Whatever the occasion is – Valentine’s day, wedding anniversary, birthday – make it extra special and express your love not just through sweet treats but with some fresh flowers! Just like how Kate Middleton had a well thought-out wedding bouquet, you can also take your romantic gesture to a new level. Below, we list 10 popular flowers and reveal their symbolic meaning.
#1 Amaryllis
Meaning: It’s a symbol of splendid beauty.
#2 Aster
Meaning: It represents patience, elegance, and daintiness.
#3 Callalily
Meaning: It represents magnificence and beauty combined with purity and innocence, which is associated with its white color.
#4 Carnation
Meaning: A red carnation means love, pride, and admiration; pink symbolizes the love of a woman or of a mother; white carnation symbolizes innocence and pure love. However, be careful in sending a yellow carnation as it means disdain, rejection, or disappointment, while its striped variety conveys refusal.
#5 Chrysanthemum
Meaning: It means fidelity, optimism, joy, and long life. A red one symbolizes love while a white one means truth and loyal love.
#6 Daffodil
Meaning: It is used to convey rebirth, new beginnings, and eternal life. Make sure to send this flower as a bouquet to intend joy and happiness, because a single one would mean misfortune.
#7 Gardenia
Meaning: It’s meant to tell the receiver how lovely she is and that she is someone who is pure and a source of joy and sweetness. This flower also symbolizes secret love.
#8 Hydrangea
Meaning: Send a hydrangea to convey heartfelt emotions like gratitude for being understood.
#9 Lily
Meaning: It symbolizes purity and refined beauty. White lily means modesty, orange means passion, while Lily of the Valley means sweetness and purity of heart.
#10 Orchid
Meaning: It means elegance, royalty, exotic beauty, thoughtfulness, and charm. It also symbolizes femininity.
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