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sissytobitch10seconds · 1 year

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Fandom: The Umbrella Academy Summary: For as long as he could remember, someone has given him at least one bouquet after every performance he's ever had. Viktor thinks that it's high time he figure out who it is. Warnings: Mentions of possible stalkers Word Count: 4,710 Ship(s): Five Hargreeves/Viktor Hargreeves

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A/N: Here's the next installment! I wanted to include the meaning I found for all the flowers in here so that it makes more sense when you read it. Stay sissy and bitchy everyone <3

Flower index: Acanthus (arts), Canterbury bells (acknowledgement), amethyst (admiration), white pink (talent), southernwood (bantering), musk roses (charming), american cowslip (divine beauty), purple lilac (first love), Deep red carnation (Alas! For my poor heart), yellow acacia (secret love), fennel (worthy of all praise), peach blossom (I am your captive), Arum lily (magnificent beauty), blue periwinkle (early friendship), red tulip (love confession), Coneflower (health), laburnum (pensive beauty), lily of the valley (return of happiness), snowdrops (gratitude), laurestina (I die if neglected), ambrosia (love returned)

flower language - mission fic - pet/child acquisition - "why are you?" - sunshine - fantasy/medieval/dark knights of steel au

The first time that Viktor got a bouquet that was from someone outside of his family, it was in his early college days.

He had joined the college orchestra as he minored in their music program and majored in teaching. It wasn’t a career that was going to pay a lot, he knew that, but he’d have plenty of opportunities no matter where he went and he’d be doing both of the things that he loved so he pressed on with it. His mother and father had been very supportive of it, as they had been with all of his musical pursuits growing up. They were both professional swimmers, and while they had hit it big enough to get into the Olympics and give him a steady childhood, neither of them were shy to the harsh realities of picking a non-typical job.

The college orchestra was small and intimate because not many people that were pursuing the music program there played an instrument that could be easily worked in. They played a few concerts where all the proceeds went to helping them or funding certain trips that they wanted to make to see bigger orchestras and performers. Mostly they helped give the theater company that worked with the college some more authenticity. The theater manager always said that live music had a bigger effect on the audience that the pre-recorded stuff, so they knew that they always had something that they could do there.

Viktor hadn’t been performing with them for very long because it had taken him a lot of time to get the courage to audition. He had immediately slotted into second chair violin only because the senior holding first chair was going to be graduating in a month. As soon as she graduated and had to leave the orchestra, he rose up in the ranks without having to prove himself with another audition.

The bouquet came after a play where he was brought up to the edge of the stage to play. He had never gotten stage fright, too used to having to say things to big crowds of people because of his parents' careers. The nerves mostly came from his anxiety about being able to play it correctly. He didn’t want to ruin the performance that so many of the actors had been looking forward to for so long.

They had brought him up and he had played his piece, which had gone perfectly. He hadn’t been in anyone’s way and several of the actors from the show sought him out after their parts had been finished to tell him how lovely it was to have him included in what they were doing. That by itself was enough to make him fall in love with the idea of theater and continue working with them.

He had only been more confirmed into that idea when Ben had come to find him. Viktor had been standing near the green room while trying to calm some of his anxiety from earlier. He had his head pressed back against the cool painted cement of the backstage area so that he could lower his internal body temperature. He always felt like he developed a fever when he was nervous, so the cool radiating off of the stone was very welcome.

“Did you know that you have a dressing room?” Ben asked. He folded his hands behind him as he fell back against the wall as well. Ben was majoring in art and minoring in music, something that he refused to explain to anyone. He played a cello and was the best friend that Viktor had at the university, the official best friend title going to Diego who attended the police academy at the city limits.

“I did,” Viktor replied with a small nod. “What about it?”

“I got overwhelmed by being in the green room between everyone else and went to hide out in it. I figured that you wouldn’t mind since you were going to be up on stage anyway. Just wanted a place to read and I would never go through your stuff,” Ben quickly explained.

The smaller man reached over and shoved his arm affectionately. “I know that you’re stalling. You know I’m not the type of person to get bent out of shape about sharing a space with my friend,” he teased.

Ben relaxed a little bit. He turned his head towards the dressing room and then pushed himself up off of the wall. He and Viktor may have only known each other for about six months, but it was still easy to see what he wanted. The duo slowly made their way down the hall so that they were standing in the doorway to the dressing room that Viktor had been given since he actually had a part in this play and needed a secluded space to tune before the performances.

“What is it?” Viktor asked, confused about why he had been dragged away from his spot and his thoughts for seemingly nothing.

Ben pointed to the little table in the corner of the dressing room. Between the afternoon matinee and the evening performance Viktor had left his violin there since he knew it would be safe, but it had been empty when he left to go up on stage. The blanket that he had been using to sit on while he was in there alone was untouched other than the book that Ben had left on it. The bag with his clothes in it was just as he left it as well. “When I got up to go to the bathroom that wasn’t there but it was when I came back,” the taller man explained awkwardly.

In the center of the little table was a small vase containing a bouquet. Viktor wasn’t exactly unknowledgeable when it came to receiving flowers for things that he had done. His parents had loved to do it whenever he had a performance in high school, even if it was the ones that could be purchased at the front of the supermarket. These had obviously been chosen with a lot more care.

The main part of the bouquet, the part that took up the most space, was white carnations. Sprinkled throughout was amethyst flowers and canterbury bells that added a pop of delicate purple in between the large white petals. The surrounding flowers that were ringing the edge of the whole arrangement were acanthus, which made the colors inside shine because they were so muted.

“This is lovely,” Viktor whispered as he walked over and picked it up. There was a note tied around the pretty ribbon that was keeping all of the flowers together inside of the water-filled vase. Viktor held it in between his fingers as he flipped it over.

“What does it say?” Ben asked as he came to look at it over Viktor’s shoulder.

“It says ‘I hope that your performance today goes wonderfully, it certainly did in rehearsal’,” Viktor read off. He turned to face his friend as he set the flowers back down on the table where he had picked them up from. “Do you think that it was someone on the cast?”

“Well the note certainly suggests that,” Ben shrugged. He winced when he heard his phone go off in his pocket, which alerted him to the fact that they were both going to be expected in the pit soon. The flowers and who they belonged to were mostly forgotten as they rushed off to get into their spots before they were missed.

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The second bouquet came during his senior year performance. He had managed to hold the first chair position in the orchestra the entire time that he was participating, which meant that his leaving was kind of a big deal.

He had been nervous since the beginning of the day. He knew a lot of people that he cared a lot about were going to be coming so that they could hear him play. His parents had flown in from Russia where they had been staying during the past six months to take care of his grandparents in their last years. Most of his friends from the music and teaching program were coming when they could get the time off work and classes. Of course all of the orchestra friends he had made were going to be attending since they would be playing alongside him. Diego had even managed to get the night off so that he could take Viktor out for dinner with his parents after it was all over.

As a joke, the orchestra conductor had given Viktor a dressing room, which was really just a changing stall that they had moved from the back of the theater when it was being remodeled a month beforehand. They had decorated it with a bunch of sweet pictures from their years together and programs from all of the performances that they had already put on.

It was something that he had almost cried about before he had gone on stage, but then he had gotten into the mindset that he always did when he was performing so that thought had been put out of his mind. After everything had been played and every last bow had been taken, Viktor returned back to the little dressing room that they had made for him. He was reeling from how well everything had gone, the only hiccup being that the pianist came in a little bit later than he was supposed to to accompany them on their first song. Viktor was able to forgive that very quickly though because over the last several years that they had been working together he had developed quite the crush on Five, not that he would ever be bold enough to act on it.

He could hear some of the others coming over to him so that they could wish him well as he graduated and they all stopped seeing each other. They all had classes and jobs and other pieces that they had to worry about learning, so they’d be going pretty soon. It was bittersweet, knowing that he was one step closer to doing what he wanted with his life but also losing so many people that he adored.

He opened the dressing room stall so that he could stash his violin in it and then focus on talking with his friends but then he paused. Another vase was sitting directly in the center of the floor, flowers basically bursting out of it in their hurry to show off their beauty.

This time, the bouquet was primarily made out of musk roses with cowslips scattered amongst them. There were four or five acanthus and purple lilacs each, which mixed the cool hues of the deep pinks and dark reds with some brown and popping purple. The very edge was ringed southernwood that was just purple enough that it pulled the bouquet together without being distracting.

“What’s this?” Ben asked as he walked up behind his friend and then saw what Viktor had been staring at. “Woah, this one’s even bigger than the one that you got when we were freshman.”

