bottle – Delicacy.
CorN Broken – Quarrel.
Corn Cockle – Gentility.
Corn Straw – Agreement.
Cornel Tree – Duration.
Coronella – Success crown your wishes.
Cowslip – Pensiveness, Winning grace.
Cowslip, American – Divine beauty, You are my divinity.
Cranberry – Cure for heartache.
Creeping Cereus – Horror.
Cress – Stability, Power.
Crocus – Abuse not.
Crocus, Saffron – Mirth.
Crocus, Spring – Youthful gladness.
Crowfoot (Aconite-leaved) – Lustre.
Crowfoot – Ingratitude.
Crown Imperial – Majesty, Power.
Crowsbill – Envy.
Cuckoo Plant – Ardour.
Cudweed, American – Unceasing remembrance.
Currant – Thy frown will kill me.
Cuscuta – Meanness.
Cyclamen – Diffidence.
Cypress – Death, Mourning.

Dahlia – Instability.
Daisy – Innocence.
Daisy, Garden – I share your sentiments.
Daisy, Michaelmas – Farewell.
Daisy, Party-coloured – Beauty.
Daisy, Wild – I will think of it.
Damask Rose – Brilliant complexion.
Dandelion – Rustic oracle.
Daphne Odora – Painting the lily.
Darnel (Ray grass) – Vice.
Dead Leaves – Sadness.
Dew Plant – A Serenade.
Dittany of Crete – Birth.
Dittany of Crete, White – Passion.
Dock – Patience.
Dodder of Thyme – Baseness.
Dogsbane – Deceit. Falsehood.
Dogwood – Durability.
Dragon Plant – Snare.
Dragonwort – Horror.
Dried Flax – Utility.

Eglantine (Sweetbrier) – I wound to heal.
Elder – Zealousness.
Elm – Dignity.
Enchanter’s Nightshade – Witchcraft, Sorcery.
Endive – Frugality.
Eupatorium – Delay.
Everflowering Candytuft – Indifference.
Evergreen Clematis – Poverty.
Evergreen Thorn – Solace in adversity.
Everlasting – Never-ceasing remembrance.
Everlasting Pea – Lasting pleasure.

Fern – Fascination.
Ficoides, Ice Plant – Your looks freeze me.
Fig – Argument.
Fig Marigold – Idleness.
Fig Tree – Prolific.
Filbert – Reconciliation.
Fir – Time.
Fir Tree – Elevation.
Flax Domestic – Industry, Fate, I feel your kindness.
Flax-leaved Goldy-locks – Tardiness.
Fleur-de-Lis – Flame, I burn. Fleur-de-luce – Fire.
Flowering Fern – Reverie.
Flowering Reed – Confidence in Heaven.
Flower-of-an-Hour – Delicate beauty.
Fly Orchis – Error.
Flytrap – Deceit.
Fool’s Parsley – Silliness.
Forget Me Not – True love, Forget me not.
Foxglove – Insincerity.
Foxtail Grass – Sporting.
French Honeysuckle – Rustic beauty.
French Marigold – Jealousy.
French Willow – Bravery and humanity.
Frog Ophrys – Disgust.
Fuchsia, Scarlet – Taste.
Fuller’s Teasel – Misanthropy.
Fumitory – Spleen.

Garden Chervil – Sincerity.
Garden Daisy – I partake your sentiments.
Garden Marigold – Uneasiness.
Garden Ranunculus – You are rich in attractions.
Garden Sage – Esteem.
Garland of Roses – Reward of virtue.
Geranium, Dark – Melancholy.
Geranium, Ivy – Bridal favour.
Geranium, Lemon – Unexpected meeting.
Geranium, Nutmeg – Expected meeting.
Geranium, Oak-leaved – True friendship.
Geranium, Pencilled – Ingenuity.
Geranium, Rose-scented – Preference.
Geranium, Scarlet – Comforting, Stupidity,
Geranium, Silver-leaved – Recall.
Geranium, Wild – Steadfast piety.
Germander Speedwell – Facility.
Gillyflower – Bonds of affection.
Glory Flower – Glorious beauty.
Goat’s Rue – Reason.
Golden Rod – Precaution.
Gooseberry – Anticipation.
Gourd – Extent, Bulk.
Grape, Wild – Charity.
Grass – Submission, Utility.
Guelder Rose – Winter, Age.

