Flowers by colour
Lavender Flowers
Lavender — pale, cool purple — is elegance without formality, a favourite for romantic and vintage-leaning designs.
What lavender flowers mean
In the language of flowers, lavender 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 lavender.
grace, refinement, calm and first love
37 lavender flowers
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
patience · trust · admiration
Allium
Allium
unity · patience · prosperity
Angelonia
Angelonia angustifolia
grace · admiration · warmth
Aster
Symphyotrichum
patience · elegance · love
Astilbe
Astilbe × arendsii
patience · dedication · devotion
Beautyberry
Callicarpa bodinieri
rarity · enchantment · abundance
Blue Lace Flower
Trachymene coerulea
delicacy · serenity · calm
Blue Lace Flower
Trachymene coerulea
delicacy · gentleness · you're perfect
Canterbury Bells
Campanula medium
gratitude · constancy · everlasting love
Cattleya Orchid
Cattleya
maternal love · refined beauty · luxury
Clarkia
Clarkia unguiculata
elegance · joy · fleeting beauty
Crocus
Crocus vernus
cheerfulness · youth · rebirth
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
fidelity · grace · calm
Delphinium
Delphinium
ardent attachment · big-heartedness · positivity
Double tulip
Tulipa (double-flowered varieties)
springtime elegance · prosperity
Freesia
Freesia
trust · friendship · innocence
Godetia
Clarkia amoena
charm · sincerity · fleeting beauty
Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
open heart · lightness · swift attachment
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
calm · devotion · serenity
Liatris
Liatris spicata
happiness · joy · protection
Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
first love · spring · renewal
Lisianthus
Eustoma grandiflorum
appreciation · romance · charisma
Matthiola
Matthiola incana
lasting beauty · contented existence
Obedient Plant
Physostegia virginiana
obedience · calm · devotion
Penstemon
Penstemon
charm · grace · welcome
Phlox
Phlox paniculata
harmony · unity · sweet dreams
Ranunculus
Ranunculus asiaticus
charm · attraction · radiance
Salvia
Salvia nemorosa
wisdom · healing · esteem
Scabiosa
Scabiosa atropurpurea
admiration · unfortunate love
Schubert Allium
Allium schubertii
unity · patience · prosperity
Sidalcea
Sidalcea malviflora
gentleness · maternal love · nostalgia
Spray rose
Rosa hybrida (multiflora)
thoughtfulness · youth · gratitude
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
remembrance · sympathy · success
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
blissful pleasure · departure · goodbye (Victorian meaning)
Sweet Rocket
Hesperis matronalis
charm · deceit · fashion
Tall Verbena
Verbena bonariensis
enchantment · healing · sensitivity
Tweedia
Tweedia caerulea
true love · serenity · belonging
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