The Victorian Floral Code

Flower Name Color Meaning Scientific Name

Acacia white Friendship ACACIA
Acacia yellow Secret Love ACACIA
Acanthus multi Art ACANATHUS mollis
Allium multi Unity; Humility ALLIUM
Almond, Flowering pink Indiscretion; Hope PRUNUS
Almonds (nut) brown Giddiness; Heedlessness ALMOND
Aloe green Bitterness ALOE vera
Alyssum yellow Worthy Beyond Beauty ALYSSUM
Amaranth multi Immortality; Unfading Amaranthus
Amaryllis pink Pride; Timidity; Splendid Beauty AMARYLLIS
Anemone orange Forsaken; Withered Hopes; Illness ANEMONE
Anemone, Windflower multi Desertion ANEMONE
Angelica white Inspiration ANGELICA archangelica
Apple Blossom white Preference ROSACEAE
Arbonvitae green Unchanging Friendship THUJA
Arbutus green Thee Only Do I Love ARBUTUS
Ash tree Grandeur FRAXINUS
Asphodel yellow Remembered Beyond The Tomb ASPHODELINE lutea
Aster purple` Afterthought; Love of Variety ASTER
Aster, Double German multi Variety ASTER
Azalea multi First Love; Temperance RHODODENRON
Bachelor's Button blue Celibacy; Hope; Single Blessedness CENTAUREA
Balm of Gilead tree Healing POPULUS
Balsamine multi Impatience IMPATIENS balsamina
Barberry tree Petulance; Ill Tempered BERBERIS
Basil green Best Wishes OCIMUM
Basket of Gold yellow Calm; Reconcilliation AURINIA saxatilis
Bay Leaf green I Change LAURUS nobilis
Beech tree Lover's Tryst; Prosperity FAGUS
Begonia multi Deformed BEGONIA
Begonia red Dark Thoughts BEGONIA
Bell Flower white Gratitude CAMPANULA
Belladonna pink Silence AMARYLLIS
Belles of Ireland green Good Luck MOLUCCELLA
Birch tree Grace; Elegance BETULA
Bittersweet Nightshade yellow, orange Truth CELASTRUS
Bluebell blue Constancy ENDYMION
Borage blue Abruptness BORAGE officinalis
Bouvardia red Enthusiasm BOUVARDIA
Box green Stocism BUXUS
Briers green Envy BLACKBERRY
Broom yellow Neatness; Humility CYTISUS
Buttercup yellow Riches; Memories of Childhood OXALIS
Cabbage green Profit BRASICACEAE (Cruciferae)
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Flower Name Color Meaning Scientific Name
Caladium multi Great Joy and Delight CALADIUM bicolor
Calla white Delicacy; Modesty ZANTEDESCHIA
Camillia multi Gratitude; Perfected Loveliness CAMELLIA
Candytuft white, pink Indifference; Architecture IBERIS
Canterbury Bell purple` Constancy; Acknowledgement CAMPANULA medium
Cardinal Flower red Distinction; Preferment LOBELIA
Carnation multi Pure And Deep Love DIANTHUS plumarius
Carnation pink I'll Never Forget You DIANTHUS plumarius
Carnation purple` Capriciousness DIANTHUS plumarius
Carnation striped Refusal DIANTHUS plumarius
Carnation yellow Disdain DIANTHUS plumarius
Cedar green Strength; I Live For Thee THUJA
Chamomile white Energy in Adversity CHAMAEMELUM OR MATRICARIA
Cherry pink A Good Education PRUNUS
China Aster multi Love of Variety CALLISTEPHUS
Chrysanthemum pink Cheerfulness in Adversity CHRYSANTHEMUM fretescens
Chrysanthemum red I Love CHRYSANTHEMUM fretescens
Chrysanthemum white Truth CHRYSANTHEMUM fretescens
Chrysanthemum yellow Slighted Love CHRYSANTHEMUM fretescens
Chrysanthemum leaves green I Love CHRYSANTHEMUM fretescens
Clematis red Artifice CLEMATIS
Clematis white Mental Beauty CLEMATIS
Clover red Industry TRIFOLIUM
Clover white Thinking of You TRIFOLIUM
Cockscomb red Affectation; Foppery CELOSIA
Columbine purple` Resolve to Win AQUILEGIA
Columbine red Anxious and Trembling AQUILEGIA
Columbine white Folly AQUILEGIA
Coral Bells red Sea Voyage HEUCHERA sanguinea
Coreopsis multi Always Cheerful COREOPSIS
Coriander green Hidden Merit CORIANDRUM
Corn Yellow Riches; Abundance POACEAE
Cornelian Cherry red Continuance; Duration CORNUS mas
Cornflower blue Delicacy; Modesty CENTAUREA cyanus
