Alstroemeria
Long-lasting Peruvian lily used in mixed bouquets.
Colours: pink, orange, yellow, white
Season: spring, summer, year-round
Meaning: Friendship and devotion
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Amaryllis
Large winter-flowering bulbs often given as festive plants.
Colours: red, white, pink, peach
Season: winter
Meaning: Pride and determination
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Anemone
Papery spring blooms with a dark centre, popular in weddings.
Colours: white, pink, red, purple
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Anticipation
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Anthurium
Glossy tropical spathes used as cut flowers and houseplants.
Colours: red, pink, white, green
Season: year-round
Meaning: Hospitality
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Aster
Daisy-like late-season flowers associated with patience.
Colours: purple, pink, white, blue
Season: autumn
Meaning: Patience and elegance
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Azalea
Spring-flowering shrubs more often gifted as plants than cuts.
Colours: pink, red, white, peach
Season: spring
Meaning: Temperance and home
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Baby's Breath
Airy filler flower used in bouquets and wedding work.
Colours: white, pink
Season: year-round
Meaning: Everlasting love and innocence
Begonia
Shade-loving garden and indoor plants with colourful blooms.
Colours: pink, red, white, orange
Season: summer
Meaning: Caution and uniqueness
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Bird of Paradise
Architectural tropical flower used in modern arrangements.
Colours: orange, blue
Season: year-round
Meaning: Joy and magnificence
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Bluebell
Woodland spring flower, especially associated with British woods.
Colours: blue, purple
Season: spring
Meaning: Humility and gratitude
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Bougainvillea
Warm-climate vine grown for colourful bracts rather than cut work.
Colours: pink, purple, orange, white
Season: summer
Meaning: Passion
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Calla Lily
Sculptural spathe flower used in weddings and formal designs.
Colours: white, pink, yellow, orange
Season: spring, summer, year-round
Meaning: Elegance and rebirth
Carnation
Ruffled, long-lasting florist staple with colour-specific meanings.
Colours: red, pink, white, yellow
Season: year-round
Meaning: Love, distinction, and remembrance
Chrysanthemum
Autumn florist favourite with many forms and cultural meanings.
Colours: yellow, white, pink, red
Season: autumn, year-round
Meaning: Joy, longevity, and in some cultures grief
Clematis
Climbing garden vine rarely used as a standard cut flower.
Colours: purple, pink, white, blue
Season: summer
Meaning: Mental beauty
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Cosmos
Open, airy garden flowers with a meadow character.
Colours: pink, white, orange
Season: summer, autumn
Meaning: Order and peace
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Crocus
Early spring bulb, more garden than florist cut flower.
Colours: purple, yellow, white
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Youthful gladness
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Dahlia
Late-summer show flower prized for form and colour range.
Colours: pink, red, orange, yellow
Season: summer, autumn
Meaning: Dignity and inner strength
Daffodil
Iconic spring trumpet flower; keep away from other cuts when first opening.
Colours: yellow, white, orange
Season: spring
Meaning: New beginnings
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Delphinium
Tall blue flower spikes used in garden-style arrangements.
Colours: blue, purple, white, pink
Season: summer
Meaning: Openness and big-heartedness
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Dianthus
Family that includes carnations, pinks, and sweet William.
Colours: pink, red, white
Season: spring, summer, year-round
Meaning: Affection
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Echinacea
Coneflower used more in gardens and herbal contexts than bouquets.
Colours: pink, purple, orange, white
Season: summer
Meaning: Strength and healing
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Edelweiss
Alpine symbol of devotion; rarely a commercial cut flower.
Colours: white
Season: summer
Meaning: Courage and devotion
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English Rose
Garden-style rose group known for cupped form and fragrance.
Colours: pink, peach, yellow, white
Season: spring, summer
Meaning: Romance and English garden charm
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Freesia
Fragrant, funnel-shaped stems used in spring and wedding work.
Colours: white, yellow, pink, purple
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Trust and thoughtfulness
Foxglove
Tall garden spires; toxic and not a typical commercial cut flower.
Colours: pink, purple, white
Season: summer
Meaning: Insincerity in older floriography
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Gardenia
Creamy, highly fragrant blooms used sparingly in luxury work.