Hand Flower Tree – Warning.
Harebell – Submission, Grief.
Hawkweed – Quicksightedness.
Hawthorn – Hope.
Hazel – Reconciliation.
Heath – Solitude.
Helenium – Tears.
Heliotrope – Devotion, Faithfulness.
Hellebore – Scandal, Calumny.
Helmet Flower (Monks-hood) – Knight-errantry.
Hemlock – You will be my death.
Hemp – Fate.
Henbane – Imperfection.
Hepatica – Confidence.
Hibiscus – Delicate beauty.
Holly – Foresight.
Holly Herb – Enchantment.
Hollyhock – Ambition, Fecundity, Honesty, Fascination.
Honey Flower – Love sweet and secret.
Honeysuckle – Generous and devoted affection.
Honeysuckle (Coral) – The colour of my fate.
Honeysuckle (French) – Rustic beauty.
Hop – Injustice.
Hornbeam – Ornament.
Horse Chesnut – Luxury.
Hortensia – You are cold.
Houseleek – Vivacity, Domestic industry.
Houstonia – Content.
Hoya – Sculpture.
Humble Plant – Despondency.
Hundred-leaved Rose – Dignity of mind.
Hyacinth – Sport, Game, Play.
Hyacinth, White – Unobtrusive loveliness.
Hydrangea – A boaster, Heartlessness.
Hyssop – Cleanliness.

Iceland Moss – Health.
Imperial Montague – Power.
Indian Cress – Warlike trophy.
Indian Jasmine (Ipomcea) – Attachment.
Indian Pink (Double) – Always lovely.
Indian Plum – Privation.
Iris – Message.
Iris, German Flame. Ivy – Fidelity. Marriage.
Ivy, Sprig with tendrils – Assiduous to please.

Jacob’s Ladder – Come down.
Japan Rose – Beauty is your only attraction.
Jasmine – Amiability.
Jasmine, Cape – Transport of joy.
Jasmine, Carolina – Separation.
Jasmine, Indian – I attach myself to you.
Jasmine, Spanish – Sensuality.
Jasmine, Yellow – Grace and elegance.
Jonquil – I desire a return of affection.
Judas Tree – Unbelief, Betrayal.
Juniper – Succour, Protection.
Justicia – The perfection of female loveliness.

Kennedia – Mental Beauty.
King-cups – Desire of Riches.

Laburnum – Forsaken, Pensive Beauty.
Lady’s Slipper – Capricious Beauty, Win me and wear me.
Lagerstraemia, Indian – Eloquence.
Lantana – Rigour.
Larch – Audacity, Boldness.
Larkspur – Lightness, Levity.
Larkspur, Pink – Fickleness.
Larkspur, Purple – Haughtiness.
Laurel – Glory.
Laurel, Common, in flower – Perfidy.
Laurel, Ground – Perseverance.
Laurel, Mountain – Ambition.
Laurel-leaved Magnolia – Dignity.
Laurestina – A token, I die if neglected.
Lavender – Distrust.
Leaves (dead) – Melancholy.
Lemon Blossoms – Fidelity in love.
Lemon – Zest.
Lettuce – Cold-heartedness.
Lichen – Dejection, Solitude.
Licorice, Wild – I declare against you.
Lilac, Field – Humility.
Lilac, Purple – First emotions of love.
Lilac, White – Youthful Innocence.
Lily of the Valley – Return to happiness.
Lily, Day – Coquetry.
Lily, Imperial – Majesty.
Lily, White – Purity, Sweetness.
Lily, Yellow – Falsehood, Gaiety.
Linden or Lime Trees – Conjugal love.
Lint – I feel my obligations.
Live Oak – Liberty.
Liverwort – Confidence.
Lobelia – Malevolence.
Locust Tree – Elegance.
Locust Tree (green) – Affection beyond the grave.
London Pride – Frivolity.
Lote Tree – Concord.
Lotus – Eloquence.
Lotus Flower – Estranged love.
Lotus Leaf – Recantation.
Love in a Mist – Bleeding Hopeless, not heartless, Love lies, Perplexity.
Lucern – Life.
Lupine – Voraciousness, Imagination.