“I know,” he whispered. He knelt down beside it and flipped over the little card tied to the outside of the vase so that he could see what it said. “It just says ‘I’ll miss you’. No name, number, address, explanation, anything.”

“Well not a lot of bouquets come with a spelled out explanation. I think most of them are given as congratulations for a performance. And it’s perfectly usual for someone to give someone else flowers as a going away present,” Ben reasoned. He fished his phone out of his pocket and snapped a picture of the flowers, no doubt to send it to Fei or Klaus, his best friend and boyfriend respectively.

“They’re not your usual flowers though, are they?” Viktor asked as he looked them over again. He wasn’t very knowledgeable on flower language outside of what he remembered from a brief obsession as a child and pop culture references. He wasn’t given a lot of time to think about it either as the rest of his friends quickly approached them and he was dragged away from the dressing room for the celebration of his graduation from college orchestra.

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The third bouquet that was more than what his parents brought him whenever they were in town for a performance was one that he remembered very fondly.

He had kept playing even after he graduated college and left that specific orchestra. The first thing that he had done once he had his degree was get a job with a local high school, teaching orchestra and sometimes choir just like he wanted to. He lived in an apartment with Diego and Ben since the former was working as a police officer around the city and the latter was working on getting a steady job going so that he could move in with his long-term boyfriend.

The second thing that Viktor had done after graduating was look for another orchestra that he could play with. He knew that it was a little presumptuous to think that he would get into the best one in The City on his first try when he had only ever played in college and never professionally, but he had auditioned anyway because Klaus had been there to egg him on. To his surprise, and no one else’s, he had gotten in.

He had risen in the ranks in the last year so that he was playing at second chair and got a lot of the solos that were played by someone in the orchestra other than the first chair. It was invigorating to be able to perform with a group as talented and passionate as that one. He had adored his college orchestra, but they weren’t the best of the best the way that his current one was.

They finished up another one of the winter performances that they had been doing for the last two weeks and Viktor immediately began to pack up. He usually liked to hang back with some of the others so that he could talk with them and get to know them better as they were all very kind and he enjoyed their company. Today he had to rush so that he could get back to the school by the time that he needed to tutor the kids that came in on the weekends for extra help. It was something that he also enjoyed doing, but on Saturdays where he had a matinee it left him feeling a little bit discombobulated.

He made his way down to the green room, where he was going to leave his violin until he came back for the evening show. He paused when he saw a very familiar shaped vase sitting on the center table. He slowly approached it and then turned over the tag that was around the bouquet. It was only when he saw that his name was on one side and a small note was on the other that he let himself take in what it looked like.

Five peach blossom branches were sticking up in the very center of the bouquet, striking and beautiful with their delicate pink color. Surrounding them was a deep red carnation and yellow acacia assortment that was only broken up now and again by stalks of green fennel. The card itself read: I thought that this afternoon’s performance was wonderful, I can’t wait to see you ascend the ranks of this orchestra like you deserve.

He couldn’t help but wonder who had sent him these. He knew that on some level he should feel creeped out that someone had managed to follow him all the way from college to this performance, but he didn’t. They had never tried to send flowers to his home nor had they ever approached him in person. It was possible that whoever was doing it was one of his friends, trying to make him feel better or even his parents not wanting to admit that they had spent so much money on something as small as flowers. He knew logically that it wasn’t either of those options because he should have been able to figure out who the handwriting belonged to, but it was the only explanation that he could think of.

“What are those?” Sloane asked as she entered into the greenroom and walked over to him. She played base with her fiance and had quickly befriended Viktor when he began to play in their orchestra.

“Just some flowers. They’re from the same place that I used to get bouquets from before I graduated from college,” he said as he handed it over.

She turned it over and looked at all of the flowers. “It’s a very… interesting arrangement. I didn’t even think that anyone would have fennel to put in a vase.”

Viktor laughed. None of the bouquets that he had ever gotten from this secret admirer of his had ever been traditional. The closest that they had gotten was when they had been primarily a stereotypical bouquet flower like the musk roses, but even then it was still full of non-traditional flowers. “I think they all mean something,” he said after a moment of thinking about it.

“Do you know what they mean?” Sloane asked as she brushed the tips of her fingers over the peach blossoms.

“I know what they are,” he shrugged and shook his head. He wished that he had invested more in figuring out flower language before he had gotten his next bouquet. After the last one, he had been distracted and then he kept meaning to but he was too wound up with all of the activity that came with moving and getting a job.

“Shit, I have to go,” Viktor swore as he looked down at his watch. “Do you think that you could keep an eye on those for me? I’ll bring them home after tonight’s performance but I don’t think that they would do well in the cold of my car while I tutor a bunch of kids so that they play Jingle Bells a little less poorly.”

Sloane laughed. She knew that Viktor cared deeply for his students and that he thought they had great potential, but no one every played amazingly well when they were in high school orchestra. “I can do that. Have fun and be safe!”

Viktor gave her a quick wave as he darted out of the room so that he could make it to his class before the students began to get anxious. He almost ran directly into someone that looked familiar to his college days, but he figured that he had just been thinking too much about the other bouquets and was mistaken. He completely forgot about looking up the flower language to find out what the gift had meant and who it might be from.

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The fourth was one that he hadn’t been expecting to get. He was very disappointed by that fact because he had been looking forward to getting the little gifts. During that specific string of performances he had been receiving little single flowers in the same vase that he left in his dressing room for that exact purpose. When he left to go on stage it would be empty, and when he came back it would have cloudy water and a single flower sitting inside of it.

He had gotten a arum lily first, then a blue periwinkle, and lastly a red tulip. He had been told that there was a flower the night that he had to take off because he was too sick to come but he hadn’t been told what it was. Helen had also mentioned something about the gentleman that had dropped them off but she absolutely refused to tell Viktor who it was or if he had said anything when he did so. She had always been like that, even before Viktor had tried out for the first chair and gotten it despite her holding it without competition for years up to that point.

Knowing that whoever his secret admirer was had passed the check that his friends and fellow musicians had done on him was reassuring. Something had been sinking in his gut every time that he thought about the bouquets that he was being brought. He switched between thinking that it was his common sense kicking him and telling him that this was something that he should be concerned about and his brain trying to tell him that he had forgotten something without letting him know what it was supposed to be.

He had to miss the second to last day of performances because he had spiked a fever overnight from working himself too hard. He had stayed home and slept for about forty eight hours at the stern direction of his best friend and roommate, which meant that he felt well enough to play one show by the time that he woke up.

The show had gone well and the crowd had been overjoyed with the solo that he played in the middle. It was something that he would never forget, even if the back of his mind was filled with sadness and disappointment that he wasn’t going to see what came out of the gifts that he had been receiving. It felt a little silly to be put out about not getting flowers, but he let himself have it since he was complimented so little.

He made his way up to the green room where the orchestra had been stationed and collected his coat before he checked by the dressing room that he had been using. It was easier for him to change in there instead of with the rest of the orchestra, especially since it was usually empty. Not a lot of theaters booked another performance group when the orchestra was doing their spring shows and rehearsals there. During the winter it was packed, with a performance happening almost every single minute of every single day until Christmas when the Nutcracker was performed by the ballet company and then the theater workers went home for the holidays.

A smile spread across his face as he realized that he had finally found a place where he was comfortable enough to notice little things like that. He had always felt kind of out of place when he was a child because of how often his parents had moved around when he was younger. He was constantly being shipped off to live with different relatives when they were doing their seasons, sometimes even to other countries. He had been living in not only New York, but The City for long enough that he had begun to notice things like the pattern of the theater.

The smile stretched over his face only got wider when he noticed that there was a gift waiting for him on the table despite his absence from the performance the day before. He quickly walked up to it and flipped the card over to make sure that his name was neatly printed on one side before he read the message on the other. “‘Get well soon’, that’s sweet,” he mumbled to himself before he took in what the flowers were.

The main flower in the mix was coneflowers, but they were all different colors so that it was a rainbow. There were lily of the valleys scattered carefully throughout, delicate and white in between the sturdier colors. The vase had five laburnum flowers draped over the sides so that it shed a couple of delicate yellow petals on the table that it had been set down on.

Viktor assured himself that he was going to learn flower language and figure out what his secret admirer had been trying to tell him for years now. He couldn’t let this continue without being aware of what he was receiving.

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The fifth was one that he made himself. He had special ordered a lot of the flowers that he was going to use after pouring over a book about flower language for longer than he wanted to admit.

