Sensual Service

by Better Homes and Gardens

Victorians loved the mystery of sending secret messages in bouquets. Definitions can vary by source, so it’s best to learn your flowers’ meanings by researching in books such as The Language of Flowers before you deliver an arrangement of blooms.

•  Allium Unity; patience
•  Apple blossoms Good fortune
•  Camellia Admiration; excellence
•  Camellia (pink) Longing
•  Camellia (white) Adoration; perfection
•  Columbine (purple) Resolved
•  Columbine (red) Anxious
•  Crocus Cheerfulness
•  Daffodil Regard, respect
•  Daffodil (yellow) Chivalry
•  Fern Magic; fascination
•  Forget-me-not True love; remembrance
•  Hyacinth Play; sport
•  Hyacinth (blue) Consistency; kindliness; sincerity
•  Hyacinth (red or pink) Playful joy
•  Iris Faith; wisdom
•  Jonquil Love me
•  Lilac Beauty; pride
•  Lilac (purple) First emotions of love
•  Lily-of-the-valley Return to happiness; purity
•  Lupine Imagination
•  Magnolia Nobility
•  Myrtle Love; true love
•  Pansy Thoughts; loving thoughts
•  Pinks (Dianthus) Pure affection; divine love
•  Primrose I can’t live without you
•  Sweet William Grant me one smile
•  Tulip (purple) Declaration of love
•  Tulip (yellow) Hopeless love