FLOWERS
(“Someone told me I should grow a herb garden once, but I told her I hadn’t the thyme.”)
Chara
- daffodils (new beginnings, uncertainty, regard, unrequited love)
- eglantine rose (simplicity, "i wound to heal")
- garden heliotrope (devotion)
- star-of-bethlehem (atonement)
- asphodel (“i carry my regrets to the grave”, death)
- hydrangea (heartlessness, gratefulness for being understood)
- yellow carnations (disdain)
- bramble (remorse)
- scotch thistle (retaliation)
- heather (solitude)
Chara (original flavour)
- rhododendron (danger)
- lobelia (malevolence, ill-will)
- mock orange (deception)
- ranunculus (radiance and charm)
- bird’s foot trefoil (revenge)
- yellow lily (falseness)
- snapdragon (deception)
- nightshade (dark thoughts)
Frisk
- celandine (joys to come)
- dandelions (overcoming hardship)
- elderflower (compassion)
- heather, purple and white (admiration, protection)
- pear blossoms (lasting friendship)
- wisteria (welcoming)
- purple violets (modesty, integrity)
- magnolia (inner strength, love of nature)
- ivy (friendship, affection, fidelity)
Asriel
- columbine (folly, resolve to win)
- aconite (misanthropy)
- bulrush (faithfulness, docility)
- yellow chrysanthemum (royalty, “precious one”, slighted love)
- bellflower (gratitude, faith, constancy)
- lily of the valley (return to happiness)
- peony (bashfulness, disregard for consequences)
- forget-me-not (enduring love)
- carolina rose (“love is dangerous”)
- zinnia (longing for an absent friend, “i am thinking of you”)
Sans
- larkspur (openmindedness, levity)
- meadowsweet (uselessness)
- huckleberry (faith, simple pleasures)
- foxglove (insincerity)
- bittersweet (truth)
- aster (remembrance, “i wish things had turned out differently”)
- goldenrod (caution, encouragement)
- clematis (artifice, ingenuity)
- lavender (distrust)
- basil (distrust, hatred)
- flowering almonds (hope)
- mushrooms (decay, suspicion)
Toriel
- impatiens (motherly love)
- jasmine (modesty, attachment)
- calendula (grief, despair, sorrow)
- hemlock (“you will be my death”)
- laurel (ambition, perseverance)
- black mulberry tree (“i will not survive you”)
- cedar (strength)
- butterfly weed (“let me go”)
- holly (defence, domestic happiness)
- mourning bride (unfortunate attachment, “i have lost all”)
Papyrus
- daisies (innocence, cheerfulness)
- sunflowers (vitality, loyalty)
- geraniums (new meetings, true friendship, stupidity)
- orange tree (sweetness, generosity)
- delphinium (joyfulness)
- red carnation (“my heart aches for you”, admiration)
- dark red rose (“I aspire to your smile”, unconscious beauty)
Undyne
- coltsfoot (“justice shall be done”)
- nasturtium (conquest in battle)
- oleander (beware)
- oak (bravery, hospitality)
- hyacinth (sincerity, constancy, rashness)
- red camellia (fiery passion)
- mistletoe (“i surmount all obstacles”)
Sources
The Language of Flowers by De Vries, Ibarra, & Co
Language of Flowers by Kate Greenaway
The Language and Poetry of Flowers by T Nelson and Sons