Cosmos yellow, orange Modesty COMOS
Cresses green Stability BRASSICACEAE (Cruciferae)
Crocus multi Cheerfulness; Youthful Gladness IRIDACEAE
Crown Imperial yellow Majesty and Power; Pride of Birth FRITILLARIA
Cucumber green Criticism CUCURBITACEAE
Currant red Thy Frown Will Kill Me CURRANT
Cyclamen multi Diffidence CYCLAMEN
Cypress tree Despair; Mourning CUPRESSUS sempervirens
Daffodil yellow Unrequited Love; Regard; Chivalry NARCISSUS
Dahlia multi Instability ASTERACEAE (Compositaea)
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Flower Name Color Meaning Scientific Name
Dahlia red Dignity and Elegance ASTERACEAE (Compositaea)
Daisy, English white I Will Think of It BELLIS perennis
Daisy, Field white Innocence CHRYSANTHEMUM leucanthemum
Daisy, Garden multi I Share Your Feelings CHRYSANTHEMUM coccineum
Daisy, Michaelmas white Farewell CHRYSANTHEMUM
Dandelion yellow Oracle; Coquetry TARAXACUM officinale
Datura, Angels Trumpet pink Deceitful Charms BRUGMANSIA
Dogwood white Love Undiminished by Adversity CORNUS
Eglantine pink Poetry; I Wound To Heal ROSA eglanteria
Elder red Compassion SAMBUCUS
Everlasting pink, white Enduring Remembrance HELIPTERUM
Fennel green Force; Strength FOENICULUM vulgare
Fern green Sincerity POLYPODIACEA
Fern, Asparagus green Fascination ASPARAGUS setaceus
Fern, Boston green Sincerity NEPHROLEPIS
Fern, Maiden Hair green Discretion ADIANTUM
Fir tree Elevation ABIES
Flax red I Feel Your Benefits LINUM
Flos, Adonis multi Painful Recollections AGERATUM houstonianum
Forget-Me-Not blue Tue Love; Do Not Forget MYOSOTIS alpestris
Forsythia yellow Good Nature FORSYTHIA
Foxglove multi Insincerity; Occupation DIGITALIS
Fraxinella, Gas Plant white Fire DICTAMNUS albus
Freesia multi Innocence FREESIA (Iridaceae)
Fuchsia pink Taste; Frugality FUCHSIA (Onagraceae)
Galax multi Encouragement GALAX urceolata
Gentian blue You Are Unjust GENTIANA
Geranium dark Melancholy GERANIUM
Geranium pink,scented Preference PELARGONIUM
Geranium purple` Shall We Dance GERANIUM
Geranium scarlet Comforting GERANIUM
Geranium Oak Leaved multi True Friendship PELARGONIUM
Gladiolus pink Strength of Character GLADIOLUS
Gloxina red Proud Spirit SINNINGIA speciosa
Goldenrod yellow Encouragement SOLIDAGO
Hawthorne white Hope CRATAEGUS
Heliotrope purple` Devotion HELIOTROPIUM
Holly green Foresight ILEX
Hollyhock red Fruitfulness ALCEA rosea
Hollyhock white Female Ambition ALCEA rosea
Honeysuckle white/yellow Sweetness of Dispostion LONICERA
Hyacinth multi Sorrow HYACINTHUS
Iris multi Message IRIS (Iridaceae)
Ivy green Fidelity HEDERA
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Flower Name Color Meaning Scientific Name
Jasmine white Amiability JASMINUM sambac
Jasmine yellow Grace and Elegance JASMINUM humile
Jasmine, Madagascar white Happiness in Marriage STEPHANOTIS floribunda
Jasmine, Spanish pink Sensuality JASMINUM grandiflorum
Larkspur blue Lightness, Levity, Laughter CONSOLIDA ambigua
Larkspur pink Lightness, Levity, Laughter CONSOLIDA ambigua
Larkspur white Lightness, Levity, Laughter CONSOLIDA ambigua
Lavender purple` Mistrust LAVANDULA angustifolia
Lilac multi First Emotions of Love; Memory SYRINGA
Lily orange Wealth LILIUM humboldtii
Lily white Purity; Sweetness LILUIM speciosum
Lily yellow Gaity; Walking on Air LILIUM columbianum
Lily of the Valley white Return of Happiness CONVALLARIA majalis
Lily, Calla white Magnificent Beauty ZANTEDESCHIA aethiopica
Lily, Day yellow, orange Coquetry HEMEROCALLIS
Lily, Tiger yellow For Once May Pride Befriend Me LILIUM lancifolium
Lily of the Nile blue Love Letters AGAPANTHUS
Lotus Flower white Estranged Love NELUMBO
