Agapanthus
This flower should be planted away from any naturally occuring gas eg fruit ripening
Amaryllis
This flower is associated with the Aries star sign and denotes passion and adventure. Its name means splendid beauty or pride.
Calendula
This flower was used to treat ulcers and heal wounds. It was also used as the original dye for cheeses and the colouring of butter.
Carnation
A red carnation shows charity and love. A corsage of carnations, rosemary and geranium denotes love,fidelity and hope in Slovenia.
Daffodils
Never pick a single flower and bring into the house, it will bring bad luck, but a bunch will ensure happiness.
Daisies
Have always been associated with purity, innocence and loyal love and in German folk lore it said that if a daisy is picked betwen 12 noon and 1pm it will have magical qualities and should be dried and carried as a good luck charm. It was also believed that if a child uprooted the first daisy of the season the child's growth would be stunted.
Foxgloves
The foxglove is a very poisonous flower. The name is believed to have come from the fairies who gave the foxes gloves to wear so that they would not be heard or get caught raiding the chicken coops.
Folk tradition views the wild foxglove as a fairy plant. The Irish will not have the flowers in the house as they are thought to be unlucky because picking the flowers offends the fairies living in the flowers and can bring not only bad luck, but also death to the picker and his family. It is also believed that it should not be taken abroad in a ship.
Heather
White heather is considered lucky as it is free from the bloodstains of the Picts slaughter. It is said that "heather will never grow over the graves of the clans"
Honeysuckle
If brought into the house in Wales, brings bad luck, but in Somerset it foretells a wedding. If placed in a lady's bedroom it will lead to erotic dreams.
Iris
The name iris is Greek for rainbow and these flowers were planted on women's graves.
Ivy
Ivy is considered a lucky plant. Growing on a house it protects the occupants from witchcraft and evil. The leaves, roots and wood of the ivy are used in folk remedies. If the ivy dies it is supposed to foretell financial hardship. In Shropshire it was thought that if a child with whooping cough drank from an ivy cup it would be cured as would an alcoholic.
Lavender
Is considered to be an aphrodisiac.
Marigolds
The Welsh believe that the marigold predicts weather and if the flowers open wide early in the morning a storm is on the way. If the flower bud is rubbed on a bee or wasp sting it helps the pain.
Pansies
These should not be picked in the middle of fine weather or rain will occur.
Primroses
Taking the first primrose into a house in Surrey, is believed to be bringing in sickness and sorrow.
Red Hot Pokers
It is believed that should they flower twice in a year death will occur.
Roses
This is regarded as the queen of flowers. The White rose shows innocence and purity. The Yellow rose shows perfect achievement and sometimes jealousy while the Red rose denotes passion and sensual desire or shame as well as on occasion blood and sacrifice.
Snowdrops
In the West of England, it is believed that snowdrops cannot be brought into a house before the first chickens are hatched, or else all the eggs will be addled.
Violets
It was the custom in Greek burials to cover a dead body with violets as a symbol of the beauty and transitory state of life.
Flower Colours
In Norfolk lilac is considered unlucky.
Red and White flowers in the same vase are considered unlucky.
Blue and orange flowers are welcome in homes and hospitals as they calm the nerves.
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