Madder – Calumny.
Magnolia – Love of Nature.
Magnolia, Swamp – Perseverance.
Mallow – Mildness.
Mallow, Marsh – Beneficence.
Mallow, Syrian – Consumed by love.
Mallow, Venetian – Delicate beauty.
Manchineal Tree – Falsehood.
Mandrake – Horror.
Maple – Reserve.
Marigold – Grief.
Marigold, African – Vulgar minds.
Marigold (and Cypress) – Despair.
Marigold, French – Jealousy.
Marigold – Prophetic Prediction.
Marjoram – Blushes.
Marvel of Peru – Timidity.
Meadow Lychnis – Wit.
Meadow Saffron – My best days are past.
Meadowsweet – Uselessness.
Mercury – Goodness.
Mesembryanthemum – Idleness.
Mezereon – Desire to please.
Michaelmas Daisy – Afterthought.
Mignionette – Your qualities surpass your charms.
Milfoil – War.
Milkvetch Your presence softens my pains.
Milkwort – Hermitage.
Mimosa (Sensitive Plant) – Sensitiveness.
Mint – Virtue.
Mistletoe – I surmount difficulties.
Mock Orange – Counterfeit.
Monkshood (Helmet Flower) – Chivalry, Knight-errantry.
Moonwort – Forgetfulness.
Morning Glory – Affectation.
Moschatel – Maternal love.
Moss – Weakness.
Mosses – Ennui.
Mossy Saxifrage – Affection.
Motherwort – Concealed love.
Mountain Ash – Prudence.
Mourning Bride – Unfortunate attachment, I have lost all.
Mouse-eared Chickweed – Ingenuous simplicity.
Mouse-eared Scorpion Grass – Forget me not.
Moving Plant – Agitation.
Mudwort – Tranquillity.
Mugwort – Happiness.
Mulberry Tree (Black) – I shall not survive you.
Mulberry Tree (White) – Wisdom.
Mushroom – Suspicion.
Musk Plant – Weakness.
Mustard Seed – Indifference.
Myrobalan – Privation.
Myrrh – Gladness.
Myrtle – Love.

Narcissus – Egotism.
Nasturtium – Patriotism.
Nettle, Burning – Slander.
Nettle Tree – Concert.
Night Convolvulus – Night.
Night-blooming Cereus – Transient beauty.
Nightshade – Truth.

Oak (White) – Independence.
Oak Leaves – Bravery.
Oak Tree – Hospitality.
Oats – The witching soul of music.
Oleander – Beware.
Olive – Peace.
Orange Blossoms – Your purity equals your loveliness.
Orange Flowers – Chastity, Bridal festivities.
Orange Tree – Generosity.
Orchis – A Belle.
Osier – Frankness.
Osmunda – Dreams.
Ox Eye – Patience.

Palm – Victory.
Pansy – Thoughts.
Parsley – Festivity.
Pasque Flower – You have no claims.
Passion Flower – Religious superstition.
Patience Dock – Patience.
Pea Everlasting – An appointed meeting, Lasting Pleasure.
Pea, Sweet – Departure.
Peach – Your qualities, like your charms, are unequalled.
Peach Blossom – I am your captive.
Pear – Affection.
Pear Tree – Comfort.
Pennyroyal – Flee away.
Peony – Shame, Bashfulness.
Peppermint – Warmth of feeling.
Periwinkle, Blue – Early friendship.
Periwinkle, White – Pleasures of memory.
Persicaria – Restoration.
Persimon – Bury me amid Nature beauties.
Peruvian Heliotrope – Devotion.
Pheasant’s Eye – Remembrance.
Phlox – Unanimity.
Pigeon Berry – Indifference.
Pimpernel – Change, Assignation. Pine – Pity.
Pine, Pitch – Philosophy.
Pine, Spruce – Hope in adversity.
Pine-apple – You are perfect.
Pink – Boldness.
Pink, Indian, Double – Always lovely.
Pink, Indian, Single – Aversion.
Pink, Mountain – Aspiring.
Pink, Red, Double – Pure and ardent love.
Pink, Single – Pure love.
Pink, Variegated – Refusal.
Pink, White – Ingeniousness, Talent.
Pink Carnation – Woman’s love.
Plane Tree – Genius.
Plum Tree – Fidelity.
Plum, Indian – Privation.
Plum, Wild – Independence.
Polyanthus – Pride of riches.
Polyanthus, Crimson – The heart’s mystery.
Polyanthus, Lilac – Confidence
Pomegranate – Foolishness.
Pomegranate Flower – Mature elegance.
Poplar, Black – Courage.
Poplar, White – Time.
Poppy, Red – Consolation.
Poppy, Scarlet – Fantastic extravagance.
Poppy, White – Sleep, My bane, My antidote.
Potato – Benevolence.
Prickly Pear – Satire.
Pride of China – Dissension.
Primrose – Early youth.
Primrose, Evening – Inconstancy.
Primrose, Red – Unpatronized merit.
Privet – Prohibition.
Purple Clover – Provident.
Pyrus Japonica – Fairies’ fire.