It had taken them a month to get all of the flowers that he wanted, but in the end they were all there. He had taken specific care to make sure that the flowers meant exactly what he wanted them to. If he only had once chance to do this and the person that had been sending him the gifts for long was already knowledgeable on the subject then Viktor really didn’t want to fuck it up.

It certainly wasn’t as pretty as a lot of the bouquets that he had received, but the meaning behind it was very poignant. The bouquet was made up primarily of ambrosia flowers with a few laurestina popping out from between them. Snowdrops ringed the very edge of the vase that they were in since they were supposed to be the background message.

His nerves were bothering him more than they had since his first day at university. He knew that he shouldn’t have been nervous because it was very easy to parse out who had been sending him the gifts when he did a little bit of snooping and knew what they meant, but he was still anxious that he had somehow singled out the wrong person. He didn’t want to have wasted a bunch of money for a love confession that was going to be shot down or possibly wasted on the wrong person, both of which would ruin his friendship with them.

He steeled himself as he walked down the long corridor of the university. He knocked on the door to the office that he was going to enter before he was bade to do so. The handle clung to his hand in his body’s last desperate attempt to get him to chicken out on what he was planning to do. He ignored it and entered, closing the door behind him so that it would be harder for him to turn and run when he finished.

He walked over to Five’s desk and and set the vase of flowers down. He and Five had kept in contact after they graduated college, though Five stuck around so that he could work as a teacher’s assistant until he got his doctorate and could work at the university himself as he had already been promised a spot there. They hadn’t gotten closer than they had been when they were in college, only talking when one of them found something to send to the other, but that was mostly because Viktor didn’t allow himself to be closer. He was nervous about doing that in the same way that he had been nervous in bringing in the bouquet in. He didn’t want to destroy a friendship that he cherished because of feelings that had festered inside of him since he was a wet-behind-the-ears teenager.

“Viktor? To what do I owe the pleasure?” Five asked as he set his red pen down to look up at the other man.

“This,” Viktor replied as he turned the vase so that Five’s attention as going to be brought back to it.

The taller of the two tilted his head down so that he could see what it was. When he looked back up towards Viktor, the other took the leap and then leaned down to connect their lips together. Five immediately responded by reaching up so that he could cup the back of Viktor’s head so that he could bring him closer.

They snapped apart when they both had to breathe. “I figured out that it was you because Lila’s parents own a flower shop and the two of you have known each other for years. Why did you never tell me?”

“I guess I was just scared to actually say it with words,” Five replied after a moment of thinking.

Viktor let out a small laugh and then leaned down so that he could have another kiss.

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verlaines-corner-archive · 2 years

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Tales of Nature - 300+ Followers Event!

Hello!

As thanks and to show my appreciation for everyone I have decided to host this event! It will run from the 4th of September until the 18th of September.

The requests will be written as either drabbles or short fics and there will be no limit to the amount of requests I’ll take. You can find both my rules for requesting and fandom/character list here!

To request simply choose a flower/plant and a character, in example: “Could you do Dazai and apple blossom?”

You can also mix prompts, for example: “Could I please get fern and tansy with Childe?”

Feel free to be more specific or keep it simple! You may also specify things such a genre and time period, though it’s not necessary.

Requests for this event are now closed, thank you all for participating!

Masterlist

Prompts

-> Green Willow - “False love”

-> Asphodel - “My regrets follow you to the grave”

-> Honeysuckle - “Devoted affection; bonds of love”

-> Spindle Tree - “Your image is engraved into my heart”

-> Astragalus - “Your presence softens my pain”

-> Sticky Catchfly - “Invitation to dance”

-> Diphylleia - “I will show you my true self, clarity, honestly”

-> Zinnia - “Thinking of you, sentimentality”

-> Tansy - “I declare war on you”

-> American Cowslip - “You are my divinity”

-> Thorn Apple - “Deceitful charms”

-> Narcissus - “Unrequited love, selfishness”

-> Purple Heather - “Solitude, admiration, beauty”

-> Gorse - “Love in all seasons”

-> Hydrangea - “Heartfelt gratitude for being understood”

-> Clovenlip Toadflax - “Please notice my love for you”

-> Fern - “Magic, enchantment”

-> Cypress - “Mourning, sorrow”

-> Star of Bethlehem - “Atonement, reconciliation”

-> Fungus - “Loneliness, disgust”

-> Thistle - “Warning”

-> Scabius - “Unfortunate attachment, I have lost all”

-> Coreopsis - “Love at first sight”

-> Cornflower - “Please be gentle with me”

-> Poppy - “I am not free”

-> Apple Blossom - “I prefer you before all”

-> White Lily - “My love is pure”

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jeweledflowers · 2 years

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞.

𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵!

i have not included all of the flowers or plants here. i went through several dictionaries, and picked those plants that i wanted in the prompt list.

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Acacia (Acacia). Friendship.

Acacia, rose or white (Acacia). Elegance.

Acacia, yellow (Acacia). Secret love.

Achilliea Millefollia (Asteraceae.) War.

Aconite Wolfsbane (Aconitum). Misanthropy.

Aconite, Crowfoot (Aconitum). Lustre.

Adonis, flos (Adonis). Painful recollections.

African Marigold (Tagetes erecta). Vulgar minds.

Agnus Castus (Vitex agnus-castus). Coldness; indifference.

Agrimony (Agrimonia). Thankfulness; gratitude.

Agapanthus (Agapanthus). Love letter.

Almond (common). Stupidity, indiscretion.

Almond (Amygdalus communis) (flowering). Hope.

Almond, Laurel (Prunus laorocerasus). Perfidy.

Allspice (Myertaceae). Compassion.

Aloe (Aloe vera ). Grief; religious superstition.

Althaea Frutex (Syrian Mallow) (Common Hibiscus). Persuasion.

Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) (Sweet). Worth beyond beauty.

Amaranth (Amaranthus) (Globe). Immortality; unfading love.

Amaryllis (Amaryllis). Pride; timidity; splendid beauty.

Ambrosia (couldn't find the scientific name but the subfamily is Asteraceae). Love returned.

American Cowslip (Primula Meadia). Divine beauty.

American Starwort (Sabulina fontinalis). Welcome to a stranger; cheerfulness in old age.

Amethyst (Browallia Americana). Admiration.

Anemone (Ranunculaceae) (Zephyr Flower). Sickness; expectation.

Anemone (Ranunculaceae) (Garden). Forsaken.

Angelica (Angelica). Inspiration.

Angrec (Angraecum). Royalty.

Apple. Temptation.

Apple (Blossom). Preference ; fame speaks him great and good.

Apple thorn. Deceitful charms.

Ash-leaved Trumpet Flower (Campsis radicans). Separation.

Ash Tree (Fraxinus). Grandeur.

Aspen Tree (some, but not all, are classified in the genus Populus). Lamentation.

Aster (China) (Callistephus chinensis). Variety; afterthought.

Asphodel (Asphodelus). My regrets follow you to the grave.

Auricula (Primula auricula). Painting.

Azalea (Rhododendron). Temperance; fragile and ephemeral passion.

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Bachelor's Buttons (Centaurea cyanus). Celibacy; single blessedness.

Beebalmn (Monarda). Sympathy.

Balm, gentle (Melissa officinalis). Pleasantry.

Balm of Gilead (Cedronella canariensis). Cure; relief.

Balsam, yellow (Impatiens noli-tangere). Impatience.

Basil (Ocimum basilicum). Hatred.

Bay Leaf (Laurus nobilis). I change but in death.

Bay (Rose) Rhododendron (Rhododendron--that's just the higher classification). Danger; beware.

Bay Tree (Laurus nobilis). Glory.

Baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata). Everlasting love.

Bearded Crepis (Crepis). Protection.

Belladonna (Atropa belladonna). Silence.

Begonia (Begonia). Caution.

Bellflower (Campanula). Gratitude.

Bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis). Good luck.

Bird of Paradise (Strelizia reginae). Magnificence.

Blackberry (Rubus). Envy.

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia). Justice.

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides nonscripta). Constancy.

Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis). Passion.

Bouvardia (Bouvardia). Enthusiasm.

Broom (Cytisus). Humility.

Buttercup (Ranunculus acris). Ingratitude.

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Cactus (Opuntia). Ardent love.

Calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica). Modesty.

Camellia (Camellia). My destiny is in your hands.

Candytuft (Iberis). Indifference.

Canterbury bells (Campanula medium). Constancy.

Carnation, pink (Dianthus caryophyllus). I will never forget you.

Carnation, red (Dianthus caryophyllus). My heart breaks.

Carnation, striped (Dianthus caryophyllus). I cannot be with you.

