SYMBOLISM

Plant and Floral
Acanthus - heavenly garden
Anemone - Immortality, resurrection
Bamboo - emblem of Buddha. The seven-knotted bamboo denotes the seven degrees of initiation and invocation in Buddhism. In Japanese, bamboo is symbolic of devotion and truthfulness

Bleeding Heart - symbol of grief, bereavement
Blue Bell - Floral symbol of constancy, sorrowful respect
Buttercup - cheerfulness
Calla Lily - majestic beauty, zeal, sympathy, marriage
Cinquefoil - maternal affection, beloved daughter
Clematis - mental beauty
Crocus - youthful gladness
Crown of roses - floral symbol for reward of virtue
Cultivated rose - Venus, goddess of love, Our Lady, love, heavenly joy, beauty, hope

Daffodil - regard, death of youth, desire, art, grace
Daisy - innocence of a child, Jesus as an infant, youth
Dead leaves - sadness, melancholy
Dogwood - regeneration, Divine Sacrifice, Eternal Life
Easter Lily - purity, innocence, the resurrection.
Fern - sincerity
Festoon of flowers - symbol of memory
Fleur-de-lis - flame, passion, mother
Forget-me-not - remembrance
Fruit and vine - personality of Jesus Christ
Gladiolus - Incarnation
Grape and vine - Our Lord and His followers, The Church, unity
Ivy - memory, immortality, fidelity, friendship
Hawthorn - merriness, spring, hope
Holly - foresight, passion of Christ
Hollyhock - ambition, nature, fruitfulness, productiveness
Honeysuckle - bonds of love, generosity and devotion
Iris - a message, protection, sorrow of the Virgin at the Passion of Christ
Ivy - fidelity, Eternal life, undying affection
Jonquil - desire, faithfulness, friendship
Lalla - marriage, beauty
Laurel leaves - success, distinction, achievement
Lily - majesty, Virgin Mary
Lily of the valley - return of happiness, humility, purity
Morning glory - farewell, youth, resurrection, mourning
Mystic rose - mother
Moss - merit
Mulberry - I will not survive you
Narcissus - regard, triumph of divine love, sacrifice, selfishness and sin
Oak - liberty, strength, honor, eternity, hospitality, faith, virtue, stability
Olive branch - symbol of peace
Palm - fidelity, regeneration, fertility, victory, spiritual victory
Pansy - remembrance, recollection
Passion flower - the lacy crown = the crown of thorns; the five stamens the five wounds; the 10 petals = the 10 faithful Apostles
Pine - boldness, fidelity, stability, fertility, regeneration
Pineapple - good host, hospitality
Plane tree - the all-covering love of Christ
Poinsetta - birth of hope
Poppy - rest, peace
Rose - hope, love, beauty
Broken rosebud - youth, life cut short
Joining rosebuds - strong bond between two people
Rosette - love, promise, hope
Shamrock - Symbolic of Irish origin
Thistle - symbolic of Scottish origin
Tulip - charity, declaration of love
Vine - God
Violet - modesty, faithfulness
Water Lily - charity
Bushel of Wheat - body of Christ
Wheat - bread and wine of Christianity, fertility, resurrection
Wild Rose - love, simplicity, modesty
Wreath - remembrance
Wreath of Roses - heavenly bliss
Wreath of Laurel - reward, victory
Wreath of Olive - peace
Wreath of Ivy - conviviality
Wreath of Oak - strength
Wreath of Bay - mourning
Wreath of Willow - bereavement, mourning
Wreath of Yew - immortality
Yew tree - sadness
Weeping Willow - mourning