Colours: white
Season: spring, summer
Meaning: Secret love and refinement
Gerbera
Cheerful daisy-form cut flower in a wide colour range.
Colours: pink, red, orange, yellow
Season: year-round
Meaning: Cheerfulness
Gladiolus
Tall summer spike used in sympathy and ceremonial designs.
Colours: pink, red, yellow, white
Season: summer
Meaning: Strength of character
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Gomphrena
Globe amaranth used as a long-lasting dried or fresh filler.
Colours: pink, purple, orange, white
Season: summer
Meaning: Unfading love
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Heather
Small-flowered shrub associated with Scotland and good luck.
Colours: purple, pink, white
Season: summer, autumn
Meaning: Good luck and admiration
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Hibiscus
Tropical bloom more common as a plant than a cut flower.
Colours: red, pink, orange, yellow
Season: summer
Meaning: Delicate beauty
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Honeysuckle
Fragrant climbing vine, uncommon as a commercial cut stem.
Colours: yellow, white, pink
Season: summer
Meaning: Bonds of love
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Hydrangea
Large clustered heads used in weddings and statement bouquets.
Colours: blue, pink, white, purple
Season: spring, summer, autumn
Meaning: Gratitude and understanding
Hyacinth
Intensely fragrant spring spike, also sold as a potted bulb.
Colours: purple, pink, white, blue
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Playfulness and constancy
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Iris
Sculptural blooms associated with faith, hope, and wisdom.
Colours: purple, blue, yellow, white
Season: spring
Meaning: Faith, hope, and wisdom
Ixora
Tropical cluster flower grown as a landscape and pot plant.
Colours: red, orange, pink, yellow
Season: summer
Meaning: Passion
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Jasmine
Night-scented vine used more in fragrance and décor than large bouquets.
Colours: white, yellow
Season: summer
Meaning: Amiability and attachment
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Jonquil
Fragrant daffodil group (Narcissus jonquilla) for late winter and spring.
Colours: yellow, white
Season: spring
Meaning: Desire and returned affection
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Kalanchoe
Succulent flowering houseplant rather than a cut-flower crop.
Colours: red, pink, orange, yellow
Season: winter, spring
Meaning: enduring affection
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Lavender
Aromatic herb used in rustic bouquets, favours, and dried work.
Colours: purple, blue
Season: summer
Meaning: Calm and devotion
Lilac
Short-season fragrant shrub bloom associated with spring.
Colours: purple, pink, white
Season: spring
Meaning: First love and youthful innocence
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Lily
True lilies (Lilium) used in sympathy, Easter, and celebration work.
Colours: white, pink, orange, yellow
Season: spring, summer, year-round
Meaning: Purity, renewal, and remembrance
Lily of the Valley
Tiny fragrant bells associated with May and royal bouquets.
Colours: white
Season: spring
Meaning: Return of happiness
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Lisianthus
Rose-like florist flower with a long vase life.
Colours: white, pink, purple, peach
Season: summer, year-round
Meaning: Appreciation and charisma
Lotus
Aquatic flower with deep cultural symbolism; limited cut use.
Colours: pink, white
Season: summer
Meaning: Purity and spiritual awakening
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Magnolia
Large, often fragrant tree blooms; short commercial cut window.
Colours: white, pink, peach
Season: spring
Meaning: Dignity and perseverance
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Marigold
Bright garden annual with strong cultural uses, including remembrance.
Colours: orange, yellow
Season: summer, autumn
Meaning: Passion and remembrance
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Mimosa
Fluffy yellow spring blossom associated with Women's Day in parts of Europe.
Colours: yellow
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Sensitivity and celebration
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Morning Glory
Garden vine that opens in the morning; not a standard cut flower.
Colours: blue, purple, pink, white
Season: summer
Meaning: Affection and mortality in older symbolism
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Narcissus
Genus that includes daffodils and paperwhites.
Colours: yellow, white
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Rebirth and self-reflection
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Nasturtium
Edible garden flower with a peppery scent; uncommon in florist work.