Magnolia white Magnificence; Love of Nature MAGNOLIACEAE
Marigold yellow Grief; Despair TAGETES
Marigold, French yellow Jealousy TAGETES
Marjoram, sweet green Blushes OREGANUM majorana
Meadow Sweet multi I'll Still Be Waiting ASTILBE
Mignonette green Your Qualities Surpass Your Charm RESEDA odorata
Monkshood purple` Chivalry ACONITUM
Moss green Maternal Love SAGINA subulata
Myrtle white Home; Love MYRTUS or VINCA
Nagoya yellow Wanderer PATRINIA scabiosifolia
Narcissus yellow Egotism NARCISSUS
Nasturttium yellow, orange Patriotism TROPAEOLUM
Oleander white Beware NERIUM oleander
Orange Blossom white Purity CITRUS
Orchid pink Beauty; A Belle ORCHIDACEAE
Orchid, Butterfly multi Gaiety ORCHIDACEAE
Pansy purple, yellow Thoughts, Remembrance VIOLA
Peony pink Shame and Bashfulness PAEONIA
Periwinkle blue Sincere Friendship VINCA
Petunia pink Do Not Despair PETUNIA
Phlox pink Agreement; Our Souls Are United PHLOX
Poppy red Consolation PAPAVER
Poppy scarlet Fantastic Extravagance PAPAVER
Poppy white Oblivious PAPAVER
Poppy yellow Hopeless Love PAPAVER
Potentilla, Cinquefoil white, yellow Maternal Love POTENTILLA
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Flower Name Color Meaning Scientific Name
Primrose yellow Early Youth PRIMULA
Queen-Anne's-Lace white Haven
Quince multi Temptation CHAENOMELES
Ranunculus multi You Are Rich; Radiant With Charm RANUNCULACEAE
Rhododendron multi Beware RHODODENDRON
Rose burgundy Unconscious Love ROSA
Rose deep red Bashful ROSA
Rose pink Perfect Happiness ROSA
Rose red Love ROSA
Rose white Purity and Spiritual Love ROSA
Rose yellow Decrease of Love; Jealousy ROSA
Rose Leaves green Never Trouble ROSA
Rose, Bridal white Happy Love ROSA
Rose, Cabbage white Ambassador of Love ROSA
Rose, Full Bloom multi Reward ROSA
Rose, Musk pink Capricious Beauty ROSA
Rose, Red/White together red & white Unity ROSA
Rose, Sun pink Adoration HELIANTHUMUM nummularium
Rose, Wild pink Simplicity ROSA
Rosebud red Pure and Lovely ROSA
Rosebud white Girlhood ROSA
Rosemary green Remembrance ROSMARINUS officianalis
Roses, Garland multi Reward of Virtue ROSA
Rygrass green Utility LOLIUM
Sage green Domestic Virtue SALVIA
Saxifrage coral Affection SAXIFRAGA umbrosa
Shamrock green Light-Heartedness MEDICAGO lupulina
Snapdragon multi Presumptuous ANTIRRHINUM
Snowball white Bound VIBURNUM
Snowdrop white Consolation GALANTHUS
Speedwell blue Female Fidelity VERONICA
Star of Bethlehem white Purity ORNITHOGALUM
Statice multi Remembrance GONIOLIMON tataticum
Stock multi Lasting Beauty MATTHIOLA
Strawberry Blossom white Perfect Excellence ROSACEAE
Sunflower, dwarf yellow Adoration HELIANTHUS annuus
Sunflower, tall yellow False Riches; Haughtiness HELIANTHUS annuus
Sweet Pea pink Lasting; Delicate Pleasure LATHYRUS
Sweet Sultan red Alas My Poor Heart CENTAUREA moschata
Thistle purple Retaliation
Tuberose white Dangerous Pleasure POLIANTHES tuberosa
Tulip red Declaration Of Love TULIPA
Tulip variegated Beautiful Eyes TULIPA
Tulip yellow Hopeless Love TULIPA
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Flower Name Color Meaning Scientific Name
Verbena blue I Understand VERBENA
Verbena red Sensitivity VERBENA
Veronica, Speedwell blue Fidelity VERONICA
Viola Blue Faithfulness VIOLA tricolor
Viola yellow Rural Happiness VIOLA
Viola, Johnny-Jump-Up blue/yellow Thoughts, Remembrance VIOLA tricolor
Violet blue Faithfulness VIOLA
Violet purple Modesty VIOLA
Violet sweet Modesty VIOLA
Wallflower multi Fidelity in Adversity CHEIRANTHUS
Water Lily white Eloquence; Purity of Heart NYMPHAEA
Wax Flower pink Riches ERIOSTEMON
Wheat green/gold Friendliness AGROPYRON
Willow, Weeping green Mourning SALIX
Yarrow pink Healing ACHILLEA