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Meaning: Purity, immortality or hidden love. Shades: Bright yellow.Agapanthus Season: Spring, summer. Meaning: Good weather, love or patience. Shades: Blue, white, violet-blue.Amaryllis Season: Naturally spring, but blooms can be propagated anytime. Meaning: Determination, passionate desire or radiant beauty. Shades: Red, pink, white, lavender or variegated.Amaranthus Season: Summer, fall. Meaning: Unfading and immortal. Shades: Golden, yellow, orange, copper (foliage). Pink, orange or dark purple (blossoms).Anemone Season: Spring, summer or fall. Meaning: Anticipation and undying love. Shades: White, red, blue, pale yellow or purple.Apple blossom Season: Spring, summer. Meaning: Good fortune, health and youth. Shades: White, light pink or pink.Asiatic lilies Season: Summer, but can be propagated anytime. Meaning: Flirtaciousness, innocence and beauty. Shades: White, yellow, peach, pink, orange, red, or variegated.Aster Season: Summer, fall. Meaning: Love, gentleness and hope. Shades: Light blue, blue, purple, pink or white.Baby\u2019s breath Season: Late spring, summer, fall. Meaning: Purity of heart. Shades: White.Bachelor\u2019s button (cornflower) Season: Spring, summer. Meaning: Bravery, blessings or felicity. Shades: Usually bright blue or violet-blue, but also white, pink or dark maroon (black).Bells of Ireland Season: Summer. Meaning: Luck, fanciful hopes or tranquility. Shades: Light green to green.Bird of paradise Season: Fall, winter. Meaning: Joy and faithfulness. Shades: Yellow, orange or red.Caladium Season: Any. Meaning: Great joy and delight. Shades: Green, white, cream, pink, and red combinations (foliage).Calla lily Season: Spring, summer (but like many other bulbs, they can be brought to bloom at any time). Meaning: Magnificent beauty, marriage, or transformation and rebirth. Shades: White, green, pink, yellow, orange and purple.  Camellia Season: Fall, winter. Meaning: Longing, adoration or devotion (Chinese). Shades: Pink, red, white, lavender or variegated.Carnation Season: Any. Meaning: Fascination, love, yearning, admiration, health and energy. Shades: Pink, red, white, yellow, purple, orange, peach, green or variegated.Casablanca lily Season: Spring. Meaning: Celebration. Shades: White, cream or yellow.Cherokee rose Season: Fall, winter. Meaning: Love, beauty, desire, hope and regeneration. Shades: White, light pink or pink.Cherry blossom Season: Spring. Meaning: Good fortune, love or springtime. Shades: White, light pink or pink.Chrysanthemum Season: Any. Meaning: Happiness, honesty or encouragement (Japan). Shades: White, yellow, pink, green, orange or red.Coreopsis Season: Early summer, fall. Meaning: Eternal cheerfulness. Shades: Yellow.Cosmos Season: Spring, fall. Meaning: Balance and peace. Shades: White, pink, orange, yellow and red.Dahlia Season: Spring. Meaning: Dignity, elegance and good taste. Shades: Yellow, white, pink, orange, lavender or variegated.Daisy Season: Late spring, summer. Meaning: Innocence, loyalty or new beginnings. Shades: White, lavender or pink around a yellow disk.Delphinium Season: Spring, summer. Meaning: Heavenly, beautiful spirit or lightness. Shades: Blue, purple or white.Dogwood blossom Season: Spring Meaning: Generosity, trust or regeneration. Shades: White, cream or pink.Dusty miller Season: Any. Meaning: Calmness. Shades: Silver (foliage).Eskimo rose Season: Late summer, fall, winter. Meaning: Purity or reverence. Shades: White and ivory.Fern Season: Varied. Meaning: Fascination, grace, sincerity or confidence. Shades: Greens (foliage).Forget-me-not Season: Spring. Meaning: True love, memories and unflinching devotion. Shades: Bright blue.Forsythia Season: Spring. Meaning: Anticipation and hope. Shade: Yellow.Freesia Season: Spring. Meaning: Trust, innocence or closeness. Shades: White, lavender, purple, yellow, pink, orange and red.Gardenia Season: Spring, summer. Meaning: Beauty, admiration, good luck and hidden love. Shades: Cream or white.Gerber daisy Season: Fall, winter. Meaning: Strength, purity, beauty and cheerfulness. Shades: Pink, red, yellow, white, orange, peach or salmon.Gloxinia Season: Late spring, summer. Meaning: Love at first sight. Shades: Purple, lavender, white or maroon.Heather Season: Late summer, fall. Meaning: Protection, granted wishes and guidance. Shades: Purple, mauve, white, pink, lavender, magenta, red, copper, silver and green.Heliotrope Season: Spring, summer or fall, depending on the climate. Meaning: Search for truth, honor, hope or devotion. Shades: Purple, lavender, white, blue and mauve.Hibiscus Season: Spring through fall (any if warm). Meaning: Desire, love, feminine power or delicate beauty (Hawaii). Shades: Pink, lavender, red, yellow, white, blue, peach, orange or variegated.Holly Season: Winter (berries). Meaning: Domestic bliss or protection. Shades: Red (berries), green (foliage), white (flowers).Hyacinth (see also Muscari) Season: Spring. Meaning: Playfulness, constancy and sincere affection. Shades: Purple, red, blue, orange, white, pink, mauve and yellow.Hydrangea Season: Summer. Meaning: Understanding, enlightenment or unabashed love. Shades: Blue, pink, green, red, lavender, yellow, maroon, white or variegated.Hypericum berry Season: Any. Meaning: Protection, clarity and good health. Shades: Red, orange, green, purple or brown.Iris Season: Summer. Meaning: Wisdom, devotion or strength, vitality and boldness (Japan). Shades: White, yellow, pink, magenta, blue, purple and variegated.Ivy Season: Any. Meaning: Wedded love or fidelity. Shades: Greens (foliage).Jasmine Season: Spring, summer. Meaning: Love, vision and affluence. Shades: White, light yellow or golden.Lavender Season: Summer. Meaning: Romance, peace or LGBTQ+. Shades: Purple, light purple or blue.Lilac Season: Spring. Meaning: First love (purple) or youthfulness (white). Shades: Purple, white or light pink.Lily of the valley Season: Spring. Meaning: Sweetness, a return to happiness or fulfillment. Shades: White.Lisianthus Season: Summer. Meaning: Heartfelt desire, boldness and communication. Shades: White, pink, lavender, deep purple and bicolors (like violet-blue).Marigold Season: Summer, fall and sometimes winter. Meaning: Passion, creativity, harmony, truth and good cheer. Shades: Yellow, orange, red, rusty red or bicolored.Modern garden rose Season: Primarily fall and spring, but available continuously. Meaning: Love, sensuality, passion and immortal union (varies with color). Shades: Cream, white, peach, coral, red, maroon, pink, lavender, yellow, bi-color or even brown (Pernetiana).Muscari (grape hyacinth) Season: Spring. Meaning: Forgiveness, loveliness or lasting love. Shades: Light and dark blue contrast, cobalt blue, white, or mauve.Narcissus (daffodils, paperwhite, jonquil) Season: Winter, early spring. Meaning: Beauty, sweetness or high self-esteem. Shades: Golden yellow, light yellow, white or a contrast of these.Old garden rose Season: Usually fall, but any season for ever-blooming varieties. Some bloom mainly in summer (damask). Meaning: Love, devotion, timelessness, honor and beauty (also varies with color). Shades: White or cream (alba, Tea, Portland), yellow (moss), maroon or red (gallica), pink (gallica, damask, China, bourbon).Orange blossom Season: Spring. Meaning: Eternal love, marriage or fruitfulness. Shades: Yellow-white or cream.Orchid Season: Fall, winter. Meaning: Love, beauty, refinement, maturity or fertility (Chinese) Shades: Pink, lavender, purple, red, orange, yellow, salmon, variegated or white.Palm Season: Summer, fall. Meaning: Victory, success, wisdom or long life (Egyptian). Shades: Bright to dark green (foliage).Pansy Season: Early spring and summer, fall and winter in warm climates. Meaning: Merriment, deep love or thoughtfulness. Shades: Blue, yellow, red, orange, copper, bronze, lavender, purple, white or mixed.Parrot tulip Season: Late spring, summer. Meaning: Light, hope, beauty or avowed love. Shades: Peach, red, white, orange, yellow, pink, mauve, lavender, black, or rainbow (these are frequently variegated).Peony Season: Spring. Meaning: Happiness, desire, wedded bliss or prosperity. Shades: Pink, light pink, white, lavender, purple, magenta or blue.Poinsettia Season: Fall, winter. Meaning: Purity, beauty, hope or celebration. Shades: Red, light green, white, pink or variegated (foliage).Poppy Season: Spring, summer. Meaning: Pleasure, imagination, rejuvenation or eternal life (Egyptian). Shades: Gold, yellow, orange, red, blue, lavender or pink.Queen\u2019s Anne\u2019s lace Season: Fall, winter. Meaning: Sanctuary, grace or elegance. Shades: White, ivory, pink and light purple.Ranunculus (buttercup) Season: Spring, early summer. Meaning: Radiance, beauty or fascination. Shades: White, yellow-gold, peach, bronze, orange, deep red, bright green, pink or hot pink.Rose Season: Any, but easiest to find in fall and spring. Meaning: Beauty, beginnings, desire, unity and eternal love. Shades: Bright red, deep red, pink, white, cream, orange, yellow, mauve and lavender.Snowberry Season: Fall, winter. Meaning: Destined or fated. Shades: White or light pink (fruit).Spider flower Season: Spring, summer and fall. Meaning: Eloping and adventure. Shades: Pink, lavender, purple, yellow, blue or white.Statice Season: Spring, summer or fall (depending on variety and climate). Meaning: Fond thoughts or remembrance. Shades: White, lavender, pink, deep blue or purple.Stephanotis (waxflower) Season: Naturally spring and summer, but available anytime. Meaning: Happiness, safe travels or good luck. Shades: White.Stock Season: Late spring, summer. Meaning: Undying love and affection. Shades: Pink, lavender, mauve, white or variegated.Sunflower Season: Late summer, fall. Meaning: Pure thoughts, longevity or happiness. Shades: Yellow or gold around a darker center.Sweet pea Season: Late spring, early summer. Meaning: Bliss, departure, adventure or fresh starts. Shades: Purple, bright pink, white, blue, lavendar, mauve, variegated or mixed.Sweet william Season: Summer. Meaning: Gallantry or cheer. Shades: Pink, lavender, white, deep red or variegated.Tulip Season: Late winter, spring. Meaning: Passion and perfect love. Shades: Red, yellow, pink, purple, orange, maroon, white, salmon, lavender, deep purple or mixed.Viburnum Season: Late winter, spring and summer. Meaning: Eternal beauty, strength or interconnectedness. Shades: White, pink or pale green.Violet Season: Late winter, spring and year-round. Meaning: Modesty, faithfulness, affection or taking chances (white). Shades: Periwinkle, purple, blue, lavender, pink, mauve or white.Wisteria Season: Spring, summer. Meaning: Closeness, affection and spontaneity. Shades: Lavender or purple.Zinnia Season: Late spring, summer, early fall. Meaning: Lasting affection, constancy or goodness. Shades: Orange, purple, red, golden yellow, pale yellow, green, white or variegated."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Favorite wedding flowers and their meanings","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/favorite-wedding-flowers-meanings\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]