BACHELOR'S
BUTTON - Single blessedness; hope in solitude
BEGONIA - Beware
BOUQUET OF WITHERED FLOWERS - Rejected love
CACTUS - Endurance
CALLADIUM - Great joy and delight
CAMELLIA - Good luck gift for a man
CARNATION - Fascination; love
- Pink - "I'll never forget you"
- Red - "My heart aches for you"
- Solid - "Yes."
- Striped - "No, cannot be with you"; refusal
- White - Sweet and lovely; good luck gift
- Yellow - Rejection
CHRYSANTHEMUM (General) - "You are a wonderful friend";
this November bloomer symbolizes hope amid darkness
CROCUS - Gladness
DAFFODIL -Respect; "the sun always shines when I am with you"
DAHLIA - Instability, fickleness
DAISY - Loyal love; purity
FERN - Grace
FLEUR DE LIS - Flame; burning
FORGET-ME-NOT - True love; memories
FREESIA - Trust
GARDENIA - "You are lovely"; feminine grace
GERANIUM - Stupidity; folly
GERBERA DAISY - Purity
GLADIOLUS - "Give me a break!"; natural grace
HEATHER - Admiration
HYACINTH - "I am sorry, please forgive me"; sorrow (general)
HYDRANGEA - "Thank you for understanding"
IRIS - "Your friendship means a lot to me";
compliments; wisdom; faith and hope
JASMINE - Good luck, productivity
JONQUIL - "Love me"; sympathy
LILAC - Beauty
LILY (White) - Youthful innocence
- Calla - Beauty
- Day - Emblem for motherhood (China)
- Tiger - Prosperity