Carnation, white (Dianthus caryophyllus). Sweet and lovely.

Carnation, yellow (Dianthus caryophyllus). Disdain.

Chamomile (Matricaria recutita). Energy in adversity.

Cherry blossoms (Prunus cerasus). Impermanence.

Chervil (Anthriscus). Sincerity.

Chestnut (Castanea sativa). Do me justice.

Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum). Truth.

Cinquefoil (Potentilla). Beloved daughter.

Clematis (Clematis). Poverty.

Clove (Syzgium aromaticum). I have loved you and you have not known it.

Clover, white (Trifolium). Think of me.

Cockscomb (Celonia). Affectation.

Columbine (Aquilegia). Desertion.

Coreopsis (Coreopsis). Always cheerful.

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum). Hidden worth.

Corn (Zea mays). Riches.

Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus). Joy in love and life.

Cranberry (Vaccinum). Cure for heartache.

Crocus (Crocus). Youthful gladness.

Cypress (Cupressus). Mourning.

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Daffodil (Narcissus). New beginnings.

Dahlia (Dahlia). Dignity.

Daisy (Bellis). Innocence.

Daisy, gerber (Gerbera). Cheerful.

Daphne (Daphne). I would not have you otherwise.

Daylily (Hemerocallis). Coquetry.

Delphinium (Delphinium). Levity.

Dittany (Dictamnus albus). Childbirth.

Dogwood (Cornus). Love undiminished by adversity.

Dragon plant (Draceana). You are near a snare.

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Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum). Noble courage.

Elder (Sambucus). Compassion.

Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus). Protection.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis). Inconstancy.

Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius). Lasting pleasure.

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Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare). Strength.

Fern, maidenhair (Adiantum capillus-veneris). Secrecy.

Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium). Warmth.

Fig (Fiscus carica). Argument.

Flax (Linum usitatissimum). Argument.

Forget-me-not (Myosostis). Forget me not.

Forsythia (Forysthia). Anticipation.

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). Insincerity.

Freesia (Freesia). Lasting friendship.

Fuchsia (Fuchsia). Humble love.

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Gardenia (Gardenia). Refinement.

Geranium, oak-leaf (Pelargonium). True friendship.

Geranium, scarlet (Pelargonium). Stupidity.

Gladiolus (Gladiolus). You pierce my heart.

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Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna). Hope.

Hazel (Corylus). Reconciliation.

Heather (Calluna vulgaris). Protection.

Heliotrope (Heliotropium). Devoted affection.

Hibiscus (Hibiscus). Delicate beauty.

Holly (Ilex). Foresight.

Hollyhock (Alcea). Ambition.

Honesty (Lunaria annua). Honesty.

Honeysuckle (Lonicera). Devotion.

Hyacinth, purple (Hyacinthus orientalis). Please forgive me.

Hyacinth, white (Hyacinthus orientalis). Beauty.

Hydrangea (Hydrangea). Dispassion.

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Ice plant (Carpobrotus chilensis). Your looks freeze me.

Impatiens (Impatiens). Impatience.

Iris (Iris). Message.

Ivy (Hedera helix). Fidelity.

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Jasmine, Carolina (Gelsemium sempervirens). Separation.

Jasmine, Indian (Jasminum multiflorum). Attachment.

Jonquil (Narcissus jonquilla). Desire.

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Laurel (Laurus nobilis). Glory and success.

Lavender (Lavandula). Mistrust.

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Cold-heartedness.

Liatris (Liatris). I will try again.

Lilac (Syringa). First emotions of love.

Lily (Lilum). Majesty.

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis). Return of happiness.

Lobelia (Lobelia). Malevolence.

Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). Purity.

Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus). Hopeless but not helpless.

Lungwort (Pulmonaria). You are my life.

Lupine (Lupinus). Imagination.

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Magnolia (Magnolia). Dignity.

Marigold (Calendula). Grief.

Michaelmas daisy (Aster amellus). Farewell.

Migonette (Reseda odorata). Your qualities surpass your charms.

Moss (Bryopsida). Maternal love.

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Narcissus (Narcissus). Self love.

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Olive (Olea europaea). Peace.

Orange (Citrus sinensis). Generosity.

Orange blossoms (Citrus sinensis). Your purity equals your loveliness.

Orchid (Orchidaceae). Refined beauty.

Oregano (Origanum vulgare). Joy.

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Pansy (Viola). Think of me.

Passion flower (Passiflora). Faith.

Peach (Prunus persica). Your charms are unequaled.

Peach blossom (Prunus persica). I am your captive.

Pear (Pyrus). Affection.

Pear blossom (Pyrus). Comfort.

Peony (Paeonia). Anger.

Peppermint (Mentha). Warmth of feeling.

Periwinkle (Vinca minor). Tender recollections.

Persimmon (Diospyros kaki). Bury me amid nature's beauty.

Petunia (Petunia). Your presence soothes me.

Phlox (Phlox). Our souls are united.

Pineapple (Ananas comosus). You are perfect.

Pink (Dianthus). Pure love.

Plum (Prunus domestica). Keep your promises.

Polyanthus (Primula). Confidence.

Pomegranate (Punica granatum). Foolishness.

Pomegranate blossom (Punica granatum). Mature elegance.

Poppy (Papaver). Fantastic extravagance.

Potato (Solanum tuberosum). Benevolence.

Potato vine (Solanum jasminoides). You are delicious.

Primrose (Primula). Childhood.

Protea (Protea). Courage.

Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). Strength and health.

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Queen Anne's lace (Ammi majus). Fantasy.

Quince (Cydonia oblonga). Temptation.

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Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus). You are radiant with charms.

Raspberry (Rubus). Remorse.

Redbud (Cercis). Betrayal.

Rhododendron (Rhododendron). Beware.

Rhubarb (Rheum). Advice.

Rose, burgundy (Rosa). Unconscious beauty.

Rose, moss (Rosa). Confession of love.

Rose, orange (Rosa). Fascination.

Rose, pale peach (Rosa). Modesty.

Rose, pink (Rosa). Grace.

Rose, purple (Rosa). Enchantment.

Rose, red (Rosa). Love.

Rose, white (Rosa). A heart unaquainted with love.

Rose, yellow (Rosa). Infedility.

Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis). Remembrance.

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Sage (Salvia officinalis). Good health and long life.

Scabiosa (Scabiosa). Unfortunate love.

Snowdrop (Galanthus). Consolation and hope.

Spirea (Spiraea). Victory.

Starwort (Stellaria). Welcome.

Stephanotis (Stephanotis floribunda). Happiness in marriage.

Stock (Malcolmia maritima). You will always be beautiful to me.

Stonecrop (Sedum). Tranquility.

Strawberry (Fragaria). Perfection.

Sunflower (Helianthus annus). False riches.

Sweet briar (Rose rubiginosa). Simplicity.

Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus). Delicate pleasures.

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Tansy (Tanacetum). I declare war against you.

Thistle, common (Cirsium). Misanthropy.

Thrift (Armeria). Sympathy.

Trillium (Trillium). Modest beauty.

Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans). Fame.

Tuberose (Polianthus tuberosa). Dangerous pleasures.

Tulip (Tulipa). Declaration of love.

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Verbena (Verbena). Pray for me.

Violet (Viola). Modest worth.

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Water lily (Nymphaea). Purity of heart.

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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium). Cure for a broken heart.

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Zinnia (Zinnia). I mourn your absence.

#--𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥.

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scriptflorist · 2 years

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Hey! I love your blog so much, and I'm so happy that I found it (it's helped a lot)! I was wondering if you could do a list of flowers that mean (or fall into the category of/are similar to): Obsession, Obsessive love, 'til death do us part, I want your attention, I belong to you, you belong to me, etc., etc. Along with this, I'd also like to know what flowers are native to New Jersey (And also which ones bloom in the fall, if any?) Thank you, and have a lovely day!