Quaking Grass – Agitation.
Quamoclit – Busybody.
Queen’s Rocket – Fashion, You are the queen of coquettes.
Quince – Temptation.

Ragged Robin – Wit.
Ranunculus – You are radiant with charms.
Ranunculus, Garden – You are rich in attractions.
Ranunculus, Wild – Ingratitude.
Raspberry – Remorse.
Ray Grass – Vice.
Red Catchfly – Youthful love.
Reed – Complaisance, Music.
Reed, Split – Indiscretion.
Rhododendron (Rosebay) – Danger, Beware.
Rhubarb – Advice.
Rocket – Rivalry.
Rose – Love.
Rose, Austrian – Thou art all that is lovely.
Rose, Bridal – Happy love.
Rose, Burgundy – Unconscious beauty.
Rose, Cabbage – Ambassador of love.
Rose, Campion – Only deserve my love.
Rose, Carolina – Love is dangerous.
Rose, China – Beauty always new.
Rose, Christmas – Tranquillize my anxiety.
Rose, Daily – Thy smile I aspire to.
Rose, Damask – Brilliant complexion.
Rose, Deep Red – Bashful shame.
Rose, Dog – Pleasure and pain.
Rose, Full-blown, placed over two Buds – Secrecy.
Rose, Guelder – Winter, Age.
Rose, Hundred-leaved – Pride.
Rose, Japan – Beauty is your only attraction.
Rose, Maiden Blush – If you love me, you will find it out.
Rose, Multiflora – Grace.
Rose, Mundi – Variety.
Rose, Musk – Capricious beauty.
Rose, Musk, Cluster – Charming.
Rose, Single – Simplicity.
Rose, Thornless – Early attachment.
Rose, Unique Call me not beautiful.
Rose, White (withered) – Transient impressions.
Rose, White and Red together – Unity, Reward of virtue.
Rose, White – I am worthy of you.
Rose, Yellow – Decrease of love, Jealousy.
Rose, York and Lancaster – War.
Rosebay (Rhododendron) – Beware, Danger.
Rosebud, Moss – Confession of love.
Rosebud, White – Girlhood.
Rosemary – Remembrance.
Roses, Crown of Rosebud, Red – Pure and lovely. Rudbeckia – Justice.
Rue – Disdain.
Rush – Docility.
Rye Grass – Changeable disposition.

