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| Flower | Meaning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853 | 1883(I) | 1883(II) | 1885/1892 | 1899 | |
| Cabbage | Profit | Profit | |||
| Cacalia | Adulation | ||||
| Cactus | Thou leavest me. | Warmth | |||
| Calla AEthiopica | Magnificent Beauty | ||||
| Calla Lilly | Feminine beauty | Delicacy; Modesty. | |||
| Calycanthus
(OED: One kind is Carolina Allspice) |
Benevolence | Benevolence | Benevolence | ||
| Camelia (1899: Camellia) | Pity | Gratitude | |||
| Camellia Japonica, Red | Unpretending excellence. | ||||
| Camellia Japonica, White | Perfected loveliness. | ||||
| Camillia | Gratitude; Perfect Loveliness. | ||||
| Camomile/Chamomile
(1853: A garden herb of fragrant bitter odor, flowers very pretty, and possessing valuable medicinal qualities.) |
Energy in adversity. | Energy in action. | Energy in Adversity. | Energy in adversity. | Energy in adversity |
| Canary Grass | Perseverance | Perseverance, determination | |||
| Candytuft | Indifference | Indifference; Architecture. | Indifference | Indifference | |
| Canterbury Bell
(OED: like a bluebell; 1853: A showy garden biennial, with large deep blue, and bell shaped flowers.) |
Gratitude | Gratitude | Constancy | Acknowledgement | |
| Cape Jasmine | I'm too happy. | I am too happy | |||
| Cape Jasmine Gardenia | Transport, ecstasy. | ||||
| Cardamine | Paternal error. | ||||
| Cardinal Flower
(OED: Scarlet Lobelia) |
Distinction | Distinction; Preferment. | Distinction | Distinction | |
| Carnation
(1853: A magnificent and very fragrant garden flower.) |
Pride | Pure and deep love. | Pride and beauty | ||
| Carnation, Deep Red | Alas! for my poor heart. | ||||
| Carnation, Striped | Refusal | ||||
| Carnation, Yellow
(1853: A magnificent and highly-scented garden flower.) |
Disdain | Disdain | Disdain | Disdain | |
| Carrot Flower | Do not refuse me | ||||
| Catalpa Flower
(1853: The blossom of a rich-looking, broad-leaved tree, of North America; white, and very showy.) |
Beware of the coquette. | ||||
| Catchfly | Snare | Caught at last | |||
| Catchfly (Silene), Red | Youthful love. | Youthful love. | |||
| Catchfly, White | I fall a victim. | Betrayed | |||
| Cedar
(1853: A well-known evergreen tree, with dark red and very fragrant wood.) |
Think of me. | I live for thee. | Strength | ||
| Cedar Leaf | I live for thee. | I live for thee. | |||
| Cedar of Lebanon | Incorruptible | Incorruptible | |||
| Cedar Sprig | Constancy in love; I live for thee | ||||
| Celandine
(OED: swallow-wort, pilewort, figwort) |
Future joy. | Joys to come. | Joys to come | ||
| Cereus (Creeping) | Modest genius. | ||||
| Cereus, Night Blooming | Transient Beauty. | ||||
| Centaury | Delicacy | ||||
| Champignon | Suspicion | ||||
| Chequered Fritillary | Persecution | ||||
| Cherry | A good education. | ||||
| Cherry Blossom
(1853: The flower of a rich fruit brought originally from Asia.) |
Spiritual beauty | ||||
| Cherry Tree | Good education | Good education | Education | ||
| Cherry Tree, White | Deception | ||||
| Chestnut | Do me justice | ||||
| Chestnut Tree | Do me justice. | Do me justice. Luxury. | |||
| Chickweed | I cling to thee. | Rendezvous | |||
| Chickory (1883(II): Chiccory) | Frugality | Frugality; Economy. | Frugality | ||
| China Aster
(1853: A splendid garden annual, with single and double flowers, of various hues; a native of China.) |
Love of variety | I will think of thee. | Love of variety. | Variety | |
| China Aster, Double | I partake your sentiments. | I partake your sentiments | |||
| China Aster, Single | I will think of it. | I will think of it, deliberation | |||
| China, Pink
(OED: a perennial flowering pink) |
Aversion | ||||
| China or Indian Pink | Adversion | ||||
| China Rose | Beauty always new. | ||||
| Chinese Chrysanthemum | Cheerfulness under adversity. | ||||
| Chorozema Varium | You have many lovers | ||||
| Christmas Rose | Relieve my anxiety. | ||||
| Chrysanthemum | A heart left to desolation. | ||||
| Chrysanthemum, Red | I love. | ||||
| Chrysanthemum, Rose | In love | ||||
| Chrysanthemum, White | Truth | Truth | Truth, veracity | ||
| Chrysanthemum, Yellow | Slighted love | Slighted love | Slighted love | ||
