Rose guide(meanings)

(I remember a couple brides wanting to know what roses mean, so after seeing this I decided to post it, hope it helps)

A rose may be a rose by any other name, but its color can mean everything. Here's a list of some of the traditional meanings of different colors and combinations of roses.


Red of any hue: Love, respect and desire.

Deep red: Imply unconscious beauty.

White: These signify spiritual love and purity, true love, secrecy and reverence. Also, 'I'm worthy of your love.'

Bridal white: Happy love.

Yellow: Today they mean joy, freedom, gladness and friendship. Historically, they meant a decrease of love, jealousy and infidelity.

Coral: Desire.

Moss: Confessions of love.

Black: Death, hate and farewell.

Peach: This color symbolizes sweetness, gratitude, appreciation, admiration, sympathy and, 'Please believe me.'

Orange: Fascination and enthusiasm.

Lavender: Enchantment, love at first sight, uniqueness.

Light pink: Imply grace, a sweetheart, gladness, gentility, joy and admiration.

Dark pink: Thankfulness.

Pale-colored: A symbol of friendship.

Rose leaf: This says to the receiver, 'You may hope.'

Rose Combinations and their Meanings

A single rose: Simplicity. Two roses joined together: A symbol of engagement.

A dozen roses: The ultimate declaration of love.

Red and white roses together: Unity.

Red and yellow: Happy Feelings.

Red and yellow roses together: These offer congratulations.

Yellow and orange roses together: These imply passionate thoughts.

Full blown rose over two buds: Secrecy.

Rosebud with leaves but no thorns: 'I fear no longer; I hope.'

Rosebud with neither leaves nor thorns: 'There is nothing to hope or fear.'

Rose Varieties Guide

Austrian: You are all that is lovely.

Carolina: Love is dangerous.

China: Beauty always is new.

York and Lancaster: Conflict.

Japan: Beauty is your only attraction; Illusion.

Wild: Charming simplicity.

Full-blown: Engagement.

Half-blown: Timid love.

Thornless: Love at first sight, Ingratitude.

Rosebud: Beauty, youth, a heart innocent of love.

Rosebud, red: Inclined to love, pure and lovely.

Rosebud, white: Too young to love

Re: Rose guide(meanings)

WOW! I never knew there were SO many definitions. Very interesting - thanks!

Re: Rose guide(meanings)

I never knew either lol

and here are some for other flowers..

Almond Blossom
As a symbol of hope, sweetness, delicacy.

Anenome
Withered hopes, a dying love.

Abor Vitae
Unchanging friendship.

Bleeding Heart
A symbol of undying love. The petals of this perennial flower are slightly united into flattened, heart-shaped, or spurred corollas. Its colors are yellow, white, or red, pink or ivory and it blooms in the Spring.

Camelia, white
A symbol of loveliness.

Candy-Tuff
Indifference.

Carnation, deep red
Alas! for my poor heart.

Carnation, white
A symbol of disdain.

China-Aster
Variety.

Clover, four-leaf
One offers this to ask, 'Be mine.'

Clover, white
Think of me.

Clover, red
A symbol of industry.

Columbine
A symbol of folly.

Columbine, purple
This means, 'resolved to win.'

Daisy
A symbol of innocence.

Dead leaves
Sadness.

Deadly Nightshade
A symbol of falsehood.

Fern
Fascination.

Forget-me-not
As a symbol of true love. This also simply means, 'forget me not.'

Fuchsia, scarlet
Taste.

Geranium, scarlet
This selection offers consolation.

Geranium, rose
A symbol of preference.

Goldenrod
This says to the receiver: 'Be cautious.'

Heliotrope
A symbol of devotion.

Honey-Flower
Love, sweet and secret.

Hyacinth, white
Unobtrusive loveliness.

Ivy
A symbol of fidelity.

Lady's slipper
Win me and wear me.

Lily, Day
A symbol of coquetry.

Lily, white
A symbol of purity and sweetness.

Lily, yellow
A symbol of falsehood or gaiety.

Lily of the Valley
This symbolizes the return of happiness.

Mignonette
This says, 'Your qualities surpass your charms.'

Monkshead
Danger is near.

Myrtle
A symbol of love.

Oats
The witching soul of music.

Orange Blossom
Chastity.

Pansy
Symbolizes one's thoughts.

Passion flower
Faith.

Peach Blossom
This says, 'I am your captive.'

Pear
A symbol of affection.

Periwinkle
As a symbol of early friendship (blue), happy memories (white).

Poppy
As a symbol of fantastic extravagance (scarlet), consolation (red). If the love is faithful, placing a petal in the palm of the hand and hitting it with a fist should produce a popping sound.

Primrose
Inconstancy.

Quaking Grass
A symbol of agitation.

Rose
As a symbol of love, pure and lovely (red rose buds), jealousy (yellow). See the listing for rose color symbols for more meanings.

Shamrock
A symbol of lightheartedness.

Snowdrop
A symbol of hope, consolation. The flower is thought mythologically to have been a snowflake which was transformed to comfort Adam and Eve after they had been expelled from the Garden of Eden.

Straw
This symbolizes agreement if it is intact, a broken agreement if it is broken.

Sunflower
As a symbol of the sun, and also haughtiness.

Tuberose
Dangerous pleasures.

Tulip
As a symbol of powerful love being declared (red), hopeless love (yellow). The heart burning symbolically like a flame.

Verbena
This says, 'Pray for me.'

Re: Rose guide(meanings)

Does anyone know what a calla lilly is?