c is for cabbage through cypress...

"A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace." David Steindl-Rast

        The following flora has been alphabetically listed. Additional flowers and sentiments may be added over time due to the fact that different cultural associations are attached to flowers and plants throughout history and across continents. Return to Language of Flowers.

1. Cabbage - Sentiment: Profit
2. Cacalia - Sentiment: Adulation
3. Cactus - Sentiment: Warmth
4. Calla Aethiopic - Sentiment: Magnificent Beauty.
5. Calycanthus - Sentiment: Benevolence.
6. Camellia Japonica, Red - Sentiment: Unpretending excellence.
7. Camellia Japonica, White - Sentiment: Perfected loveliness.
8. Camomile - Sentiment: Energy in adversity.
9. Canary Grass - Sentiment: Perseverance.
10. Candytuft - Sentiment: Indifference. Candytuft
11. Canterbury Bell - Sentiment: Acknowledgement.
12. Cape Jasmine - Sentiment: I'm too happy.
13. Cardamine  - Sentiment: Paternal error.
14. Carnation, Deep Red - Sentiment: Alas' for my poor heart.Victorian Scrap: 1, 2,
15. Carnation, Striped - Sentiment: Refusal.
16. Carnation, Yellow - Sentiment: Disdain.
17. Cardinal Flower  - Sentiment: Distinction.
18. Catchfly  - Sentiment: Snare.
19. Catchfly, Red - Sentiment: Youthful love.
20. Catchfly, White  - Sentiment: Betrayed.
21. Cedar - Sentiment: Strength.
22. Cedar of Lebanon  - Sentiment: Incorruptible.
23. Cedar Leaf - Sentiment: I live for thee.
24. Celandine (Lesser)  - Sentiment: Joys to come.
25. Cereus (Creeping)  - Sentiment: Modest genius.
26. Centaury - Sentiment: Delicacy.
27. Champignon  - Sentiment: Suspicion.
28. Chequered Fritillary - Sentiment: Persecution.
29. Cherry Tree  - Sentiment: Good education.
30. Cherry Tree, White - Sentiment: Deception. - A Summer Snow Storm
31. Chesnut Tree  - Sentiment: Do me justice, Luxury.
32. Chickweed - Sentiment: Rendezvous.
33. Chicory  - Sentiment: Frugality.
34. China Aster  - Sentiment: Variety.
35. China Aster, Double - Sentiment: I partake your sentiments.
36. China Aster, Single - Sentiment: I will think of it. China Aster
37. China or Indian Pink - Sentiment: Aversion.
38. China Rose - Sentiment: Beauty always new.
39. Chinese Chrysanthemum - Sentiment: Cheerfulness under adversity.
40. Christmas Rose - Sentiment: Relieve my anxiety.
41. Chrysanthemum, Red  - Sentiment: I love.
42. Chrysanthemum, White - Sentiment: Truth.
43. Chrysanthemum, Yellow - Sentiment: Slighted love. Chrysanthemum
44. Cinquefoil - Sentiment: Maternal affection.
45. Circaea  - Sentiment: Spell.
46. Cistus, or Rock Rose  - Sentiment: Popular favor.
47. Cistus, Gum  - Sentiment: I shall die to-morrow.
48. Citron  - Sentiment: Ill-natured beauty.
49. Clematis  - Sentiment: Mental beauty.
50. Clematis, Evergreen - Sentiment: Poverty.
51. Clotbur  - Sentiment: Rudness, Pertinacity.
52. Cloves  - Sentiment: Dignity.
53. Clover, Four-leaved - Sentiment: Be mine. Four-Leafed Clover
54. Clover, Red  - Sentiment: Industry.
55. Clover, White - Sentiment: Think of me.
56. Cobaea  - Sentiment: Gossip.
57. Cockscomb Amaranth - Sentiment: Fobbery, Affection, Singularity. Cockscomb
58. Colchicum, or Meadow Saffron - Sentiment: My best days are past.
59. Coltsfoot  - Sentiment: Justice shall be done.
60. Columbine - Sentiment: Folly. Columbine (red)
61. Columbine, Purple - Sentiment: Resolved to win.
62. Columbine, Red - Sentiment: Anxious and trembling.
63. Convolvulus  - Sentiment: Bonds.
64. Convolvulus, Blue (Minor) - Sentiment: Repose, Night.
65. Convolvulus, Major - Sentiment: Extinguished hopes.
66. Convolvulus, Pink  - Sentiment: Worth sustained by judicious and tender affection.
67. Corchorus - Sentiment: Impatient of absence.
68. Coreopsis - Sentiment: Always cheerful.
69. Coreopsis Arkansa - Sentiment: Love at first sight.
70. Coriander - Sentiment: Hidden worth.
71. Corn  - Sentiment: Riches.
72. Corn, Broken  - Sentiment: Quarrel.
73. Corn Straw - Sentiment: Agreement.
74. Corn Bottle - Sentiment: Delicacy.
75. Corn Cockle  - Sentiment: Gentility.
76. Cornel Tree - Sentiment: Duration.
77. Coronella - Sentiment: Success crown your wishes.
78. Cowslip  - Sentiment: Pensiveness, Winning grace. Cowslip
79. Cowslip, American - Sentiment: Divine beauty. You are my divinity.
80. Cranberry - Sentiment: Cure for heartache.
81. Creeping Cereus - Sentiment: Horror.
82. Cress  - Sentiment: Stability, Power.
83. Crocus  - Sentiment: Abuse not. - lavender crocus, The Crocus
84. Crocus, Spring - Sentiment: Youthful gladness.
85. Crocus, Saffron - Sentiment: Mirth.
86. Crown Imperial - Sentiment: Majesty, Power.
87. Crowsbill - Sentiment: Envy.
88. Crowfoot - Sentiment: Ingratitude.
89. Crowfoot (Aconite-leaved) - Sentiment: Lustre.
90. Cuckoo Plant  - Sentiment: Ardor.
91. Cudweed, American - Sentiment: Unceasing remembrance.
92. Currant  - Sentiment: Thy frown will kill me.
93. Cuscuta  - Sentiment: Meanness.
94. Cyclamen - Sentiment: Diffidence.
95. Cypress  - Sentiment:  Death, Mourning.