Maplewood Gardens Nursery and Garden Center (Phone) 757-442-9071

THE
MEANINGS
OF FLOWERS
Acacia, pink: Elegance
Ambrosia: Love returned
Azalea: True to the end
Apple blossom: Preference
Arbutus: Thee only do I love
Bachelor's button: Hope
Bittersweet: Truth
Bluebell: Constancy
Buttercup: Riches
Camellia: Perfect loveliness; gratitude
Carnation: Pure, deep love
Carnation, pink: A woman's love
Chrysanthemum: red ones declare love; yellow stands for love refused; white stands for truth
Clover, four-leaved: Be mine
Daffodif: Regard and chivalry
Daisy: Innocence; sharing
Dogwood: Durability
Flowering almond: Hope
Forget-me-not: True love; remembrance
Heliotrope: Devotion
Hibiscus: Delicate beauty
Holly: Foresight
Honeysuckle: Generous and devoted affection; fidelity
Hyacinth: constance; white hyacinth stands for unobtrusive loveliness
Iris: A message for thee; good health
Ivy: Fidelity, because it clings, and once it has taken hold it can never be separated; also stands for marriage
Jasmine: Grace; elegance
Jonquil: Affection returned
Lavender: luck

Lilac: First love; it is said that if one lilac is cut down in the garden, the others refuse to bloom
Lemon blossoms: Fidelity in love
Lily: Purity; one of the oldest flowers in the world
Lily-of-the-valley: Return to happiness
Marigold: Sacred affection
Mint: Virtue
Myrtle: Love and marriage
Orange blossoms: "Your purity equals your loveliness"
Pansy: Thinking of you
Peach blossom: I am your captive
Pears: Affection
Periwinkle, blue: Early friendship
Periwinkle, white: Pleasures of the memory
Petunia: Never despair
Phlox: Agreement; unanimity
Rose: The queen of flowers; in general symbolizes love
Rose, Austrian: Thou are all that is lovely
Rose, cabbage: Ambassador of love
Rose, red: Pure and lovely; I love you
Rose, red and white together: Unity
Rose, white: Pure and spiritual love
Rose, wild: Simplicity Sage: Wisdom
Salvia, red: Forever thine
Snowdrop: Hope
Stephanotis: Bride's good-luck flower
Sunflower: Adoration
Sweet pea: Meeting; delicate pleasures
Tulip, red: Declaration of love
Tulip, yellow: Hopeless love
Violet: Modesty; faithfulness
Water lily: Purity of heart
Wisteria: I cling to thee
Zinnia: Thoughts of absent friends


Maplewood is located on Rt. 600,(Seaside Rd.)
between Exmore and Nassawadox on the Eastern Shore of Virginia
or see the sign on Rt. 13, just South of Exmore

 

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