When you send a bouquet of flowers to friends, family and loved one, you don't just send a beautiful flower, you send emotions. Learn about what each flower can say for you with all it's beauty and meaning.
Peonies
Peonies symbolise bashfulness and compassion. It can also be used to express indignation or shame. It symbolises a happy life, happy marriage, good health and prosperity.
Roses
Roses symbolise love. They signify love in its various forms. Its symbolism varies based on colour, variety and number. For more information on the meaning of roses, see here.
Lilies
The meaning of lilies depends on their colour. The white lily symbolises modesty and purity, whilst orange lilies symbolise passion, and yellow lilies represent joy. The Lily of the Valley symbolises sweetness and purity of heart, and the Easter lily is the symbol of the Virgin Mary.
Calla Lilies
Calla Lily symbolises magnificence and beauty. White Calla lilies combine these two attributes with purity and innocence associated with the colour white to make it the perfect choice of flower in a Wedding bouquet.
Orchids
Orchids are a symbol of the exotic beauty. It symbolises refinement, thoughtfulness and mature charm. It also symbolises proud and glorious femininity.
Freesia
Freesia symbolises innocence and thoughtfulness.
Gerbera
Gerbera belongs to the daisy family and therefore assumes the symbolism associated with the daisy flower. Gerbera specifically conveys cheerfulness.
Carnations
Carnations symbolise pride and beauty. A red carnation symbolises love, pride and admiration; a pink carnation symbolises the love of a woman or a mother; a purple carnation symbolises capriciousness; a yellow carnation symbolises disdain, rejection or disappointment; while a white carnation symbolises innocence and pure love. A striped carnation conveys refusal.
Daffodils
Daffodils symbolise regard and chivalry. They are indicative of rebirth, new beginnings and eternal life. It also symbolises unrequited love. A single daffodil foretells a misfortune while a bunch of daffodils indicate joy and happiness.
Hyacinths
Hyacinths symbolise playfulness and asporty attitude and in its extreme rashness. Hyacinths also denote constancy. Blue hyacinth stands for constancy, purple for sorrow, red or pink for play, white for loveliness and yellow for jealousy.
Hydrangeas
Hydrangeas symbolise heartfelt emotions. It can be used to express gratitude for being understood. In its negative sense hydrangea symbolises frigidity and heartlessness.
Stocks
Stocks symbolise lasting beauty and a happy life. It is indicative of bonds of affection and is symbolic of promptness.
Sunflowers
Sunflowers signify positivity, loyalty, adoration, friendship, and dedicated love. Due to their proud bearing, the Victorians also considered sunflowers a symbol of haughtiness and pride.
Tulip
Tulips symbolise deep, undying love. Like many spring flowers, they are also associated with rebirth and fresh starts. Most adorably, the Victorians considered yellow tulips to carry the message "there's sunshine in your smile".
Information sourced from: http://www.flowermeaning.com/hydrangea-flower-meaning/
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