Not only are flowers beautiful additions to our tributes and arrangements, they also have different meanings attached to them. Flower language – or floriography – is the art of flower symbolism, which varies depending on the type and colour of flowers used in your specific choices.

With our guide to the language of flowers you can add your own personal extra meaning to the tribute you send. Read on to find the emotion you’d like to express and the ideal flowers to do it.

Do you want to send a message of love? Let someone know how much you admire or appreciate them? Whatever you want to say, say it with foreverblooms flowers after all there’s a variety for practically every feeling you’d ever want to express.

Floriography
Cream roses
Cream roses signify sincerity, affection and love.
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Red Rose
The lover's rose, often associated with undying and eternal love, meaning enduring passion.
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Pink Roses
Pink roses are the perfect way to show gratitude, appreciation and admiration.
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Peach Rose
These roses are given to show someone how much you are missing them.
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Purple Rose
Purple roses represent elegance, sophistication, glory and grandeur considered perfect by Kings and Queens.
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Yellow Rose
Yellow roses symbolise friendship and joy - perfect to give for any occasion.
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Chrysanthemum
These beautiful blooms symbolise optimism, joy of life past or present.
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Freesia
These delicate blooms show innocence and thoughtfulness.
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Orchid
These highly distinctive flowers symbolise rare and delicate beauty of someone’s soul.
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White Stargazer Lily
As a common funeral flower these lilies resemble purity, innocence and sympathy.
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White Calla Lily
These lilies mean beauty, innocence, magnificence and purity.
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Pink Stargazer Lily
These beautiful pink blooms show honour, aspiration & symbolise prosperity and abundance
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CARNATION
They stand for love, fascination and distinction but the colour you choose changes the meaning slightly: Light Red - admiration Dark Red - deep love and affection White- pure love and good luck Pink - a Mother's undying love