Flowers by colour
Brown Flowers
Brown — in dried seedheads, pods and toasted blooms — grounds a palette and gives texture-led, foraged designs their earthiness.
What brown flowers mean
In the language of flowers, brown is associated with the meanings below. Meaning shifts with culture and context, but across most Western floristry these are the associations a designer works with when a palette calls for brown.
stability, grounding and natural simplicity
18 brown flowers
Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum
hospitality · abundance
Aranda Orchid
Aranda (Arachnis × Vanda)
exotic elegance · endurance · individuality
Broomcorn
Sorghum bicolor
abundance · harvest · plenty
Chocolate Cosmos
Cosmos atrosanguineus
romance · indulgence · mystery
Cotton
Gossypium
comfort · purity · abundance (Southern US)
Curly Willow
Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'
individuality · resilience · flexibility
Cymbidium orchid
Cymbidium
nobility · friendship · beauty
Foxtail Millet
Setaria italica
abundance · harvest · prosperity
Greater Quaking Grass
Briza maxima
movement · lightness · resilience
Lotus Pod
Nelumbo nucifera
purity · rebirth · enlightenment
Oncidium Orchid
Oncidium
joy · playfulness · abundance
Pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana
natural elegance · sustainability
Poppy Pod
Papaver somniferum
remembrance · sleep · peace
Pussy Willow
Salix caprea
new life · spring · renewal
Rudbeckia
Rudbeckia hirta
encouragement · warmth · justice
Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
adoration · loyalty · longevity
Teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
independence · resilience · strength
Wheat
Triticum aestivum
prosperity · harvest · abundance
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