Flowers, Plants, Tree

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Flowers

Acacia: immortality of the soul

Acanthus: heavenly garden. One of the oldest cemetery motifs, acanthus is associated with the rock ground where most ancient Greek cemeteries were placed. It is the most common motif found on memorials.

 Anemone, garden: Forsaken.

Almond, flowering: Hope.

Balm: Sympathy.

Bamboo: the emblem of Buddha. The seven-knotted bamboo denotes the seven degrees of initiation and invocation in Buddhism. On Japanese memorials, symbolic of devotion and truthfulness.

Bay leaf: I change but in death.
Bellflower symbolizes constancy and gratitude.
Bluebell: Constancy.

Broken flower: A life terminated, mortality.

Buttercup: Cheerfulness.

Campanula: Gratitude.

Carntion, red: Beauty always new

Chrysanthemum: I love.

Clover, white: Think of me.

Clover, four-leaved: Be mine.

Cinquefoil: maternal affection, beloved daughter.

Convolvulus, major: Extinguished hopes or eternal sleep.

Coreopsis, Arkansa: Love at first sight.

Corn (Garbe): It was a country custom to send a sheaf to relatives on the death of a farmer. It may be used as an occupational symbol.

Crocus: Youthful gladness.

Cuckoo Pint: Ardour.

Cypress tree: Designates hope.

Calla Lily symbolizes majestic beauty and marriage.

Daffodil symbolizes triumph of divine love and sacrifice over vanity, selfishness, and death.

Daisy - most often found on the graves of children. It symbolizes the innocence of the Christ child.

Daisy, garden: I share your sentiment.

Evening Primrose represents eternal love, memory, youth, hope, and sadness.
Lilies (white and pure) are the Victorian flower for death and mourning. It also symbolizes innocence, purity, and virginity. They symbolize the surrender to God's will and grace.
Dead leaves: Sadness, melancholy.

Dogwood: Christianity, divine sacrifice, triumph of eternal life, resurrection.

Fern: Sincerity, sorrow.

Figs, Pineapples: Prosperity, eternal life.

Fleur-de-lis: Flame, passion, ardor, mother.

Flower: frailty of life.

Forget-me-not: Remembrance / true love.

Furze or Gorse: Enduring affection.

Grapes: represent Christ.

Grapes and leaves: Christian faith.

Harebell: Grief.

Hawthorn: Hope, merriness, springtime.

Heartsease or Pansy: I am always thinking of you.

Holly: Foresight.

Honeysuckle: Bonds of love, generosity and devoted affection.

Honesty: Sincerity.

Ivy: Memory, immortality, friendship, fidelity, faithfulness, undying affection, eternal life, marriage.

Jonquil: I hope for a return of affection.

Lalla: Beauty, marriage.

Laurel leaves: Special achievement, distinction, success, triumph.

Lily: Majesty, innocence, purity, and resurrection. Often associated with the Virgin Mary and resurrection. Often used on women's graves. The use of lilies at funerals symbolizes the restored innocence of the soul at death.

Lily of the Valley symbolizes renewal and resurrection.

Marigold: Grief or despair.

Morning glory: Resurrection, mourning, youth, farewell, brevity of life, departure, mortality.

Mystic rose: Mother.

Oak tree: hospitality, stability, strength, honour, eternity, endurance, liberty. It is believed to have been the tree from which Jesus Christ's cross was made. In smaller pioneer cemeteries, it is common to place children's graves near oak trees. The oak tree was the tree of life in pre-Christian times. The Druids worshipped the oak. The oak, oak leaves and acorn can stand for power, authority or victory. Often seen on military tombs.

Passion Flower symbolizes all the symbols of passion. The ovary is shaped like the hammer used to drive the nails. There are five stamens, symbolical of the five wounds. The rays within the flower form a nimbus, symbolical of the Lords divine glory. The leaf is shaped like a spear which pierced His heart. The ten petals represent the ten apostles. The flower blooms but three days, representing the time which Jesus lay in the tomb.
Pears: Affection.

Pineapple: Hospitality, good host.

Palm: Spiritual victory, success, eternal peace, a symbol of Christ's victory of death as associated with Easter.

Pansy: Symbolises remembrance and humility.

Pine: Fertility, regeneration, fidelity.

Poppy is most commonly associated with sleep and death. Sometimes the poppy is used as an attribute of Christ's Passion.

Roses means silence -- only lately Americans use it to reflect love but it was thought to mean silence and if you speak only truthfulness, it was used in confessional booths and at altars so only truth be spoken. Also that is why it was a sign on shields- a strong sign of conviction. various types of roses mean different things ABOVE the meaning above. All mean silence along with :
A double set of roses on one twig means death of two people. usually a bud with the rose, a loss of a mother with a baby usually.
Dog Rose (single flat one) means Pain
Moss Rose - Melancholy
Large cabbage full rose -- all consuming life China (tea) means - full bloom forever
Buds - on a child's grave -- virginity and innocence; on an adults grave - secrets
( thought you might like to know what the Yellow Rose in Texas meant ! A yellow rose means infidelity!!! in historical terms. He was a married man when he dallied in his tent with a yellow rose)
Wreath of Roses - Beauty and virtue rewarded in time

Rosemary: Remembrance.

Sage: Domestic virtue.

ShamrocK: Light-heartedness. Also on jewellery as the national symbol of Irelad, sometimes with an Irish harp.

Snowdrop: Hope.

Star of Bethlehem: Purity.

Sunflower Devotion to God.   In Catholic iconography the sun represents the divine light of God and the sunflower represents the devout striving toward God.

Sweet William: Gallantry

Thistles represent earthly sorrow. Also, the thorns on a thistle symbolize the crown of thorns and the Passion of Christ.

Tree: The all-covering love of Christ. Life, the Tree of Life.
Severed branch: Mortality
Sprouting: Life everlasting.

Tulip, red: Declaration of love.

Violet, blue: Faithfulness.

Vine: The sacraments, God's blood, God.

Weeping willow: Nature's lament, a symbol of sorrow and mourning.

Wheat: Resurrection, bread and wine (Christian), fertility / Riches of the continuation of life.
Bushel: Body of Christ

Sheaves: The divine harvest, often represents the aged.

White lily, Purity and modesty.

Wreath or garland: The use of garlands, wreaths and festoons dates back to ancient Greek times and it was adopted into the Christian religion as a symbol of the victory of the redemption.

The laurel wreath is usually associated with someone who has attained distinction in the arts, literature, athletics or the military. The ivy wreath is symbolic of conviviality (gaiety or joviality.

The wreath and festoon together symbolize memory.

Ancient symbol of victory. memory, passed to eternal life.

Bridal: may signify the grave of a young bride or groom.

Maiden's garland: A garland of white paper or linen, embellished with streamers and a single white glove, which was carried at the funerals of unmarried women of blameless reputation. The garlands were hung in the church after the funeral and allowed to decay. Then the pieces would be buried in the graveyard.

Yew tree: sadness, eternal life / sorrow

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