symbolic plants (idea)

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by jafuser

Thu Oct 12 2000 at 7:08:21

Aloe - healing, protection, affection
Angelica - inspiration
Arbor vitae - unchanging friendship
Bachelor's buttons - single blessedness
Basil - good wishes, love
Bay - glory
Carnation - alas for my poor heart
Chamomile - patience
Chives - usefulness
Clover (white) - think of me
Coriander - hidden worth
Cumin - fidelity
Fennel - flattery
Fern - sincerity
Geranium - true friendship
Goldenrod - encouragement
Heliotrope - eternal love
Holly - hope
Hollyhock - ambition
Honeysuckle - bonds of love
Horehound - health
Hyssop - sacrifice, cleanliness
Ivy - friendship, continuity
Lady's mantle - comforting
Lavender - devotion, virtue
Lemon balm - sympathy
Marjoram - joy, happyness
Mints - eternal refreshment
Morning glory - affectation
Nasturtium - patriotism
Oak - strength
Oregano - substance
Pansy - thoughts
Parsley - festivity
Pine - humility
Poppy - consolation
Rose - love
Rosemary - rememberance
Rudbeckia - justice
Rue - grace, clear vision
Sage - wisdom, immortality
Salvia (blue) - thinking of you
Salvia (red) - forever mine
Savory - spice, interest
Sorrel - affection
Southernwood - constancy, jest
Sweet-pea - pleasures
Sweet woodruff - humility
Tansy - hostile thoughts
Tarragon - lasting interest
Thyme - courage, strength
Valerian - readiness
Violet - loyalty, devotion
Violet (blue) - faithfulness
Violet (yellow) - rural happiness
Willow - sadness
Zinnia - thoughts of absent friends

I'm not sure what the source is for this.. I found it in the Handy Science Answer Book, but it's hard to tell where they got it from since there are 24 pages of book references in the appendix.