That should be possible with some creativity given that obsession and bonding don’t exist as meanings themselves, but it leans well enough into the Victorian flower language to get something out of it still. Hope there’s something in here that works for your story.

arbor vitae – live for me, unchanging friendship

baby’s breath – everlasting love, innocence, pure of heart

bay leaf – I change but in death/dying

broom-rape – union

carnation (pink) – I will/I’ll never forget you, women’s love

cedar leaf – I live for thee

clover (white) – think of me

columbine – I cannot give thee up, folly, desertion

columbine (purple) – resolved to win

cowslip (american) – divine beauty, you are my angel, you are my divinity

currant – thy frown will kill me, thankfulness

daisy (double) – affection, I reciprocate your affection

daphane (rose) – I desire to please

eschscholzia – do not refuse me

euphorbia – persistence

fleur-de-lis – I burn, flame

foxglove – I am not ambitious for myself but for you, a wish, stateliness, occupation, insincerity, youth

furze – love for all seasons/occasions

gladiolus – you pierce my heart, generosity, I’m sincere, flower of the gladiators

heart’s ease – you occupy my thoughts, forget me not, think of me, thoughts

heart’s ease (purple) – you occupy my thoughts

hemlock – you will be my death

honeysuckle – generous and devoted affection, bonds of love, the bond of love, devotion, I would not answer hastily, fidelity

honeysuckle (coral) – the colour of my fate

honeysuckle (wild) – generous and devoted love

japonica – sincerity, symbol of love

jasmine (indian) – I attach myself to you, attachment, separation

laurestine – a token, I die if neglected, delicate attention

mallow (syrian) – consumed by love, persuasion

rose (carolina) – love is dangerous

shepherd’s purse – I offer you my all

spindle tree – your charms are engraven on my heart

tulip – (a) declaration of love, perfect lover, fame, beautiful eyes

tulip (red) – declaration of love

virginia creeper – I cling to you both in sunshine and in shade

Plants native to New Jersey that bloom in fall/autumn:

allegheny monkey flower

american angelica

american arrowhead

american blue vervain

american lotus

american water-willow

ashy sunflower

bigleaf aster

black-eyed susan

bluebell

blue bead lily

blue cohosh

blue mistflower

blue star

blue wood aster

bottle gentian

bowman’s root

brown-eyed susan

bunchberry

bushy aster

canada goldenrod

canada wild ginger

canadian violet

cardinal flower

carolina geranium

caroline redroot

closed bottle gentian

coastal plain joe-pye weed

common boneset

common evening primrose

cow parsnip

crooked aster

cutleaf coneflower

cup plant

downy skullcap

early goldenrod

false aster

false sunflower

field thistle

flat-topped white aster

foam flower

fringed bleeding heart

fringed loosestrife

gayfeather

golden crownbeard

grass-leaved goldenrod

grassy arrowhead

gray goldenrod

great blue lobelia

hairy aster

hardy hibiscus

heath aster

hoary vervain

horizontal calico aster

jerusalem artichoke

joe-pye weed

late boneset

marsh betony

maryland golden aster

maximilian sunflower

meadow phlox

narrowleaf mountain mint

new england aster

new york aster

new york ironweed

nodding lady’s tresses

orange fringed orchid

orange jewelweed

patridge pea

pearly everlasting

pink tickseed

prairie sagebush

purple-head sneezeweed

purple mountain saxifrage

red baneberry

rock harlequin

rough goldenrod

salt heliotrope

sawtooth sunflower

scarlet bee balm

seashore mallow

seaside goldenrod

selfheal

showy black-eyed susan

showy goldeneye

showy goldenrod

showy tick trefoil

slender buch clover

slender dayflower

smooth beggartick

smooth blue aster

sneezeweed

spotted joe-pye weed

stiff goldenrod

stiff sunflower

swamp sunflower

swamp thistle

sweet goldenrod

sweetscent

sweet-scented joe-pye weed

tall boneset

tall cinquefoil

tall goldenrod

ten-petaled sunflower

threadleaf coreopsis

tickseed

virginia meadow beauty

water arum

western sunflower

wild bergamot

wild cucumber

wild potato vine

wild senna

wingstem

white baneberry

white goldenrod

white panicle aster

white snakeroot

white turtlehead

white wood aster

whorled milkweed

woodland sunflower

wreath goldenrod

yellow jewelweed

yellow pond lily

This website gives a breakdown by county in form of excel lists, albeit it doesn’t say whether the plants bloom in fall or not.

https://npsnj.org/native-plants/where-to-buy-natives/plant-lists/

– Mod Jana

Disclaimer

This blog is intended as writing advice only. This blog and its mods are not responsible for accidents, injuries or other consequences of using this advice for real world situations or in any way that said advice was not intended.

https://www.gardenia.net/native-plants/new-jersey

#flower language #gardening #writing advice #victorian flower language #obession #obessive love #feelings of love #attention #you belong to me #I belong to you #mod jana #ask answered

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ladyimaginarium · 1 year

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things that remind me of you, things I’d like to say to you; via the art of floriography, the secret victorian flower language; a bouquet for k; i / ?.

forget-me-not. true love, respect, remembrance, don't forget me.

rainflower. i love you back; i must atone for my sins; i'll never forget you.

purple myrtle. diamoric love; love between aphrodite/us and adonis.

green carnation. achillean love; love between men; homosexuality.

milkvetch. your presence softens my pains.

marigold. prophetic prediction, grief, remembrance.

american cowslip. divine beauty; you are my angel.

red rose. romantic love.

enchanter's nightshade. witchcraft; sorcery.

apple blossom. preference; fame speaks him great and good.

currant. thy frown will kill me.

spanish jasmine. sensuality.

give me a person, or a character / introject and i& will interpret what flowers i& or the character in question would give to another person/character/introject.

#arcana.uploads #the light of hidden flowers.#i& love these !!!!

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cygnusdoesthings · 1 year

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January third: cowslip (primula veris)

" Our gold cowslips," he adds, " look like a full branch of large clustering king-cups; they carelessly raise themselves on their firm stalks, their corollas gazing upward to the changing spring sky, as they grow amidst their pretty leaves of vivid green. They adorn almost every meadow, and shed a glow of beauty wherever they spring."

Hoo boy. Are you all ready? Gods, I am NOT. but, uh, let's do this! Cowslip is a perennial bloom which can grow up to, uh.. yeah I'm not bothered to search that up. Nevermind, I stumbled across it anyway. Up to 25cm or 5 inches. Yellow in colour and bursts of flowers, cowslip is said to be one of the star sign 'Leo's' flowers, and ruled by Venus, under water.

There are multiple different types of cowslip. There's American cowslip and just.. cowslip cowslip. So, that being said, normal cowslip is the one we'll be talking about today, with a couple mentions of the others.

Cowslip has many monikers, among them being 'keyflower, lady's keys, key of heaven, password, buckles'. Now, you may notice a theme there. Keys.

Yes! That is indeed correct. The origin story of cowslip, or the key flower, is that Saint Peters (guardian or gatekeeper of heaven) dropped his keys. Also called that, because they resemble keys.

Because of the meaning of 'key to heaven', it was said that those who found the flower won the grace to get into the Big Upstairs. This is how it got the meaning 'winning grace, divine beauty, charmed, birth/youthfulness'. As it's yellow (dryly said), it's also associated with happiness.

Cowslip is also a herb; which means that it does have medicinal properties. When soaking cowslip flowers in boiling water to make tea, or grinding up the roots and combining with honey and water to make a syrup, there is scientific proof that it has beneficial properties to thin mucus, and help with bronchitis and common colds.

There are some sources which also suggest that the flowers can be a remedy to help subdue muscle spasm and headaches.

Again, people. Do your research. I'm not saying 'hey, this is definite', so please don't come after me saying 'you're an idiot, ha you believe in homeopathic remedies' b- actually I'll just make another post lmao.

So! Cowslip: grace, I have been charmed by your beauty, divine beauty, birth/youthfulness, happiness.

Paired with hawthorn, symbolises hope for a new prospect.

Paired with honeysuckle, it serves as a gift for your significant other's parents.