| Cinnamon Tree | Forgiveness of injuries. | Forgiveness of injuries | |||
| Cinquefoil | Beloved child | A beloved daughter. | Maternal affection | Beloved daughter | |
| Circaea | Spell | ||||
| Cistus, or Rock Rose | Surety | Popular favour. | |||
| Cistus, Gum | I shall die to-morrow. | ||||
| Citron | Ill-natured beauty. | ||||
| Clarkia | The variety of your conversation delights me | ||||
| Clematis | Artifice | Mental Beauty; Artifice. | Mental beauty. | ||
| Clematis, Evergreen | Poverty | ||||
| Clinging Woodbine
(1853: Flowers white and pale red; very fragrant.) |
Fraternal love | ||||
| Clotbur | Rudeness. Pertinacity. | ||||
| Clover, Four-leaved | Be mine. | Be mine. | Be mine | ||
| Clover, Red | Industry | Industry | Industry | ||
| Clover, White | I promise. | Think of me. | |||
| Cloves | Dignity | ||||
| Clyanthus | Worldliness | ||||
| Coboea | Gossip | Gossip | Gossip | ||
| Cockle | Vain is beauty without merit. | Vain is beauty without merit | |||
| Cockscomb Amaranth | Foppery. Affectation. Singularity. | ||||
| Colchium/Colchicum, or Meadow Saffron | My best days fled. | My best days are past. | |||
| Coltsfoot | Justice shall be done you. | Justice shall be done you. | Justice shall be done. | Justice shall be done | |
| Columbine
(1853: Hardy and pretty flowers, of purple, crimson, blue, or white colors, and growing in every temperate climate.) |
Desertion | Folly | Folly | ||
| Columbine, Purple | Resolved to win. | Resolved to win. | Resolved to win | ||
| Columbine, Red | Anxious | Anxious and trembling. | Anxious and trembling. | Great anxiety | |
| Convolvulus | Bonds | Bonds | |||
| Convolvulus, Blue (Minor) | Repose. Night. | ||||
| Convolvulus Major
(OED: bindweed) |
Dead hope | Extinguished hopes. | Extinguished hope | ||
| Convolvulus Minor
(OED: bindweed) |
Uncertainty | ||||
| Convolvulus, Pink | Worth sustained by judicious and tender affection. | ||||
| Corchorus | Impatience of happiness. | Impatient of absence. | |||
| Corcopsis | Love at first sight. | ||||
| Coreopsis | Always cheerful. | Always cheerful. | Always cheerful | ||
| Coreopsis Arkansa | Love at first sight. | ||||
| Coriander | Hidden merit | Hidden merit. | Hidden worth. | Hidden merit; Merit Concealed | |
| Corn | Riches | Riches; Abundance. | Riches | ||
| Corn, Broken | Quarrel | ||||
| Corn Bottle | Delicacy | Delicacy | |||
| Corn Buttercup | Riches, wealth | ||||
| Corn Cockle | Gentility | ||||
| Corn Straw | Agreement | ||||
| Cornel Tree | Duration | ||||
| Cornelian Cherry Tree | Durability | Continuance; Duration. | |||
| Coronella | Success crown your wishes. | Success crown your wishes | |||
| Coronilla | Success to you. | ||||
| Cowslip
(1853: An early yellow flower, native of England, but cultivated in gardens.) |
Pensiveness | Pensiveness | Native grace; Pensiveness. | Pensiveness. Winning grace. | |
| Cowslip, American | My divinity. | Divine beauty. You are my divinity. | |||
| Coxcomb | Foppery | Foppery> | Foppery | ||
| Crab Blossom | Ill-tempered | ||||
| Cranberry | Cure for heartache. | ||||
| Crane's Bill | Envy | ||||
| Creeping Cereus | Horror | ||||
| Cress (1899: Cresses) | Stability | Stability. Power. | Stability, always reliable | ||
| Crocus
(1853: Lovely little early flowers, with purple, white, blue, and yellow blossoms; a native of Europe.) |
Cheerfulness | Cheerfulness | Cheerfulness | Abuse not. | Abuse not |
| Crocus, Spring | Youthful gladness. | ||||
| Crocus, Saffron | Mirth | ||||
| Crowfoot | Ingratitude | Ingratitude | |||
| Crowfoot (Aconite-leaved) | Lustre | ||||
| Crown Imperial
(OED: fritillary) |
Majesty | Power; Pride of birth | Majesty. Power. | Pride of birth | |
| Crowsbill | Envy | ||||
| Cuckoo Plant | Ardour | ||||
| Cucumber | Criticism | Criticism | |||
| Cudweed, American | Unceasing remembrance. | ||||
| Currants | You please me. | Thy frown will kill me | Thy frown will kill me. | Thy frown will kill me | |
| Cuscuta | Meanness | ||||
| Cyclamen | Diffidence | ||||
| Cypress
(1853: A tree from the island of Cyprus.) |
Death | Mourning | Despair; Mourning. | Death. Mourning. | Death |
| Cypress and Marigold | Despair | Despair | |||
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