The Language of Flowers

A red rose means ‘I love you’ is just the beginning. Here are some of my favorite plants and meanings Victorians gave to them.

Azalea first love

Clover (white) good luck

Coreopsis always cheerful

Cornflower healing properties, felicity

Dianthus (red) lively and pure affection

Heliotrope accommodating disposition

Ivy friendship

Johnny jump up happy thoughts

Lamb’s Ear gentleness

Love in a mist kiss me twice before I rise

Mint warmth of feeling

Oregano joy

Pansy loving thoughts

Rosemary devotion

Salvia (red) energy and esteem

Scented Geranium preference

Thyme courage

Wallflower fidelity in adversity

Yarrow health, dispels melancholy

Zinnia thoughts of absent friends