Lessons; symbolism
Symbolism of flowers, Christian
Many flowers have a subjective symbolic value. There is even a special
language of flowers, developed during the Victorian period. Each country
has a different interpretation, and color can change the symbolism of a
flower. Here are some examples.
| Acacia |
friendship (chaste love) |
| Anemone |
forsaken |
| apple |
original sin |
| Aquilegia |
unreliable |
| Calendula |
envy |
|
Climbing plant |
Christ, Christians |
|
Convallaria majalis |
simplicity, month of May (return of happiness) |
|
dead branch |
ruin |
|
Dendranthema (Chrysanthemum) |
(white) all souls' day |
|
Dianthus (carnation) |
capriciousness (fascination; woman’s love) |
|
Dried flower |
immortality |
|
Helianthus (sunflower) |
zest for living, the eye to God |
| Hyacinthus |
power, peace (sport, play) |
| Ilex |
joy, light |
| Iris |
male, Mary flower (my compliments, I have a message for you) |
|
Laurus nobilus |
victory |
| Lilium |
Mary flower, purity |
|
Lilium white |
holiness, spirituality; purity, Mary-symbol, fertility |
|
Madonna lily |
Mary flower, purity, innocence |
| Narcissus |
vanity, new life (regard, egotism) |
| Olea, olive |
peace, reconciliation |
| palm |
victory (also Buxus, buxpalm) |
| Passiflora |
suffering of Christ |
| Primula |
hope |
| Rosa |
joy, happiness, affection, love |
|
Salix (willow) |
new life, joy (forsaken) |
|
Sempervivum |
untouchable, long life, prosperity ripeness |
| Syringa |
memory |
| Thistle |
defense, care and sorrow |
| Tulipa |
prayer (fame) |
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