meanings of colours

Colours in General Floristry


Black - Mourning and sickness. Night, sin, evil, and the absence of God.

Black & white together - Humanity & purity of life.

Blue - Dignity, hope, royalty, sea, heaven, baptism. A quiet and cool colour. Not a good night colour and should be used carefully.

Gold - the sun and triumph.

Green - has both the cheerfulness of yellow and the coolness of blue. A restful colour and also the colour of spring, of new life, beginner, faith, the tree of life.

Grey – Humility.

Pink - Boldness.

Purple - Kingship.

Orange - Has great warmth and decorative value. Not as bright as yellow or as aggressive as red. Tongues of fire, the Holy Spirit.

Violet - Sorrow and penitence. May be either warm or cool depending on the amount of red or blue in it.

Red - Love, passion, fire, zeal and joy. A positive, cheerful, stimulating colour.

Red Carnations – symbol of the Communist Party.

Silver - Prince of Peace, moon, stars.

Violet - Sorrow, sin, mourning and penitence.

White - Purity, light and innocence (hence the traditional white flowers for brides.)

White - in Asia – sorrow and respect.

Yellow - The sun, light. A positive, cheerful colour, friendship. Son of Righteousness, Jesus.

Yellow - in Asia – Love and Joy.

Yellow - On Continent – jealousy.