Colours: orange, yellow, red
Season: summer
Meaning: Patriotism and conquest in older lists
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Nerine
Autumn bulb with wavy petals, used in specialist florist work.
Colours: pink, white
Season: autumn
Meaning: Freedom
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Orchid
Diverse family; moth orchids are the most common gift plants.
Colours: white, pink, purple, yellow
Season: year-round
Meaning: Refinement and strength
Osteospermum
African daisy used mainly as a garden and patio plant.
Colours: purple, white, yellow, pink
Season: spring, summer
Meaning: Innocence
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Peony
Lush, short-season bloom prized for weddings and romance.
Colours: pink, white, red, peach
Season: spring, summer
Meaning: Romance, honour, and prosperity
Poppy
Delicate petals associated with remembrance; short vase life.
Colours: red, orange, pink, white
Season: spring, summer
Meaning: Remembrance and imagination
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Protea
Southern Hemisphere statement flower used in modern luxury designs.
Colours: pink, red, orange
Season: winter, spring, year-round
Meaning: Courage and transformation
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Primrose
Early spring garden flower, usually gifted as a pot plant.
Colours: yellow, pink, purple, white
Season: spring
Meaning: Young love
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Pansy
Cool-season bedding plant with face-like blooms.
Colours: purple, yellow, white, orange
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Thoughtful remembrance
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Queen Anne's Lace
Lacy umbel used as a wild, garden-style filler.
Colours: white
Season: summer
Meaning: Sanctuary
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Ranunculus
Layered spring bloom often compared with peonies and roses.
Colours: pink, peach, white, yellow
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Radiant charm
Rose
The world's best-known cut flower, with colour-specific meanings.
Colours: red, pink, white, yellow
Season: year-round
Meaning: Love, admiration, and remembrance
Rhododendron
Spring shrub; related to azaleas and usually gifted as a plant.
Colours: pink, purple, red, white
Season: spring
Meaning: Caution and beware in older symbolism
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Snapdragon
Vertical garden spike used to add height in mixed bouquets.
Colours: pink, yellow, white, orange
Season: spring, summer
Meaning: Grace under pressure
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Snowdrop
Late-winter woodland bulb signalling the turn toward spring.
Colours: white
Season: winter
Meaning: Hope and consolation
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Statice
Papery filler that dries well and lasts a long time.
Colours: purple, pink, white, yellow
Season: year-round
Meaning: Remembrance and success
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Stock
Spicy-scented spike used in spring and cottage-style bouquets.
Colours: pink, white, purple
Season: spring
Meaning: Lasting beauty and a happy life
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Sunflower
Tall, sunny bloom associated with loyalty and late-summer gifts.
Colours: yellow, orange
Season: summer, autumn
Meaning: Adoration and loyalty
Sweet Pea
Fragrant, ruffled climber with a short, prized cut-flower season.
Colours: pink, purple, white, peach
Season: spring, summer
Meaning: Blissful pleasure and departure
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Tuberose
Intensely fragrant white spike used in luxury and evening arrangements.
Colours: white
Season: summer
Meaning: Dangerous pleasure in older floriography
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Tulip
Spring bulb flower with many forms, from Triumph to Parrot.
Colours: red, pink, yellow, white
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Affection and perfect love
Verbena
Garden annual used more in beds than as a florist cut flower.
Colours: purple, pink, red, white
Season: summer
Meaning: Enchantment
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Violet
Small, often fragrant spring flower associated with modesty.
Colours: purple, white
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Modesty and faithfulness
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Water Lily
Aquatic bloom related to, but distinct from, the sacred lotus.
Colours: white, pink, yellow
Season: summer
Meaning: Enlightenment and peace
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Wisteria
Cascading spring racemes; dramatic in gardens, rare as a cut crop.
Colours: purple, white
Season: spring
Meaning: Welcome and long life
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Yarrow
Flat-headed garden perennial used in wild and dried arrangements.
Colours: white, yellow, pink
Season: summer
Meaning: Healing and courage
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Zinnia
Bright summer annual that holds colour well in mixed bouquets.
Colours: pink, orange, red, yellow
Season: summer
Meaning: Lasting affection and remembrance of absent friends
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