Flower Color Meanings
When choosing to give flowers, pay attention to the color. You may not realize it, but colors have a
significant impact on us. They also give others an insight into us as people and into our own deep
feelings and emotions. Understanding these flower color meanings is an important task as after knowing
these different flower color meanings you can convey your feelings to the other person with much ease.
White
Purity, Innocence, Perfection, Pious, Heavenly, Sincere Feeling, Hope and Silence
White flowers are gorgeous, unique, and non-traditional. They are perfect for a new relationship or for telling
your partner how perfect she/he truly is. These are also the flowers to send when you want her/him to know
that your love is pure. Great ideas for white are white roses, lilies or white orchids.
Red
Passion, Love, Admiration, Desire, Courage, Constancy, Youth and Respect
Red is traditionally the color of love and romance. A dozen long-stemmed red roses are the classic romantic gift.
Dark Red
Beauty and Love
This is the perfect color to send to let your partner know how truly beautiful she/he is,
while still telling her/him how much you truly love her/him.
White & Red
Unity, Togetherness, Long-lasting Love and Bonding
You can find many flowers that have a combination colors, but one of the more symbolic are
those that have shades of white and red (which together make pink). Red and white flowers are a
striking combination and they embody all of the feelings and emotions of a true bond.
Pink
Delicate, Romance, Sweetness, Grace, Admiration, Gentle and Gladness
Pink is a feminine color. Whether it's a pink rose or a pink diamond, it's perfect for the sweet,
romantic person in your life.
Yellow
Happiness, Friendship, Joy, Enthusiasm, Jealousy, Pride, Success and Luxury
If you want to slow things down, yellow, the color of friendship, is the color to send.
It's also better to steer clear of roses, traditionally a romantic flower, in this situation.
The exception would be if you are sending them to a current friend who you hope would become more,
but you want to take it slow.
Yellow & Red
Falling in love, Start of a new romance
If you want to let someone know that you're falling in love with them, send them these flowers.
The yellow symbolizes your current friendship and the red shows that you want things to move towards a relationship.
Orange
Fascination, Warmth, Satisfaction of Attaining Success and Strengthened Love
Orange is a strong, warm color that shows fascination or intrigue. Send orange flowers,
or other orange gifts, to the one that really makes you feel warm and happy inside.
Coral
Desire and Love
A warm color that is a shade of love, but more importantly, desire. Send coral roses to your partner to
let you that know how much you really want them.
Peach
Wisdom, Gratitude and Appreciation
Peach is a shades of orange and pink that represent both the romance of the pinks
and the warmth and gratitude's of the orange shades. They are a perfect color to show your love and appreciation of your partner.
Green
Feeling of Joy and Optimism, Harmony, Fertility and Richness
Green is a rich, cool color perfect for the harmonious couple. Give her/him a plant
and a note letting them know how truly rich she/he has made your life.
Blue
Stability, Trustworthy, Tranquil
Blue is typically the color of peace and stability. Deep blues tend to be more 'trust'
based colors, while lighter blues are signs of peace, quiet, and tranquil (think 'ocean').
If you're a deep, intimate couple, blue flowers are perfect.
Purple/Lavender/Violet
Enchantment, Passion, Noble, Modesty, Humility, Devotion Feminism, Grace, and Elegance
A cooler color perfect for the truly devoted. Send this color to your partner to let her/him know
how truly unique she/he is. Because purple is often associated with nobility, it's a perfect color
for a long-standing romance.
