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| Flower | Meaning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853 | 1883(I) | 1883(II) | 1885/1892 | 1899 | |
| Palm | Victory | Victory, victorious | |||
| Pansy
(1853: A fragrant garden flower; leaves purple, yellow and blue,--South of Europe.) |
You occupy my thoughts. | Think of me. | Thoughts | ||
| Pansy, Purple | You occupy my thoughts. | Heart's-ease | |||
| Pansy, Yellow | Think of me, thought | ||||
| Parsley | Entertainment | Festivity; Banquet. | Festivity | Feast, lasting pleasures | |
| Pasque Flower | Unpretentious | You have no claims. | You have no claims | ||
| Passion Flower
(1853: A superb running plant, cultivated in green-houses, with curious blue flowers.---Brazil) |
Religious fervor | Religious fervor | Devotion; Religious fervor. | Religious fervor | |
| Patience Flower | Religious Superstition. | ||||
| Patience Dock | Patience | ||||
| Pea
(1853: The flower of a garden succulent, of many varieties, and of various hues.--Europe) |
An appointed meeting. | Appointed meeting | |||
| Pea, Everlasting | Wilt go with me? | An appointed meeting. Lasting Pleasure. | |||
| Pea, Sweet | Departure | Departure | |||
| Peach | Your qualities, like your charms, are unequalled. | ||||
| Peach Blossom
(1853: The flower of a luscious fruit, brought originally from Persia.) |
I am your captive. | My heart is thine. | I am your captive. | I am your captive. | I am your captive |
| Pear | Affection | ||||
| Pear Tree | Affection | Comfort | Comfort | ||
| Pennyroyal
(1853: A little, pungent-tasted plant, growing in stony places. North America) |
Flee away. | Flee away. | Flee away. | Flee away. | Flee away! |
| Peony | Anger | Ostentation; Anger. | Shame, Bashfulness. | Bashfulness, diffidence | |
| Peppermint | Warmth of feeling. | Warmth of feeling. | Cordiality, affability | ||
| Periwinkle | Sweet memories | Sweet memories. | |||
| Periwinkle, Blue | Early friendship | Early attachment | |||
| Periwinkle, White | Pleasures of memory. | Pleasant recollections | |||
| Persicaria | Restoration | Restoration | |||
| Persimmon | Bury me amid nature's beauties. | Bury me amid Nature's beauties. | Bury me amid nature's beauties. | ||
| Peruvian Heliotrope | Devotion | ||||
| Petunica
(poss. petunia?) |
Am not proud. | ||||
| Pheasant's Eye | Sorrowful memories | Remembrance | Sorrowful Remembrance | ||
| Phlox | Our souls united. | Our hearts are united. | Unanimity | United hearts | |
| Pigeon Berry | Indifference | ||||
| Pimpernel | Change | Rendezvous; Change. | Change. Assignation. | ||
| Pine | Time | Endurance; Daring. | Pity | ||
| Pine Apple | You are perfect. | You are perfect. | You are perfect. | Perfection; You are perfect | |
| Pine, Black | Pity | ||||
| Pine, Pitch | Philosophy | Time and faith | |||
| Pine, Spruce | Farewell | Hope in adversity | Farewell | ||
| Pine Tree | Courage, daring | ||||
| Pink | Pure affection | Boldness | |||
| Pink, Carnation | Woman's love. | Woman's love | |||
| Pink, Clove | Dignity | ||||
| Pink, Double-red | Pure, ardent love | Pure and ardent love. | Affection, pure | ||
| Pink, Indian | Aversion | ||||
| Pink, Indian, Double | Always lovely. | Always lovely | |||
| Pink, Indian, Single | Aversion | Aversion, dislike | |||
| Pink, Mountain | You are aspiring. | Aspiring | Aspiring; You are aspiring | ||
| Pink, Red
(1853: A beautiful and fragrant garden flower.---Hungary) |
Love, ardent and sincere. | Pure love. | |||
| Pink, Single | Pure love | ||||
| Pink, Variegated | Refusal | Refusal | Refusal | ||
| Pink, White | You are fair. | Ingeniousness. Talent. | Talent | ||
| Pink, Yellow | Disdain | ||||
| Plane, or Platane | Genius | ||||
| Plane Tree | Genius | Genius | Genius | ||
| Pleurisy Root (Asclopias) | Heartache cure. | ||||
| Plum, Indian | Privation | Privation, suffering | |||
| Plum Tree | Keep promise. | Keep your promises. | Genius | Keep your promise | |
| Plum Tree, Wild | Independence | Independence | Independence | ||
| Plum, Wild | Independence | ||||
| Poet's Narcissus | Egotism, self-love | ||||
| Polyanthus | Confidence | Heart's mystery | Pride of riches. | Pride of riches | |
| Polyanthus, Crimson | The heart's mystery. | ||||
| Polyanthus, Lilac | Confidence | ||||
| Pomegranate | Foolishness | Conceit | Foolishness | Conceit, conceited | |
| Pomegranate, Flower | Elegance | Mature elegance. | |||
| Pompion, or Pumpkin | Grossness; Coarseness | ||||
| Poplar, Black | Courage | Courage | Courage | ||
| Poplar, White | Time | Time | Time | Time | |
| Poppy | Consolation | ||||
| Poppy, Corn | Consolation | ||||
| Poppy, Red | Consolation | ||||
| Poppy, Scarlet | Fantastic extravagance. | ||||
| Poppy, White | Sleep of the heart. | Sleep; Oblivion. | Sleep, My bane. My antidote. | Sleep | |
| Potato | Beneficience | Benevolence | Benevolence | ||
| Prickly Pear | Satire | ||||
| Pride of China (Melia) | Dissension | Dissension | |||
| Primrose
(1853: A large pale yellow flower, expanding towards evening.) |
Early youth | Early youth | Modest worth; Silent love. | Early youth | Early youth |
| Primrose, Evening | Inconstancy | Inconstancy | |||
| Primrose, Red | Unpatronized merit. | ||||
| Privet | Mildness | Prohibition | Prohibition | ||
| Privit, or Prim | Prohibition | ||||
| Pumpkin | Coarseness | Coarseness, grossness | |||
| Purple Clover | Provident | ||||
| Purple Scabious | Mourning | ||||
| Pyrus Japonica | Fairies' fire. | ||||
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