#cyg's flower series #floriography #language of flowers #cowslip

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flawediamond · 3 years

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Floriography Masterpost

Abecedary - Volubility Abatina - Fickleness

Acacia Blossom - Concealed Love, Beauty In Retirement, Friendship, Chaste Love

Acacia Rose - Friendship

Acacia Rose White - Elegance

Acacia Yellow - Secret Love

Acalia - Temperance

Acanthus - Arts

Achimeness - Such Worth Is Rare

Acorn - Nordic Symbol Of Life And Immortality

Agrimony - Thankfulness

Alstroemeria - Devotion

Althea - Consumed By Love

Alyssum - Worth Beyond Beauty, Sweet

Amaranth - Unfading Love, Faith, Immortality

Amaranth (Globe) - Immortality, Unfading Love

Amaranth (Cockscomb) - Foppery, Affectation

Ambrosia - Your Love Is Reciprocated

Amaryllis - Splendid Beauty, Pride, Pastoral Poetry

American Cowslip - Divine Beauty, Beauty Divine

American Linden - Matrimony

American Star Wort- Welcome To A Stranger, Cheerfulness In Old Age

Amethyst - Admiration

Anemone - Sincerity, Expectation, Forsaken, Daintiness

Angelica - Inspiration

Angrec - Royalty

Apple Blossom - Preference, Better Things To Come, Good Fortune

Arbutus - Thee Only Do I Love

Arbutus Trailing - Welcome

Arum - Ardor

Asparagus Fern - Fascination

Asphodel - My Regrets Follow You To The Grave

Aster - Symbol Of Love, Daintiness, Talisman Of Love

Aster (China) - Fidelity, Variety, I Will Think Of Thee

Azalea - Take Care, Temperance, Fragile, Passion, Chinese Symbol Of Womanhood

Baby's Breath - Innocence, Pure Of Heart

Bachelor Button - Single Blessedness, Celibacy

Balm - Sympathy, Pleasantry

Balm Of Gilead - Healing, I Am Cured.Relief

Balsam - Ardent Love

Balsam, Red - Touch Me Not. Impatient Resolves

Balsam, Yellow - Impatience

Belladonna - Silence

Bell Flower, Pyramidal- Constancy

Bell Flower (Small White) - Gratitude

Bells Of Ireland - Good Luck

Bird Of Paradise - Given Today From A Woman To Man As A Symbol Of Faithfulness

Bittersweet - Truth

Black Bryont/Lady's Seal - Be My Support

Bluebell- Humility, Constancy, Gratitude

Blue Bottle - Delicacy

Borage - Bluntness, Abruptness, Rudeness

Broom - Humility, Neatness

Buck Bean - Calm Repose

Broken Straw - Constancy

Bulrush - Docility

Burdock - Importunity, Touch Me Not

Buttercup - Childishness, Riches

Butterfly Weed - Let Me Go

Cacalia - Adulation

Cactus - Endurance, My Heart Burns With Love

Calycanthus/Carolina Allspice/Sweet Shrub - Benevolence

Calla Lily - Magnificent Beauty

Camellia - Admiration, Perfection, Good Luck Gift For A Man, Gratitude

Camellia (Pink) - Longing

Camellia (Red) - You're A Flame In My Heart

Camellia (White) - Adoration, Perfection, Loveliness

Canterbury Bells/Bell Flower - Gratitude

Cape Jasmine - I'm Too Happy

Cape Jasmine Gardenia - Transport, Ecstasy

Cardamine - Paternal Error

Cardinal Flower/Scarlet Lobelia - Distinction

Carnation (General) - Fascination, Devoted Love

Carnation (Pink) - I'll Never Forget You, Women's Love

Carnation (Red) - My Heart Aches For You, Admiration

Carnation (Deep Red) - Alas! For My Poor Heart

Carnation (Purple) - Capriciousness

Carnation (Solid Color) - Yes

Carnation (Striped) - No, Refusal, Sorry I Can't Be With You

Carnation (White) - Sweet & Lovely, Innocence, Pure Love, Woman's Good Luck Gift

Carnation (Yellow) - Disapointment, Rejection

Carrot Flower - Do Not Refuse Me

Catchfly (Red) - Youthful Love, I Fall Victim

Cattail - Peace, Prosperity

Cattleya - Mature Charms

Cedar - I Live But For Thee, Think Of Me

Celandine/Pilewort/Figwort - Future Joy

Cereus (Creeping) - Modest Genius

Cereus, Night Blooming - Transient Beauty

Chamomile/Golden Marguerite/Anthemis - Energy In Action

Cherry Blossom (Single) - Education

Cherry Blossom - Spiritual Beauty

Chickweed - I Cling To Thee

Chickory - Frugality, Economy

China Aster - Love Of Variety, I Will Think Of Thee

China Aster, Double - I Partake Your Sentiments

China Aster, Single - I Will Think Of It, Deliberation

China Or Indian Pink - Aversion

China Rose - Beauty Always New

Chinese Chrysanthemum -Cheerfulness Under Adversity

Christmas Rose/Helleborus - Relieve My Anxiety

Chrysanthemum (General) - Abundance & Wealth, Cheerfulness, You're A Wonderful Friend

Chrysanthemum (Red) - Love

Chrysanthemum (White) - Truth

Chrysanthemum (Yellow) - Slighted Love

Cinquefoil - Beloved Child

Clarkia - The Variety Of Your Conversation Delights Me

Clematis - Artifice (Ingenuity)

Clinging Woodbine - Fraternal Love

Clover (Four-Leaf) - Be Mine

Clover (White) - Think Of Me

Clover (Red) - Industry

Colchicum (Meadow Saffron) - My Best Days Fled

Columbine - Columbine -Desertion, Folly

Columbine (Purple) - Resolved To Win

Columbine (Red) - Anxious

Compass Flower - Faith

Convolvus Minor/Bindweed - Uncertainty

Convolvulus Major - Dead Hope, Extinguished Hopes

Convolvulus, Pink - Worth Sustained By Judicious And Tender Affection

Coreopsios - Always Cheerful

Cornflower - Delicacy, Refinement

Coronilla/Crown Vetch - Success To You

Cowslip - Rusticity, Winning Grace, Healing, Youth, Pensiveness

Coxcomb - Foppery, Unfading Love

Cress - Power, Stability, Always Reliable

Crocus - Cheerfulness, Abuse Not, Gladness

Crocus, Spring - Youthful Gladness

Crocus, Saffron - Mirth

Crown Imperial/Fritillaria - Majesty

Cuckoo Plant - Ardour

Daffodil - Regard, Unrequited Love, Sunshine, Respect, The Sun Shines When I'm With You

Daffodil (Yellow ) - Chivalry

Dahlia - Dignity And Elegance, Forever Thine

Daisy - Innocence, Loyal Love, I'll Never Tell, Purity, Beauty

Daisy Ox-Eye - Patience

Daisy (Red) - Beauty Unknown To Possessor

Dandelion - Faithfulness, Happiness, Love's Oracle

Daphane Cneorum/Rose Daphane - I Desire To Please

Daphane Odora/Winter Daphane - I Would Not Have You Otherwise

Dracaena/Dragon's Blood/Dragon Lily - Inner Power

Dead Leaves - Sadness

Delphinium - Big-Hearted, Fun

Dill - Lust

Diosma - Your Simple Elegance Charms Me

Dog Rose - Pleasure And Pain

Dogwood (Flowering) - Am I Indifferent To You?

