Symbolism of rose colors and flower colors

When sending flowers, or choosing flowers for a wedding bouquet or other special occasion, it is a nice touch to choose the color of flower according to the feelings that you wish to convey. The flower meanings given below traditionally applied to roses, however it is now generally accepted that these color meanings apply to any type of flower in that color.

Blue Flowers

Light blue flowers symbolise: mystery, attaining the impossible, peace, quiet, tranquility. Dark blue flowers symbolise: stability, trust, peace. Blue flowers are perfect for deep, intimate couples.

Burgundy flowers

Burgundy flowers symbolise: beauty and love, unconcious beauty.Burgundy flowers are the perfect choice to let your partner know how truly beautiful they are, as well as how much you truly love her.

Coral Flowers

Coral flowers symbolise: desire, passion and love, satisfaction of attaining success and strengthened love. Sending coral flowers to your partner lets them know of your passion for them.

Green Flowers

Green flowers symbolise: harmony, fertility, joy, optimism and richness. Buying green flowers or a plant will tell her how rich she has made your life.

Orange Flowers

Orange flowers symbolise: fascination, intrigue, warmth and happiness. Sending orange flowers communicates your enthusiasm to a lady that makes you feel warm and happy inside.

Peach Flowers

Peach flowers symbolise sympathy, gratitude, wisdom, appreciation, enthusiasm, desire, sweetness, modesty and joy. Peach has both the romance aspects of pink flowers and the warmth and gratitude of orange flowers. By sending peach flowers you will express your love and appreciation.

Pink Flowers

Hot pink flowers symbolise: gratitude and appreciation. To send hot pink flowers says “thank you”. Mid pink flowers symbolise: romance, sweetness, playfulness, confidence, admiration and gladness. When you send mid pink roses you express the playful, romantic love that you have. Soft pink flowers symbolise: admiration, fun, happiness, grace, gentleness and gratitude. Buying light pink flowers expresses joy and happiness.

Red Flowers

Red flowers symbolise: romantic love, passion, desire, courage and eroticism. Giving red flowers, and in particular red roses is the perfect way to say “I love you and respect you”

Purple Flowers

Violet and lavender colored flowers symbolise love at first sight, hope, generosity, faithfullness, modesty, humility, enchantment, devotion and nobility. Sending lavender flowers will say “I have fallen in love at first sight, I am enchanted”.

White Flowers

White flowers symbolise: innocence, purity, secrecy, reverence, perfection, humility and silence. White flowers can be sent at the beginning of a relationship to say “I miss you” or “you are perfect”

Yellow Flowers

Yellow Flowers indicate friendship, platonic love, joy, happiness, pride and freedom. Send yellow flowers to indicate a desire to remain friends, or to express congratulations to newlyweds.

Color Combinations

Red and White Flowers

Red and white flowers symbolise: unity, togetherness, long-lasting love and bonding.

Red and Yellow Flowers

Red and Yellow flowers symbolise: joy, happiness and excitement. This combination of flowers is perfect to send at the beginning of a new relationship as the yellow expresses current friendship and the red expresses the desire to move things towards a relationship.

Two Roses Entwined

Two roses taped or wired together to form a single stem signal an engagement or marriage is imminent.