Ah, romance! Lovers always look for ways to signal their private feelings. Through the centuries, special meanings have been assigned to flowers when given or received.

Especially in Victorian times, flowers gave a way for lovers to communicate without speech. The way the flowers were worn or presented, the color of the flower, and the flower itself all had to do with the particular message that was trying to be conveyed. If the flowers were presented upright, they had a positive meaning. If they were presented upside down, their meaning was the opposite. If the ribbon was tied to the left, the meaning referred to the giver; the right referred to the recipient.

Here's a list of some flowers and their meanings:

Amaryllis: pride Anemone: forsaken Basil: hatred Begonia: beware Belladona: silence Bluebell: constancy Buttercup: ingratitude, childishness Camomile: energy in adversity Carnation (purple): antipathy Carnation (red): admiration Carnation (striped): refusal Carnation (white): pure and ardent love Carnation (yellow): disdain Chicory: frugality Chrysanthemum (red): I love Chrysanthemum (white): truth Chrysanthemum (yellow): slighted love Clematis: mental beauty Columbine: folly Cornflower: delicacy Crocus (spring): youthful gladness Daffodil: regard and chivalry Daisy: innocence, gentleness Dandelion: Love's Oracle Daphne: Glory Dianthus: Make Haste Fern: fascination Forget-Me-Not: true love Foxglove: insincerity Geranium: melancholy Grass: submission Hemp: fate Holly: foresight Hollyhock: female ambition Iris: message, faith, and wisdom Ivy: fidelity, marriage Jasmine: amiability Lavender: distrust Lilac: first emotions of love Lily of the Valley: return of happiness Marigold: jealousy, grief Morning Glory: farewell and departure Narcissus: conceit Orchid: a belle Pansy: thoughts Peony: shame and bashfulness Poppy: eternal sleep, consolation Poppy(red): extravagance Rose (red): love and desire Rose (pink): our love is perfect happiness Rose (white): charm and innocence, I am worthy of you Rose (red and white): unity Rose (yellow): jealousy and infidelity, decrease of love Rosebud: beauty and youth Rose, withered: fading beauty Rosemary: remembrance Sage: domestic virtue, fidelity Sunflower: haughtiness, devotion Sweetpea: delicate pleasures Tiger lily: wealth and pride Tulip: declaration of love Tulip (yellow): hopeless love Violet: modesty, faithfulness Wallflower: friendship in adversity Zinnia: thoughts of absent friends

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