Flowers during Valentine’s Day are inseparable! We show our love and appreciations through giving our loved ones a bouquet of flowers. During the ancient time of England, men and women exchanged their gifts to show their sign of love to each other. In 1537, King Henry VIII proclaimed that February 14 will be called “Valentine’s Day” in honor to Saint Valentine’s and later on it become a day for couples to show their love. We commemorate it by giving sweets or flowers, but do we really know the meaning behind every flowers?
Red Rose
For: Friends, lovers, loved ones
Flower Meaning: Love, hope and passion
White Rose
For: Friends and loved ones
Flower Meaning: purity, noble, innocent and pure love.
Pink Rose
For: Lovers
Flower meaning: declaration of love, first love and brilliant smile
Yellow Rose
For: Friends
Flower meaning: pure friendship and good wishes.
For friendship, yellow roses symbolizes pure friendship and good fortunes. If you will give yellow rose to your partner it means disappearance of love or jealousy. In Japan, yellow roses is a simple representation of breaking up with your lover. While in some in places it means waiting for love.
Champagne Rose
For: Friends and lovers
Flower Meaning: You’re the only one I love
Champagne rose is the National flower of Bulgaria and it means great love and happiness.
Purple Rose
For: Lovers
Flower meaning: matured love, “your happiness is more important than mine”
When your boyfriend gave you a purple rose, it means he wants to be with you for the rest of your lives. Together, you will create a fairy tale-like love story that will surpass everything that will come to your way together.
Green Rose
For: friends and loved ones
Flower meaning: pure and simple, youth, undying love
Black Rose
For: friends or lovers
Flower meaning: death of a relationship or rebirth of a relationship
Meaning behind the number of flowers in a bouquet
1: You are my one and only love (Love at first sight)
2: Only you and Me in this world
3: I LOVE YOU
4: To die
5: Sincere Appreciations
6: Mutual respect, mutual love and understanding
7: I secretly love you
8: Thank you for your care, support and encouragement
9: Stand firmly
10: Perfect, impeccable
11: I will love your forever
12: My love for you kept on growing
13: Crush, friends forever
14: Proud
15: Sorry
16: Smooth sailing relationship
17: I want to be part of your life
18: Sincere; forever young
19: Permanent love
20: unswervingly love; i will always love you
21: Sincere love
22: Both pleasing
24: Miss, pure love
30: Please accept my love
33: Sansei love
36: My love only left you
40: unyielding love
44: forever vows
48: LOVE
50: No regrets of love
51: My heart is only for you
56: I love
57: I love my wife
66: My love will never change
77: Destined for each other
88: make up for apology
99: forever
100: Get old together, hundred years of love and togetherness
101: the only love
108: marriage proposal
111: endless love
123: freedom of love
144: I love you for life
365: I love you every day
999: Endless love
1000: Loyal love
1001: Forever
1314: love for the first time
9394: eternal love
Blue flirtatious florid
For: Lovers
Flower meaning: pure love and honesty
Single branch of blue banshee means, gentle affection.
Three flowers means, deepest love and hope
Seven blue flowers means, endless blessing.
Eleven blue flowers means, loving wholeheartedly
Twelver blue flowers means intimate love with your lover.
Lily flower language
White Lily
For: Friends, lovers and loved ones
Flower meaning: pure, noble, elegant, solemn
People who received white lily they are considered to have pure and innocent character. During the Mid Ages in Europe, people called the white lily as “the flower of the Virgin” because it was believed that Virgin Mary took the flower before and it turned into white.
Yellow Lily
For: friends and relatives
Flower meaning: wealth, noble, honor, happy and auspicious
Yellow lily has two meanings: If you gave it to a friend it means eternal friendship, but if you gave it to your partner it is a sign of breaking up with them.
Pink Lily
For: friends and relatives
Flower meaning: symbol of purity and elegance
Christmas Lily
For: friends and relatives
Flower meaning: radiant, celebration and truth
Tiger Lily
for: Loved ones
Flower meaning: persistent love
Other Lily flowers and their meaning
Fox lily: outstanding
Corn lily: brave and persistent love
Lily lily: talented, majestic and outstanding
Narcissus lily: joy, looking forward to meet
Black lily: cursed aloof
Wild lily: always happy
Orchid lily: late love
Tulip flowers and their meaning
White tulips
For: friends, colleagues, elders and lovers
Flower language: innocent, pure, romance, lost love
Yellow Tulips
For: Lover, teacher, customer, leader / elders
Flower language: elegant, precious, wealth, love, friendship
Pink Tulips
For: lovers, leadership/elders, friends/colleagues
Flower language: beauty, love, friendship, happiness, forever love
Red Tulips
For: lovers, customer, leadership/elders, friends/colleagues
Flower language: declaration of love
Purple Tulips
For: Lovers, leadership, elders and friends
Flower language: noble love, endless love, eternal love
Other tulip flowers and their meaning
Two-color tulips: beautiful you
Feather tulips: affectionate