Back in 2003 I found this article on The Knot website. I just love it and thought to share with all of you. The Knot is a great resource for all wedding related articles.
All flowers have to be imported to Cabo San Lucas & San Jose del Cabo “Los Cabos” from the main land and are seasonal, please make sure to consult with your Cabo Wedding Planner or your Cabo Florist.
Enjoy the article by The Knot -The Language of Flowers (2003)
FLOWERS: What They Symbolize
Did you know that magnolia means love of nature and stephanotis signifies marital happiness? During the Victorian era, THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS created an ultra romantic language for lovers’ correspondence in which flowers replaced words. If you want to suffuse your wedding flowers with symbolism, check out our guide to the most popular wedding flowers and decide which messages move you most.
Happy gathering!
GOOD VIBES
NAME: Anemone
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: Expectation
SCENT: None
SEASON: Fall (Japanese) to spring (Wood or De Caen)
PRICE RANGE: Moderate
FLOWER FACT: Anemones bloom in either single or double blossoms.
NAME: Baby’s Breath
BEST FOR: Filler in bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres
MEANING: Innocence
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive
NAME: Calla Lily
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: Magnificent beauty
SCENT: Lightly fragrant
SEASON: Spring and summer
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: This large tropical flower is very popular in weddings.
NAME: Carnation
BEST FOR: Bouquets, boutonnieres, and arrangements
MEANING: Pink represents boldness, red symbolizes love, and white indicates talent. Some other colors have negative connotations (see below).
SCENT: Very light fragrance or none at all, depending on variety.
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive
NAME: Chrysanthemum or Mum
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: Wealth, abundance, truth
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive
FLOWER FACT: Mums come in several varieties, which determine their size and color. The name literally means “golden flower.”
NAME: Daffodil
BEST FOR: Garden settings, in pots
MEANING: Regard
SCENT: None
SEASON: Spring
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive in season.
NAME: Daisy
BEST FOR: Bouquets
MEANING: Share your feelings
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive in season.
NAME: Delphinium
BEST FOR: Arrangements
MEANING: Swiftness, lightness
SCENT: Lightly fragrant
SEASON: Summer
PRICE RANGE: Moderate
FLOWER FACT: This large, multi-blossom flower is a traditional wedding favorite.
NAME: Freesia
BEST FOR: Bouquets
MEANING: Innocence
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Spring and summer
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive in season.
NAME: Gardenia
BEST FOR: Bouquets and boutonnieres
MEANING: Purity, joy
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
NAME: Hydrangea
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: None recorded
SCENT: None
SEASON: Spring and fall
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: There has been a recent resurgence in hydrangeas’ wedding popularity.
NAME: Iris
BEST FOR: In arrangements or potted
MEANING: A message of faith, wisdom
SCENT: Fragrant
SEASON: Spring
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive, depending on variety
FLOWER FACT: Irises come in several sizes; they are usually blue or white, but you may find exotic varieties (including purple ones).
NAME: Lilac
BEST FOR: Filler in arrangements or as part of bouquets, depending on variety
MEANING: Love’s first emotions
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Local lilacs are available in the spring; imported French lilacs are available year-round
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive
FLOWER FACT: The local lilac is grown like a bush, and is used as filler because of its greenery. The French lilac is more flower-like and can be used as such in bouquets and arrangements.
NAME: Lily
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: Majesty, truth, honor
SCENT: Fragrant, but often imported during other seasons
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive
NAME: Lily of the Valley
BEST FOR: Bouquets, in combination with other flowers
MEANING: Happiness
SCENT: Fragrant
SEASON: Spring and summer
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: These small, fragile, bell-shaped flowers are considered traditional marriage flowers.
NAME: Magnolia
BEST FOR: Arrangements
MEANING: Love of nature
SCENT: Depends on variety
SEASON: Spring and summer
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: Magnolias are more common in Southern weddings, as most magnolia trees grow in the South.
NAME: Orchid
BEST FOR: Bouquets, corsages, and boutonnieres
MEANING: Love, beauty
SCENT: None
SEASON: Year-round-almost always imported
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: This exotic flower comes in a variety of colors and sizes.
NAME: Peony
BEST FOR: Arrangements
MEANING: Bashfulness, the American spirit of ambition and determination
SCENT: Lightly fragrant
SEASON: Late spring
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
NAME: Rose
BEST FOR: Bouquets, corsages, boutonnieres, and arrangements
MEANING: Love, joy, beauty
SCENT: Lightly fragrant to very fragrant, depending on variety
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Moderate to expensive
FLOWER FACT: Roses are the most popular flowers at weddings.
NAME: Stephanotis
BEST FOR: Bouquets and arrangements
MEANING: Marital happiness
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Moderate
FLOWER FACT: These trumpet-shaped blossoms are traditional bridal flowers, no doubt due to their meaning.
NAME: Stock
BEST FOR: Filler in arrangements
MEANING: Lasting beauty
SCENT: Very fragrant
SEASON: Year-round
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive
FLOWER FACT: Stock can be found in many colors to complement and fill out arrangements.
NAME: Sunflower
BEST FOR: Carrying a single stem down the aisle; potted arrangements
MEANING: Short-stemmed sunflowers mean adoration; long-stemmed sunflowers symbolize haughtiness
SCENT: None
SEASON: Fall
PRICE RANGE: Inexpensive to moderate in season
FLOWER FACT: Smaller blooms recently have become popular in arrangements.
NAME: Sweet Pea
BEST FOR: Garden setting, in vases
MEANING: Departure
SCENT: Fragrant
SEASON: Late spring and early summer
PRICE RANGE: Moderate
NAME: Tulip
BEST FOR: Arrangements and bouquets
MEANING: Love, passion
SCENT: None
SEASON: Late spring
PRICE RANGE: Expensive
FLOWER FACT: These sweet and stately flowers can be found in a myriad of colors, but they are very fragile.
BAD VIBES
Sad but true: You might want to avoid certain flowers (if you’re superstitious, that is). On the other hand, you can always thumb your nose at history and ascribe your own meaning to these”questionable” blooms. Here are the so-called negative indicators:
Christmas rose: Scandal
Fig: Idleness
Foxglove: Insincerity
Larkspur: Infidelity
Lavender: Distrust
Marigold: Grief
Mulberry: I shall not survive you
Raspberry: Remorse
Red carnation: Alas for my poor heart
Red poppy: Consolation
Rhododendron: Refusal
Striped pinks: Refusal
White poppy: Sleep
Yellow carnation: Disdain
Yellow chrysanthemum: Slighted Love
Yellow lily: Falsehood
Yellow rose: Jealousy