Since Sunday is Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d do something a little different. Did you know that different colors of flowers have different meanings? Chances are that you know red roses symbolize love. But what about the other colors? Let’s look at them below.
Flower Colors & Their Meanings
Roses
The first flowers we are going to look at are roses, since they are one of the most popular options for bouquets.
Color | Meaning |
White | fresh start innocense new beginning purity reverence |
Red | Love |
Dark or deep crimson | mourning |
Yellow | infidelity jealousy |
Orange | desire enthusiasm |
Lavender | head over heels/first sight love |
Now that we have looked at roses, we are going to look at the general meaning of colors in flowers.
Color | Meaning | Flowers to Choose From |
Red | Courage desire passion true love | Red flowers include: geraniums poppies roses tulips |
Yellow | friendship happiness joy | Yellow flowers include: daisies lilies roses sunflowers tulips |
Pink | femininity gentleness happiness love | Pink flowers include: Azaleas carnations lilies roses |
Orange | enthusiasm excitement | Orange flowers include: lilies marigolds roses tulips zinnias |
White | innocence purity sympathy | White flowers include: carnations daisies orchids roses |
Blue | peace relaxation tranquility | Blue flowers include: cornflowers hydrangeas morning glories |
Purple | admiration royalty success tradition | Purple flowers include: allium bellflower clematis iris roses |
Lavender | elegance grace youth | Lavender flowers include: daisies lilacs orchids petunias roses |
Green | good fortune good health rebirth renewal youthfulness | Green flowers include: anthurium bells of Ireland button flowers green cymbidium orchids |
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