What’s your favorite flower?
Before you plant your spring garden or gift another bouquet, we’re uncovering the hidden meaning behind the blooms you like best.
There’s something truly magical about flowers. Their delicate, unique beauty is the subject of literature, poetry, fine art and music throughout history. We surround ourselves with flower gardens and plant them in celebration and honor around the world.
Of course, there’s the literal magic side of flowers. Plants and flowers have been a vital ingredient in medicine and magical practices since the beginning of time.
Ready to find out what your favorite flower means? Here are 12 common flowers and what they symbolize:
🌸 CARNATION
One of the most popular flowers, carnations usually come in shades of pink and red, though a wide variety of colors are available, from blue to yellow to purple and beyond. They generally symbolize love, beauty and admiration.
🌼 DAISY
With white petals around a yellow center, the common daisy is a simple beauty and the sign of purity and innocence. Unsurprisingly, it’s a flower that represents children. It may also symbolize loyalty in love. It’s popular, colorful cousin, the Gerber daisy, symbolizes cheerfulness.
🌻 DAFFODIL
The happy daffodil is a symbol of friendship and new beginnings. Usually found in yellow, the daffodil can come in shades of orange, pink, white and even green. Daffodils represent courage, respect, luck and joy.
💮 GARDENIA
The gardenia is known for its delicate white petals and sweet fragrance. It symbolizes love, joy, peace and kindness. The gardenia indicates love toward the recipient and is also said to suggest a secret love.
🌺 HYACINTH
It’s a sign of spring to see the star-shaped Hyacinth flowers bloom. The flower, which ranges from purple to pink to white, symbolizes rebirth, abundance and protection. It may also suggest loyalty, playfulness and happiness.
🌷 IRIS The perennial iris has many unique varieties and comes in vibrant shades of purple, yellow, orange, blue and pink. It is a symbol of eloquence, wisdom, faith, passion and purity.
🌼 JASMINE
Jasmine’s small white flowers release a sweet scent in the evening. It’s no wonder this flower represents, joy, sensuality and love. It can also denote money and abundance.
🌺 LILAC
When the beautiful scent of lilac is in the air, it means spring has arrived. The purple-flowering plant symbolize innocence, love, kindness and confidence.
🌷 LILY
The big, fragrant flowers of the lily represents purity and protection. In shades of pink, white, purple, red, and orange, lilies symbolize beauty, passion and harmony.
🌸 ORCHID
Orchids are an exotic flower regarded for their beauty. The delicate petals come in a rainbow of colors, from vibrant shades of purples, fuchsia, and pinks. They symbolize femininity, luxury, strength and elegance.
🌹 ROSE
The rose has a long history of symbolism. Since ancient times, roses have been synonymous with love. While the kind of love varies from color to color, it’s always a sign of adoration, beauty and friendship.
🌻 SUNFLOWER
Cheerful, yellow sunflowers symbolize love and dedication. With some growing to more than a meter in diameter, the sunflower can also represent fertility, strength, truth and vitality.
