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) The Victorian Floral Code 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) The Victorian Floral Code 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 The Victorian Floral Code 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 The Victorian Floral Code 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