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Inspired by the Victorian-era language of flowers, this new language of flowers dictionary is a compilation of many historical references on the language of flowers, with additional modern meanings for newly hybridized flowers. It is a comprehensive excerpt taken from
The Posy Book - Garden Inspired Bouquets That Tell a Story.

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    Anconitum napellis

    Aconite, Helmet Flower, Monkshood, Wolfsbane 


    Andromeda

    Pieris, Lily of the Valley Shrub


    Anemone

    Windflower


    Anemone

    Japanese Wind Flower


    Anemone coronaria

    Garden Anemone 


    Anemone nemorosa

    Wood Anemone 


    Anemone nobilis

    Hepatica, Liverwort


    Anemone pulsatilla

    Mayday Flower, Pasque Flower, Wind Anemone 


    Angel Vine

    Muehlenbeckia Complexa, syn. Maidenhair vine, Mattress vine, Pohuehue,Wiggy-bush

     


    Angel’s Trumpets

    Brugmansia 


    Angree

    Christmas Orchid, Darwin’s Orchid


    Angus castus

    Chaste Tree, Vitex


    Anigozanthos manglesii

    Kangaroo Paws


    Anthemis nobilis

    Garden Chamomile 


    Anthericum

    Spider Plant


    Anthurium

    Flamingo Flower, Laceleaf 


    Antirrhinum

    Snapdragon


    Antirrhinum, Wild

    Toad Flax


    Apocynum

    Dogsbane, Indian Hemp


    Arabian Jasmine

    Sambac Indian Jasmine 


    Arbutus

    Madrone, Madrona, Strawberry Tree


    Arbutus Trailing

    Ground Laurel, Mayflower 


    Arbutus unedo

    Strawberry Tree


    Baby Blue Eyes

    Nemophila menziesii


    Baby’s Breath

    Gypsophilia