For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal live. John 3:16 (NIV)

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• Secret love: Acacia, Aganthis,
  and Gardenia
• Rejection: striped carnation,
  yellow carnation, yellow
  chrysantemum, cyclamen
• Passionate longing: pink Camellia, red Camellia, red carnation,
• Innocent love: white carnation, daisy, white lily, white roses,
  any rosebud
• Marital love: flax, Stephanotis, Ivy, myrtle
• Lasting love: magenta zinnia
• Confession of love: moss rosebud
• Love at first sight: Gloxinia, thornless rose
• Maternal love: moss
• Love returned: jonquil.

Besides love, flowers have many other meanings that make them suitable conveyors of emotion in many situations. Some of them are:

• Good Luck: Bells of Ireland, Camellia,
• Blessedness: Bachelor Button
• I won't forget you: pink carnation
• Friendship: chrysanthemum,
• Forgive me: purple hyacinth
• Consolation: white poppy
• Mourning or missing: dark crimson rose, mixed zinnia
• Gratitude: bouquet of mature roses
• Victory and success: palm, yellow poppy, tiger lily, nasturium
• Hope: rose leaves,
• Thank you or goodbye: sweet peas
• Welcome: wisteria
• Faithfulness: dandelion, blue violets
• Anticipation: Forsythia, heather
• Trust: Freesia, bittersweet, white chrysanthemum
• Stupidity: Geranium
• Jealousy: yellow hyacinth, yellow rose, marigold
• Just for fun: purple carnation
• Happiness: crocus, honeysuckle, yellow lily
• Respect: Daffodil
• Sweetness: Lily-of the-valley

And here are a couple fun ones:

• Elope with me: spider flower
• I can't live without you: primrose
• Kiss me: mistletoe
• Give me a break: Gladioli.

Lastly, each month is associated with a certain flower. They are:

• January: carnation, snowdrop
• February: primrose, violet
• March: jonquil, violet
• April: daisy, sweet pea
• May: Hawthorn, lily of the valley
• June: honeysuckle, rose
• July: larkspur, water lily
• August: gladiolus, poppy
• September: astor, morning glory
• October: calendula, cosmos
• November: chrysanthemum
• December: holly, poinsettia, narcissus.

Now that you know that flowers are so much more than color and scent, you will be able to say so much more when you send flowers. Be sure to choose the ones that tell mom you love her and appreciate her when you choose to give her flower for Mother's Day 2010.

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