Saffron – Beware of excess.
Saffron Crocus – Mirth.
Saffron, Meadow – My happiest days past.
Sage – Domestic virtue.
Sage, Garden – Esteem.
Sainfoin – Agitation.
Saint John’s Wort – Animosity, Superstition.
Sardony – Irony.
Saxifrage, Mossy – Affection.
Scabious – Unfortunate love.
Scabious, Sweet – Widowhood.
Scarlet Lychnis – Sunbeaming eyes.
Schinus – Religious enthusiasm.
Scotch Fir – Elevation.
Sensitive Plant – Sensibility, Delicate feelings.
Senvy – Indifference.
Shamrock – Light-heartedness.
Snakesfoot – Horror.
Snapdragon – Presumption.
Snowball – Bound.
Snowdrop – Hope.
Sorrel – Affection.
Sorrel, Wild – Wit ill-timed.
Sorrel, Wood – Joy.
Southernwood – Jest, Bantering.
Spanish Jasmine – Sensuality.
Spearmint – Warmth of sentiment.
Speedwell – Female fidelity.
Speedwell, Germander – Facility.
Speedwell, Spiked – Semblance.
Spider Ophrys – Adroitness.
Spiderwort – Esteem not love.
Spiked Willow Herb – Pretension.
Spindle Tree – Your charms are engraven on my heart.
Star of Bethlehem – Purity.
Starwort – Afterthought.
Starwort, American – Cheerfulness in old age.
Stock – Lasting beauty.
Stock, Ten Week – Promptness.
Stonecrop – Tranquillity.
Straw, Broken – Rupture of a contract.
Straw, Whole – Union.
Strawberry Tree – Esteem and love.
Sumach, Venice – Splendour, Intellectual excellence.
Sunflower, Dwarf – Adoration.
Sunflower, Tall – Haughtiness.
Swallow-wort – Cure for heartache.
Sweet Basil – Good wishes.
Sweet Pea – Delicate pleasures.
Sweet Sultan – Felicity.
Sweet William – Gallantry.
Sweetbrier, American – Simplicity.
Sweetbrier, European – I wound to heal.
Sweetbrier, Yellow – Decrease of love.
Sycamore – Curiosity.
Syringa – Memory.
Syrings, Carolina – Disappointment.

Tamarisk – Crime.
Tansy (Wild) – I declare war against you.
Teasel – Misanthropy.
Tendrils of Climbing Plants – Ties.
Thistle, Common – Austerity.
Thistle, Fuller’s – Misanthropy.
Thistle, Scotch – Retaliation.
Thorn Apple – Deceitful charms.
Thorn, Branch of – Severity.
Thrift – Sympathy.
Throatwort – Neglected beauty.
Thyme – Activity.
Tiger Flower – For once may pride befriend me.
Traveller’s Joy – Safety.
Tree of Life – Old age.
Trefoil – Revenge.
Tremella Nestoc – Resistance.
Trillium Pictum – Modest beauty.
Truffle – Surprise.
Trumpet Flower – Fame.
Tuberose – Dangerous pleasures.
Tulip – Fame.
Tulip, Red – Declaration of love.
Tulip, Variegated – Beautiful eyes.
Tulip, Yellow – Hopeless love.
Turnip – Charity.
Tussilage (Sweet-scented) – Justice shall be done you.

Ulex — Humility.

Valerian – An accommodating disposition.

Valerian, Greek – Rupture.
Venice Sumach – Intellectual excellence, Splendour.
Venus’ Car – Fly with me.
Venus’ Looking-glass – Flattery.
Venus’ Trap – Deceit.
Vernal Grass – Poor, but happy.
Veronica – Fidelity.
Vervain – Enchantment.
Vine – Intoxication.
Violet, Blue – Faithfulness.
Violet, Dame – Watchfulness.
Violet, Sweet – Modesty.
Violet, Yellow – Rural happiness.
Virginian Spiderwort – Momentary happiness.
Virgin’s Bower – Filial love.
Volkamenia – May you be happy.

Wallflower – Fidelity in adversity.
Walnut – Intellect. Stratagem.
Water Lily – Purity of heart.
Water Melon – Bulkiness.
Wax Plant – Susceptibility.
Wheat Stalk – Riches.
Whin – Anger.
White Jasmine – Amiableness.
White Lily – Purity and modesty.
White Mullein – Good nature.
White Oak – Independence.
White Pink – Talent.
White Poplar – Time.
White Rose (dried) – Death preferable to loss of innocence.
Whortleberry – Treason.
Willow, Creeping – Love forsaken.
Willow, French – Bravery and humanity.
Willow, Water – Freedom.
Willow, Weeping – Mourning.
Willow-Herb – Pretension.
Winter Cherry. – Deception.
Witch Hazel – A spell.
Wood Sorrel – Joy, Maternal tenderness.
Woodbine – Fraternal love.
Wormwood – Absence,

Xanthium – Rudeness, Pertinacity.
Xeranthemum – Cheerfulness under adversity.

Yew — Sorrow.

Zephyr Flower – Expectation.
Zinnia Thoughts of friends.

The Illustrated Language of Flowers. 1856, Compiled and edited by Mrs. L. Burke