Secret Language of Flowers | Flowers that begin with S

FLORAL ALPHABET

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Saffron

Beware of excess

Sage

Long Life, Esteem, Health

Sardony

Irony

Sea Holly

Austerity, Independence, Admiration

Sensitivity Plant

Sensitive, Bashful, Modesty

Skeleton Flower

Let Old Bones Lie

(non-traditional)

Snowball

Bound

Solomon's Seal

Secret, Discretion

Sorrel (Wood)

Joy, Maternal tenderness

Speedwell

Fidelity

Spider Ophrys

Adroitness

Star of Bethlehem

Reconciliation, Purity

Stock

Contentment, Bonds of affection

Straw (broken)

Rupture of contract, Dissession

Sunflower (dwarf)

Admiration, Gratitude

Sweet William

Gallantry, A smile

Sweetbrier, Yellow

Decrease of love

Syringa

Memory

Saffron (Crocus)

Mirth

Sainfoin

Agitation

Saxifrage

Affection

Sea Lavender

Consistency, Undaunted, Loyalty

Senvy

Indifference

Snakesfoot

Horror

Snowdrop

Consolation, Hope

Sorrel

Parental affection

Southernwood

Jest, Bantering

Speedwell (Germander)

Facility

Spiderwort

Esteem not love, Momentary happiness

Statice

Loyalty

Stonecrop

Tranquility

Strawberry

Perfect goodness

Sunflower (tall)

Pride, Appreciation

Sweetbrier, American

Simplicity

Sycamore

Curiosity

Syringa, Carolina

Disappointment

Saffron (Meadow)

My happiest days are past

Saint John's Wort

Animosity, Superstition

Scabiosa

Widowhood, Mourning

Sedum

Tranquility

Shamrock

Lightness, Light-heartedness

Snapdragon

Presumption, Deception

Snowflake