Flower Meanings

Roses

      Single Color Meanings

• Red roses of any hue say "I love you"; deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.
  
• White roses signify spiritual love and purity; bridal white means happy love.
  
• Today, yellow roses signify joy and gladness; historically, they meant a decrease of love and infidelity.
  
• Coral roses imply desire; orange say "I am fascinated and enthusiastic."
  
• Lavender roses mean love at first sight
  
• Light pink roses imply grace, gentility and admiration; dark pink roses say"thank you."
  
• In general, pale-colored roses signify friendship.                 
  

Combined Color Meanings:

• Red and yellow roses mixed together say "Congratulations!"
  
• Yellow and orange roses together imply passionate thoughts.
  
• Red and white roses signify unity.
  

Color Messages
For the most part, carnations express love, fascination, and distinction. Light red carnations represent admiration, while dark red denote deep love and affection. White carnations
indicate pure love and good luck; striped symbolize a regret that a love cannot be shared. Green carnations are for St. Patrick's Day; purple carnations indicate capriciousness.
Pink carnations have the most symbolic and historical significance. According to Christian legend, carnations first appeared on Earth as Jesus carried the Cross. The Virgin Mary shed tears at Jesus' plight, and carnations sprang up from where her tears fell. Thus the pink
carnation became the symbol of a mother's undying love, and in 1907 was chosen by Ann Jarvis as the emblem of Mother's Day, now observed in the United States and Canada on the second Sunday in May.