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Illustrated Flower Symbolism Guide
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Flowers are a part of every significant event in our life from birth to death. In the Victorian era, flower symbolism became a complete language.
Flower Name Meanings
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Our list of flower names links to extensive information including the symbolic meanings of flowers, photos of flowers and interesting flower facts for over 150 of the world's most popular flowers.
Wildflower Lore
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Western wildflowers have a fascinating history. Read about the uses and ecology of western wildflowers including bitterroot wildflowers, snowberry wildflowers, owl-clover wildflowers, indian paintbrush wildflowers and the yucca wildflower.
Garden Flower Colors and Meaning
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Creating a beautiful garden is like painting a picture in living color. Achieving color harmony, contrast and effective color combinations in the garden is a fascinating art. Read about the flower symbolism and fascinating facts about popular garden flowers including bluebells, foxglove, impatiens, lupines, marigolds, poppies, tulips, sunflowers and sweet peas. Your garden flowers will take on a whole new level of meaning!
History of Flower Art
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Explore the fascinating history of flower art beginning in the ancient Egyptian and Roman times and moving forwards to the modern age. Read about key flower artists including Manet, Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse and O'Keeffe.
Flowers by Symbol Types
Flower Symbols Meaning
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
This article includes a list of flowers meaning joy and many other less common meanings. Find unusual meanings of flowers here. Since many flowers have multiple meanings, some flowers appear in more than one category.
Individual Flowers
Bamboo Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA and Ning Yeh, Ph.D.
The bamboo is the most popular plant in China. Every village in Southern China is surrounded by bamboo groves. To be Chinese is to feel at home with bamboo.
Bluebell Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Bluebells have long been symbolic of humility and gratitude. They are associated with constancy, gratitude and everlasting love. Learn more.
Calla Lily Flower Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
The flower symbolism associated with the calla lily is magnificent beauty. Calla lilies are native to southern Africa. The calla lily is visible in many of Diego Rivera's works of art. Georgia O'Keeffe's sensual flowers redefined the flower as a pure, almost geometric form.
Camellia Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA and Ning Yeh, Ph.D.
The symmetrical beauty and long-lasting quality of the flower have long been appreciated by young lovers as the token for expressing devotion to each other. In the eyes of the Chinese, the petals reflect the spirit of a lady, and the holder of the petals (the calyx) represents the young man entrusted by the lady as her protector.
Cyclamen Flower Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
The flower symbolism associated with cyclamen flowers is resignation and goodbye. This symbolism makes cyclamen especially appropriate for gifts for friends who are retiring or relocating.
Daisy Flower Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
The flower symbolism associated with the daisy is purity, innocence, loyal love, beauty, patience and simplicity. Daisies are often depicted in meadows in Medieval paintings. Learn more.
Day Lily Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA and Ning Yeh, Ph.D.
The day lily has many names in China. When it has a cheerful position, the flower is called "Wong Yu," meaning "Forgetting Worries." Since the flower is worn by many mothers, the Chinese also venerate the day lily as a symbol of filial devotion to one's mother.
Foxglove Flower Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Foxglove flowers have both positive and negative symbolic meanings. They are said to sometimes hurt and sometimes heal. In the language of flowers, foxglove is associated with insincerity. Learn more.
Impatiens Flower Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Impatiens are symbolic of motherly love. Impatiens flowers come in many different colors from reds to blues to near blacks and browns. The individual colors have not been given separate meanings.
Iris Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA and Ning Yeh, Ph.D.
Blessed with the colors of the rainbow, the iris has been recognized as the dancing spirit of early summer. Its soft, fluttering petals remind the Chinese people of butterfly wings, flapping gently in the breeze.
Lupine Flower Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Lupines are symbolic of imagination. The name lupinus actually means of wolves due to the mistaken belief that ancient peoples had that lupines robbed the soil of nutrients. See our lupine note cards and flower art gifts!
Marigold Flower Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Marigolds are known as the Herb of the Sun and are symbolic of passion and creativity. The Welsh believed that if marigolds were not open early in the morning, then a storm was on the way. Read more.
Morning Glory Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA & Ning Yeh, Ph.D.
The star-shaped morning glory, which opens in the morning and withers quickly before dusk, is symbolic of a single day each year in which the Chinese lovers, Chien Niu and Chih Neu, are allowed to meet.
Orchid Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA and Ning Yeh, Ph.D.
The grass orchid is admired for its subtle beauty. Its fragrance is intimately enticing but never overpowering. It usually chooses its hermitage in the most spiritual places in nature, where the mountain is embraced by mists or rocks by the roaring streams. To sit with the orchid is a scholarly pursuit with a long tradition. It inspires purity and simplicity.
Poinsettia Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
The ancient Aztecs considered the poinsettia to be a symbol of purity. Today, poinsettias are the most easily recognized flower symbolic of Christmas. Poinsettias originally came from Mexico and Central America.
Poppy Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA and Ning Yeh, Ph.D.
Poppies represent the loyalty and faith between lovers. According to Chinese legend, a beautiful and courageous woman, Lady Yee, was married to Hsiang Yu, a warrior with Herculean strength. When Hsiang led his troops into battle, Lady Yee chose to follow him and stood by his side in every battle.
Rose Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA and Ning Yeh, Ph.D.
The rose has been in cultivation since the beginning of Chinese history. Ladies carried rose petals in their purses and gentlemen made wine and herbal medicine with the petals. Along with the name Orchid, Rose is one of the most popular names for girls in China.
Sunflower Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Sunflowers are symbolic of adoration. Sunflowers turn their heads to the sun, which is the origin of their common name. Sunflowers belong to the genus helianthus, a reference to Helios, the sun god.
Tulip Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
Tulips are generally symbolic of fame and perfect love. The symbolic meanings also change with the color of the tulips. Tulips are the foremost national symbol of Holland, rivaling wooden shoes and windmills!
Wisteria Symbolism
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA and Ning Yeh, Ph.D.
The wisteria is called "Purple Vine" in China. In one cluster, the petals shade harmoniously from the strong, dark purple tip to the soft, light pink at the open base. Among all plants, vines are the most vivid examples of nature's playful spontaneity.
Miscellaneous
Shamrock Meaning
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
The most well-known meaning was imparted to the shamrock by St. Patrick, who compared the plant’s tri-part leaves to the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Host Spirit. Occasionally shamrocks are found with four leaves. These are rare and considered to be very lucky for the finder. Find out more about shamrock meanings here.
Mary Gardens
By Kathleen Karlsen, MA
In the late Middle Ages, depictions of the Virgin Mary in an idealized garden were common in Flemish and German paintings. Some churches began creating actual gardens devoted to Mother Mary for worshippers to visit for meditation and prayer. Learn more about flower symbolism and Mary Gardens.
Rose Color Meaning
By Joe Griffon and Adam Carter
There are so many different kinds of roses and colors. There is a roses color meaning for each different color. Automatically everyone can see the symbolism of love with all kinds of roses, but the true symbolism comes from the color of the bloom. Here is a list of most colors.
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