Dragon Root/Green Dragon (Arum Draconium) - Ardor

Edelweiss/Alpine Cudweed - Daring, Courage, Noble Purity

Eglantine/Sweet-Briar/Rosa Eglantaria - Poetry, I Wound To Heal

Elder Flower - Zeal

Endine - Frugality

Epigaea, Repens/Mayflower/Trailing Arbutus - Budding

Eupatorium/Hardy Ageratum - Delay

Eremurus - Endurance

Euphorbia - Persistence

Everlasting -Never Ceasing Memory

Fern - Magic, Fascination, Confidence, Shelter

Fern (Maidenhair) - Secret Bond Of Love, Discretion

Fern (Royal) - Reverie

Filbert - Reconciliation

Fir - Time

Flax - Domestic Symbol

Flora's Bell - Without Pretension

Flowering Reed - Confide In Heaven

Forget Me Not - True Love, Memories

Forsythia - Anticipation

Foxglove/Fairy Thimbles/Dead Men's Bells - Stateliness, Youth

Foxtail Grass - Sporting

Freesia - Innocence, Trust

Fuchsia (Scarlet) - Confiding Love, Taste

Furze - Love For All Occasions

Gardenia - You're Lovely, Secret Love, Purity, Refinement

Garlic - Courage, Strength, Get Well, Ward Off Evil & Illness

Genetian (Fringed) - Intrinsic Worth, I Look To Heaven, Autumn

Gentian (Closed) - Sweet Be Thy Dreams

Geranium - True Friend, Stupidity, Folly

Geranium (Apple) - Present Preference

Geranium (Ivy) - Your Hand For Next Dance

Geranium (Lemon) - Unexpected Meeting

Geranium (Nutmeg) - I Expect A Meeting

Geranium (Oak-Leaved) - True Friendship, Lady, Deign To Smile

Geranium (Penciled) - Ingenuity

Geranium (Rose) - Preference

Geranium (Scarlet) - Consolation, Melancholy

Geranium (Silver-Leaf) - Recall

Gerbera - Innocence

Gladioli - Generosity, I'm Sincere, Flower Of The Gladiators

Globe Amaranth - Unfading Love

Gloxinia - Love At First Sight

Ginger - Strength

Golden-Rod - Be Cautious, Encouragement

Gooseberry - Anticipation

Goosefoot - Goodness

Gorse - Endearing Affection

Grass - Submission

Grass/Citronella/Camel Grass/Lemon Grass/Ginger Grass - Homosexual Love

Guelder Rose/Snowball - Winter

Harebell/Campanula - Humility, Grief

Hawkweed - Quicksightedness

Heart's Ease/Purple/Johnny Jump Up - Think Of Me

Heart's Ease (Purple) - You Occupy My Thoughts

Heath - Solitude

Heather (Lavender) - Admiration, Solitude

Heather (White) - Protection, Wishes Will Come True

Heliotrope - Devotion

Helmet Flower (Monkshood) - Knight-Errantry

Hemp - Fate

Henbane - For Males To Attract Love From Females

Hepatica (Anemone Nobilis) - Confidence

Hibiscus - Consumed By Love, Delicate Beauty

Holly - Defense, Domestic Happiness, Am I Forgotten

Hollyhock - Fruitfulness

Hollyhock (White) - Female Ambition

Honesty/Lunaria/Dollar Plant/Money Plant - Sincerity

Honeyflower - Sweet, Secret Love, Generous Affection, Sweetness Of Disposition

Honeysuckle - The Bond Of Love

Honeysuckle (Coral) - I Love You

House-Leek - Domestic Economy, Vivacity

Houstonia/Bluet/Quaker Ladies - Content

Hoya/Wax Plant - Sculpture

Huckleberry - Faith, Simple Pleasures

Houstania - Innocence, Content

Humble Plant - Despondency, Humility

Hundred-Leaved Rose - Dignity Of Mind

Hyacinth (General) - Games & Sports, Rashness, Flower Dedicated To Apollo

Hyacinth (Blue) - Consistency

Hyacinth (Purple) - Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Sorrow

Hyacinth (Red Or Pink) - Playful Joy

Hyacinth (White) - Unobtrusive Loveliness, I'll Pray For You

Hyacinth (Yellow) -Jealousy

Hydrangea - Thank You For Understanding, Frigidity, Heartlessness

Hyssop - Cleanliness

Iceland Moss - Health

Ipomaca - I Attach Myself To You

Indian Cress/Nasturtium - Resignation

Iris - Faith, Wisdom, Promise In Love, Hope, Wisdom & Valor

Iris (Yellow) -Passion

Iris (German) - Flame

Ivy - Wedded Love, Fidelity, Friendship, Affection

Ivy (Sprig Of White Tendrils) -Anxious To Please, Affection

Ivy Leaf - Friendship

Ivy Vine - Matrimony, Marriage

Jacob's Ladder - Come Down

Japanese Rose - Beauty Is Your Only Attraction

Japonica - Sincerity, Symbol Of Love

Jasmine (Indian) - Attachment

Jasmine (Spanish) - Sensuality

Jasmine (Yellow) - Modesty, Grace, Elegance

Jasmine (White) -Amiability

Jasmine (Spanish) - Sensuality

Jerusalem Oak - Your Love Is Reciprocated

Jonquil - Love Me, Affection Returned, Desire, Sympathy

Julienne (White) - Despair Not

Jumper - Asylum, Aid, Protection

Justicia - The Perfection Of Female Loveliness

Kalmia (Mountain Laurel) - Treachery

Kennedia - Intellectual Beauty

Kings-Cups - Desire Of Riches, I Wish I Was Rich

Laburnum - Forsaken, Pensive Beauty

Lady's Slipper - Win Me, Capricious Beauty

Lagerstraemia (Indian) - Eloquence

Lantana - Rigor

Larkspur - Levity, An Open Heart, Lightness

Larkspur (Pink) - Lightness. Fickleness

Larkspur (Purple) - Haughtiness

Laurel - Glory

Lauristinus - Cheerful In Adversity

Lavender - Love, Devotion

Lavatera - Sweet Disposition

Lemon Blossom -Fidelity In Love, I Promise To Be True

Lilac(General) - Beauty, Pride

Lilac (Purple) - First Emotions Of Love

Lilac (White) - Youthful Innocence

Lily (General) - Majesty & Honor, Purity Of Heart

Lily (Calla) - Beauty

Lily (Day) - Coquetry, Chinese Emblem For Mother

Lily (Eucharis) - Maiden Charms

Lily (Imperial) - Majesty

Lily (Orange) - Hatred, Dislike

Lily (Scarlet) - High-Bred, High-Souled

Lily (Tiger) - Wealth, Pride, Prosperity

Lily (White) - Virginity, Purity, Majesty, It's Heavenly To Be With You, Youth

Lily (Yellow) - I'm Walking On Air, False, Gay, Gratitude

Lily Of The Valley - Sweetness, Tears Of The Virgin Mary, Happiness, Humility

Liverwort - Confidence

Lobelia - Malevolence

London Pride - Frivolity

Love In A Mist - You Puzzle Me

Love-In-A-Puzzle - Embarrassment

Love-Lies-Bleeding/Amaranthus - Hopeless, Not Heartless, Desertion

Lotus - Estranged Love, Forgetful Of The Past

Lucerne - Life

Lungwort - Thou Art My Life

Lupine - Imagination

Lychnis/Campion/Maltese Cross - Religious Enthusiasm

Magnolia -Nobility, Perseverance, Nobility

Magnolia (Chinese) - Love Of Nature

Magnolia (Grandiflora) -Peerless And Proud

Maiden's Hair - Discretion

Mallow -Delicate Beauty, Sweetness

Mallow (Marsh) - Beneficience

Mallow (Syrian) -Consumed By Love, Persuasion

Mallow (Venetian) - Delicate Beauty

Marigold (Common) -Pretty Love, Sacred,Affection, Caress, Sorrow

Marjoram - Joy, Happiness

Marvel Of Peru/Four O' Clock - Timidity

Meadow (Lychnis) -Wit

Meadow (Saffron) - My Best Days Are Gone

Meadow (Sweet) - Uselessness

Mercury - Goodness

Mayflower - Welcome

Mezereon - Desire To Please

Mignonette - Your Qualities Surpass Your Charms, Health

Milkweed - Hope In Misery

Milk Vetch - Your Presence Softens My Pain

Milkwort - Hermitage

Mimosa - Secret Love

Mint - Virtue

Mistletoe -Kiss Me, Affection, Difficulties, Sacred Plant Of India

Monkshood - Beware, Danger Is Near

Moonwort/Honesty - Forgetfulness

Mouse-Ear Chickweed -Simplicity

Morning Glory - Affection

Moschatel - Weakness

Moss - Maternal Love

Mossy Saxifrage - Affection

Motherwort - Secret Love

Mourning Bride - Unfortunate Attachment, I Have Lost All

Mouse Ear - Forget Me Not

Mugwort/Wormwood - Tranquility, Happiness

Mullein - Good Nature

Myrtle - Love, Joy, Hebrew Emblem Of Marriage

Myrtle (Wax) -Discipline, Instruction

Narcissus - Formality, Stay As Sweet As You Are

Nasturtium - Conquest, Victory In Battle

Night Blooming Cereus -Transient Beauty

Oak Leaves - Bravery

Oleander - Caution

Olive Branch -Peace

Orange Blossom -Innocence, Eternal Love, Marriage, Fruitfulness

Orchid - Love, Beauty, Refinement, Chinese Symbol For Many Children, Thoughtfulness

Orchid (Cattleya) - Mature Charm

Osmunda - I Dream Of Thee

Ox Eye -Patience

Palm Leaves -Victory & Success

Pansy - Merriment, Thoughts (You Occupy My Thoughts)

