Memoria Garden Flowers

Apple: healing and love.
Cherry: death and rebirth; new awakenings.
Flowering Almond: hope.
Holly: death and rebirth; protection; overcoming of anger.
Oak: Independence; bravery; protection, strength, stability, endurance, continuity.
Poplar (Genus Populus; Lombardy Poplar, Cottonwood): ability to endure and conquer; courage.
Aspen (other species of Populus, including Quaking Aspen): determination; overcoming fears and doubts.
Elder (as in elderberry; Genus Sambucus): "indicates the end in beginning and beginning in end; Life in Death and Death in Life".
Cedar: healing, cleansing, protection.
Beech: prosperity.
Cypress: sacrifice (I would use this to dedicate plantings for the over 300 rescue workers lost in the collapse).
Andromeda: self sacrifice (another plant to honor fallen rescue workers).
Arbor Vitae: unchanging friendship
Spruce: hope in adversity.
Elm: strength of will; patriotism.
Pine: balance of pain and emotions.
Geranium: healing, happiness, renewed joy.
Hyacinth: overcoming of grief; gentleness.
Nasturtium: patriotism
Rose: love, strength through silence. White and red roses together signify unity.
Rosemary: remembrance
Rudbeckia: justice
Sweet William: gallantry

Acacia - eternal love
Aloe - grief
Alyssum - grace
Amaranth - immortality, everlasting
Anemone - resurrection
Aster – God's grace, love, blessings
Baby's Breath - sweet, gentle, innocent, harmless
Balm - sympathy
Bellflower – “thinking of you”
Black-eyed Susan – encouragement
Cherry blossom – transience of life
Columbine - gentleness
Crocus - hope
Cypress – mourning, sorrow
Daffodil - resurrection
Daisy - innocence
Delphinium - devotion, blessings
Ferns - peace, acceptance, grace, serenity, gentility, quietude
Forget-me-nots - memories
Fuchsia - harmony, healing for those who grieve, angels
Geranium – comfort
Heather - solitude
Heliotrope - devotion
Honeysuckle – devoted affection, bonds of love
Impatiens - patience, steadfastness, loving-kindness
Iris - inspiration
Ivy – fidelity, endurance
Jasmine - peace, goodwill, and healing
Larkspur – beautiful spirit
Lavender - devotion
Lily - faith, grace, and spiritual healing
Lily of the Valley - sweetness
Lisianthus - calming
Marigold – pain and grief
Nasturtium - protection
Olive - peace
Pansies - gentle thoughts
Peonies - thoughts of the past, memories
Petunia - peace, harmony, serenity, uplifting of the body and soul
Pink Rose - Grace
Poppies - eternal sleep, consolation
Queen Anne’s Lace - femininity
Red & White Rose - unity
Tulips - faith, hope, and charity
Verbena - peace
Violets - shyness, humility, quiet joy, tender thoughts, gentle love
Rosemary - remembrance
Star of Bethlehem - hope
Sweetpea - shyness
Thyme - peace
White Lilac – youthful innocence, memories
White Lily - purity
White Rose – Purity
White Tulip - forgiveness


Each Month of the year also has one or more flowers assigned to it.

January - carnation
February - iris, violet, primrose
March - daffodil
April - daisy
May - lily of the valley
June - rose
July - larkspur, water lily, sweet pea, delphinium
August - gladiolus
September - aster, forget-me-not
October - calendula (marigold)
November – chrysanthemum
December - holly, poinsettia