Symbolic meanings of plants can be different in different countries and cultures.
Acacia: Secret love
Acanthus: Art
Aconite: Misanthropy
Agrimony: Thankfulness
Aloe: Healing, protection, affection, giref
Alstroemeria: Wealth, prosperity, fortune, friendship, devotion
Almond: Promise
Amaranth: Immortality
Amaranth (Globe): Immortal love
Amaryllis: Pride, splendid beauty, worth beyond beauty, determination, radiant beauty.
Ambrosia: Love is reciprocated
Anemone: Forsaken, sickness (negative), anticipation, undying love, bringing luck, protecting against evil. According to Greek mythology, the anemone sprang from Aphrodite's tears as she mourned the death of Adonis. Magical fairies were believed to sleep under the petals of Anemone after they closed at sunset
Angrec: Royalty
Angelica: Inspiration
Anthurium (also known as Flamingo Flower, Boy Flower, Painted Tongue and Painter's Palette): Hospitality, happiness, abundance
Apple blossom: Preference
Arborvitae: Unchanging friendship, everlasting friendship
Arbutus: You are the only one I love
Arum: Faith, purity
Asphodel: My regrets follow you to the grave
Aster (also known as starworts, Michaelmas daisies or Frost flowers): Love, daintiness, patience, a love of variety, elegance, wisdom, devotion, talisman of love, trusting, the September birth flower, 20th wedding anniversary flower
Azalea:Take care, temperance, fragile, gratitude, passion, Chinese symbols of womanhood
Baby's breath: Innocence, purity of heart
Bachelor's button: Single blessedness
Balm: Social intercourse or sympathy
Balsam: Ardent love
Balsamine: Impatience
Basil: Good wishes
Bay wreath: Glory
Begonia: Beware, a fanciful nature
Bellflower: Unwavering Love
Bells of Ireland: Luck
Bird's-foot trefoil: Revenge
Bird of Paradise (also known as Crane flower): Joyfulness, magnificence, exciting and wonderful anticipation, joy, paradise, liberty, good perspective, faithfulness (given by a man to a woman), 9th wedding anniversary flower
Bittersweet: Truth
Black-eyed Susan: Justice
Bluebell: Humility, kindness
Bouvardia: Enthusiasm,
Bouvardia Double: Enthusiasm, zest for life
Box: Constancy
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