Parsley - Useful Knowledge

Passion Flower - Faith, Religious Fervor

Pasque Flower - Unpretentious, You Have No Claims

Patience Dock - Patience

Pear -Affection

Peach Blossom - I Am Your Captive

Peony - Shame, Happy Marriage, Compassion, Bashfulness

Peppermint - Cordiality

Periwinkle/Vinca/Myrtle - Early Recollections, Sweet Memories

Periwinkle (Blue) - Early Friendship. Early Attachment

Periwinkle (White) - Pleasures Of Memory, Pleasant Recollections

Persicaria - Restoration

Persimmon - Bury Me Amid Nature's Beauties

Peruvian Heliotrope - Devotion

Petunia - Your Presence Soothes Me

Pheasant's Eye/Adonis - Sorrowful Memories

Phlox - Our Souls Are United, Unanimity

Pimpernel/Poor Man's Weather Glass - Change

Pine - Hope, Pity

Pink- Pure Affection

Pink (Mountain) -You Are Aspiring

Pink (Clove) - Dignity

Pink (Double-Red) -Pure And Ardent Love

Pink (Indian, Double) - Always Lovely

Pink (Indian, Single) - Aversion, Dislike

Pink (Red) -Love, Ardent And Sincere, Pure Love

Pink (Single) -Pure Love

Pink (Variegated) - Refusal

Pink (White) - You Are Fair. Ingeniousness, Talent

Pink (Yellow) - Disdain

Poppy (General) -Eternal Sleep, Oblivion, Imagination

Poppy (Red) - Pleasure

Poppy (White) - Consolation

Poppy (Yellow ) - Wealth, Success

Pomegranate Flower - Elegance

Pride Of China - Dissension

Primrose - I Can't Live Without You, Woman

Primrose (Evening) - Inconstancy

Primrose (Red) - Unpatronized Merit

Prince's Feather - Unfading Love

Pussy Willow - Motherhood

Ragged-Robin -Wit

Ranunculus -I Am Dazzled By Your Charms

Raspberry - Remorse

Red Catchfly - Youthful Love

Reeds - Music

Rest Harrow - Obstacle

Rhubarb - Advice

Rose (Austrian) - Thou Art All That Is Lovely

Rose (Bridal) - Happiness

Rose (Burgandy) - Unconscious Beauty

Rose (Cabbage) - Ambassador Of Love

Rose (Campion) - Only Deserve My Love

Rose (Carolina) - Love Is Dangerous

Rose (Christmas) -Relieve My Anxiety

Rose (Cinnamon) - Without Pretension

Rose (Coral) - Desire

Rose (Damask) - Freshness, Persian Ambassador Of Love

Rose (Dark Crimson) - Mourning

Rose (Dog) - Pleasure & Pain

Rose (Green) - I Am From Mars

Rose (Hibiscus) - Delicate, Beauty

Rose (Leaf) - You May Hope

Rose (Lavender) -Enchantment

Rose (Orange) - Fascination

Rose (Pink) -Perfect Happiness, Secret Love, Grace & Sweetness, Indecision

Rose (Dark Pink) - Thankfulness

Rose (Pale Pink) - Grace, Joy

Rose (Peach) - Immortality, Modesty

Rose (Red) - Love, I Love You, Respect, Beauty

Rose (Deep Red) - Bashful, Shame

Rose (Tea) - I'll Remember - Always

Rose (Thornless) -Love At First Sight, Early Attachment

Rose (White) -Innocence, Purity, Humility, I Am Worthy Of You, Secrecy, Silence

Rose (White & Red Together) -Unity, Flower Emblem Of England

Rose (White-Dried) - Death Is Preferable To Loss Of Virtue

Rose (Yellow) - Joy, Jealousy, Friendship (One Yellow Rose With 11 Red Ones Means Love & Passion)

Rosebud - Beauty & Youth, A Heart Innocent Of Love

Rosebud (Red) - Pure & Lovely

Rosebud (White) - Girlhood, Heart Ignorant Of Love

Rosebud (Moss) - Confessions Of Love

Roses (Bouquet Of Full Bloom) - Gratitude

Roses (Single Full Bloom) - I Love You, Simplicity

Roses (Garland Or Crown Of) -Beware Of Virtue, Reward Of Merit, Symbol Of Superior Merit

Rose (Musk Cluster) - Charming

Rose-Of-Sharon - Consumed By Love

Rosemary - Remembrance

Rush/Horse-Tail -Docility

Saffron Flower - Do Not Abuse, Excess Is Dangerous, Beware Of Excess

Saffron (Meadow) - My Happiest Days Are Past

Sage - Wisdom, Great Respect

Sardonia - Irony

Satin-Flower (Lunaria) - Sincerity, Forgetfulness, Am I Forgotten?

Saxifrage (Mossy) -Affection

Scabious - Unfortunate Love

Scabious (Sweet) -Widowhood

Scarlet Lychnis - Sunbeaming Eyes

Schinus - Religious Enthusiasm

Sensitive Plant - Timidity

Shamrock - Lightheartedness

Sloe - Difficulty, Austerity

Smilax - Loveliness

Snapdragon -Gracious Lady, Strength

Snowball -Thoughts Of Heaven

Snowdrop - Hope, Consolation

Spearmint - Warm Sentiment

Speedwell - Female Fidelity

Spider Flower - Elope With Me

Spiderwort - Esteem Not Love, Esteem, But Not Love

Spring Caroline - Disappointment

Solidago - Success

Star Of Bethlehem -Atonement, Reconciliation

Starwort - Welcome To A Stranger

Stephanotis -Marital Happiness, Desire To Travel

Stock- Bonds Of Affection, Promptness, You'll Always Be Beautiful To Me

Stonecrop - Tranquility

Straw Flower - Agreement

Straw - Agreement, United

Straw (Broken) - Broken Agreement

Sumac/Sumach -Splendid, Intellectual Excellence

Sunflower ( Dwarf) - Adoration

Swallow-Wort -Cure For Heartache

Sweet Briar - Poetry, Simplicity

Sweetbrier (European) - I Wound To Heal

Sweetbrier (Yellow) -Decrease Of Love, Let Us Forget

Sweet Flag - Fitness

Sweetpea - Good-By, Departure, Blissful Pleasure, Thank You For A Lovely Time

Sweet-Sultan - Felicity, Happiness

Sweet-William - Grant Me One Smile, Gallantry

Sytingia/Mock Orange/Lilac - Memory, Fraternal Love

Teasel (Dipscaus) - Misanthropy

Tendrils Of Climbing Plants - Ties

Thrift (Armeria) - Sympathy

Traveler's Joy - Rest, Safety

Tremella - Resistance

Truffle - Surprise

Trumpet Flower/Angel's Trumpet/Datura - Separation

Tuberose - Dangerous Pleasures, Voluptuousness, Sweet Voice

Tulip (General) -Perfect Lover, Fame, Flower Emblem Of Holland

Tulip (Red) - Believe Me, Declaration Of Love

Tulip (Variegated) - Beautiful Eyes

Tulip (Yellow) - There's Sunshine In Your Smile

Tussilage - (Sweet-Scented) - Justice Shall Be Done You

Valerian (Common) - Accommodating Disposition

Valerian (Greek) - Rupture

Valerian (Red) - Readiness

Venice Sumach - Splendour. Intellectual Excellence

Venus' Car - Fly With Me

Venus's Flytrap - Caught At Last

Venus's Looking-Glass -Flattery

Verbena - Pray For Me, Sensibility

Verbena (Pink) - Family Union

Verbena (Purple) - I Weep For You, Regret

Verbena (White) - Pray For Me

Veronica - Fidelity

Verinoca Speciosa - I Dare Not

Veronica Speedwell -Fidelity

Vernal Grass - Poor But Happy

Vervain - Enchantment

Vetch - I Cling To Thee, Shyness

Vine - Intoxicating

Violet - Modesty, Virtue, Affection

Violet (Blue) - Watchfulness, Faithfulness, Love

Violet (White) -Let's Take A Chance On Happiness

Violet (Dame) - Watchfulness, You Are The Queen Of Coquettes

Violet (Purple) - You Occupy My Thoughts

Violet (Sweet) - Modesty

Violet (White) - Purity, Candor, Modesty, Innocence, Let's Take A Chance On Happiness

Violet (Yellow) - Modest Worth, Rural Happiness

Virginian Spiderwort - Momentary Happiness

Virgin's Bower/Clematis -Filial Love (Filial: Referring To A Son Or Daughter)

Viscaria - Will You Dance With Me?

Volkamenia - May You Be Happy

Wall Flower/Gilly Flower - Faithful In Adversity, Fidelity, Lasting Beauty

Watcher-By-The-Wayside - Never Despair

Water Lily - Purity Of Heart

Wax Plant - Susceptibility

Windflower - Sincerity, Symbol Of Love

Wintergreens - Harmony

Wisteria - Welcome

Witch Hazel -A Spell

Wolfbane/Aconite/Turk's Cap/Friar's Cap/Bear's Foot - Misanthropy, Chivalry, Knight

Woodbine - Fraternal Love

Wood Sorrel - Joy, Maternal Tenderness

Wormwood/Artemisia - Absence, Do Not Be Discouraged

Yarrow - Cure For Heartache

Zephyr Flower - Sincerity, Symbol Of Love

Zinnia (Magenta ) - Lasting Affection

Zinnia (Mixed ) - Thinking (Or In Memory) Of An Absent Friend

Zinnia (Scarlet) - Constancy

Zinnia (White) - Goodness

Zinnia (Yellow) - Daily Remembrance

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