The Language of Flowers W

Subject: The Language of Flowers W Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:19 am

Walnut....................... Intellect. Strategent

Wall-flower.................. Fidelity in Adversity

(Wall-flowers, popular because they bloom at exactly that time in the garden's calendar when the spring flowers are over and the summer border is still bare. Their name, Cheiranthus, comes from the Greek words meaning hand and flowers, for bouquets of wall-flower were carried during ancient feasts and festivals.

The story of the origin of the meaning of Wallflower is a sad one. A Scottish nobleman's daughter was engaged to be married to a prince, but her true love was a chieftain. He disguised himself as a minstrel and sang underneath the tower where her father had imprisoned her. She threw him a wallflower and then attempted to climb down the walls of the castle to join her love. But the ladder broke and she fell to her death beside the flower. He declared that he would remain faithful to her memory and the Wallflower became his emblem. A perfect symbol for Fidelity and Adversity)

Water Lily.................... Purity of heart

(Waterlilys take their name from the Greek water nymph. Mynphe, the goddess of springs, as they were found growing where the nymphs were said to play. Their language reflects the delicacy of the pure white flower which does not open until midday then retires in early evening.)

Water Melon................ Bulkiness

Wax Plant..................... Susceptibility

Wheat Stalk................. Riches

Whin............................ Anger

White Jasmine............. Amiableness

White Lily.................... Purity and Modesty

White Mullein.............. Good Nature

White Oak..................... Independence

White Poplar................ Time

White Rose (dried)....... Death preferable to loss of innocence

Whortleberry................ Treason

Willow, Creeping.......... Love forsaken

Willow, Water............... Freedom

Willow Weeping .......... Mourning

Willow-Herb................. Pretension

Willow, French.............. Bravery and Humanity

Winter Cherry............... Deception

Witch Hazel................... A spell

Woodbine...................... Fraternal Love

Wood Sorrel.................. Joy. Maternal tenderness

Wormwood.................... Absence