The Language of Flowers H

Subject: The Language of Flowers H Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:27 am

Hand Flower Tree................. Warming

Harebell Submission.............. Grief

Hawkweed .............................Quicksightedness

Hawthorn............................... Hope

Hazel ......................................Reconciliation

Heath...................................... Solitude

Helenium................................ Tears

Heliotrope.............................. Devotion Faithfulness

Hellebore................................ Scandal. Calumny

Helmet Flower (Monkshood)..Knight-errantry

Hemlock................................. You will be my death

Hemp...................................... Fate

Henbane ..................................Imperfection

Hepatica................................. Confidence

Hibiscus.................................. Delicate beauty

Holly....................................... Foresight

Holly Herb.............................. Enchangment

Hollyhock ...............................Ambition. Fecundity

(We think of the Hollyhock as the most English of plants, but it was imported from its native China in the 16th century. the Chinese consider it the symbol of fruitfulness, hence its meaning

It quickly became popular in England, being easy to grow, and since the leaves were used to cure horses swollen heeels it was initially known as Hockleaf. People wrongly attributed its orgin to the Holy land so it came to be known as the Hollyhock. I cannot imagine a more appropriate plant to symbolise female ambition its tall, pretty pastel blooms swaying.)

Honesty ..................................Honesty. Fascination

Honey Flower .........................Love sweet and secret

Honeysuckle Coral ................The color of my fate

Honeysuckle (french)............ Rustic Beauty

(You have only to suck the honey out of the center of the flower to see where the Honeysuckle got its name and meaning. Very sweetly scented, it is beloved by poets for its virtues and mentioned frequently by Shakespeare who often called it by the country name of Woodbine. Its woody stems twine clockwise around anything in its path, and true to its herbal name, Caprifolium, the flower climbs as nimbly as a goat. Often growing in the wild, it transforms its surroundings into a place of floral enchantment by its evocative scent.)

Hop .........................................Injustice

Hornbeam............................... Ornament

Horse Chestnut...................... Luxury

Hortensia ...............................You are cold

Houseleek ......................Vivacity. Domestic industry

Houstonia.............................. Content

Hoya .....................................Sculpture

Humble Plant ........................Despondency

Hundred-leaved Rose........... Dignity of mind

Hyacinth ..............................Sport. Game. Play

Hyacinth, White................... Unobtrusive loveliness

(In Greek mythology there was a handsome boy from Sparta called Hyacinthus. He was a great friend of Apollo, the sun god, who would descend to the earth from his golden chariot in the sky to play with him. One day the two friends were competing to see who could throw the discus the furthest. They were watched by Zephyrus, the god of the wind. He was jealous of Apollo, for he was fond of Hyacinthus and he plotted his revenge. Next time Apollo threw the heavy circular disc, Zephyrus blews the West Wind causing the disc to go off course and strike Hyacinthus a fatal blow to the head. Apollo was filled with grief at the death of his friend and created hyacinths out of the blood which had been shed. Thus Apollo ensured that the memory of his friend would live on.)

Hydrangea........................... A boaster heartlessness

Hyssop .................................Cleanliness