m is for madder through myrtle...

 God's handiwork is all about me,

As I sit on the porch and gaze

At the far-off peaks of the mountains

That are touched with the sun's bright rays.

Gertrude Tooley Buckingham

        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. Madder - Sentiment: Calumny.
2. Magnolia - Sentiment: Love of Nature. Victorian Scrap: 1,
   
3. Magnolia, Swamp  - Sentiment: Perseverance.
4. Mallow  - Sentiment: Mildness.
5. Mallow, Marsh - Sentiment: Beneficence.
6. Mallow, Syrian - Sentiment: Consumed by love.
7. Mallow, Venetian  - Sentiment: Delicate beauty.
8. Manchineal Tree  - Sentiment: Falsehood.
9. Mandrake - Sentiment: Horror.
10. Maple - Sentiment: Reserve.
11. Marigold - Sentiment: Grief.
12. Marigold, African  - Sentiment: Vulgar minds.
13. Marigold, French  - Sentiment: Jealousy.
14. Marigold, Prophetic - Sentiment: Prediction.
15. Marigold and Cypress - Sentiment: Despair.
16. Marjoram - Sentiment: Blushes.
17. Marvel of Peru - Sentiment: Timidity.
18. Meadow Lychnis - Sentiment: Wit.
19. Meadow Saffron - Sentiment: My best days are past.
20. Meadowsweet - Sentiment: Uselessness.
21. Mercury  - Sentiment: Goodness.
22. Mesembryanthemum - Sentiment: Idleness.
23. Mezereon  - Sentiment: Desire to please.
24. Michaelmas Daisy  - Sentiment: Afterthought.
25. Mignionette  - Sentiment: Your qualities surpass your charms.
26. Milfoil  - Sentiment: War.
27. Milkvetch - Sentiment: Your presence softens my pains.
28. Milkwort  - Sentiment: Hermitage.
29. Mimosa (Sensitive Plant) - Sentiment: Sensitiveness.
30. Mint - Sentiment: Virtue. - Return of Spring
31. Mistletoe  - Sentiment: I surmount difficulties.
32. Mock Orange  - Sentiment: Counterfeit.
33. Monkshood (Helmet Flower) - Sentiment: Chivalry, Knight-errantry.
34. Moonwort  - Sentiment: Forgetfulness.
35. Morning Glory - Sentiment: Affectation. Morning Glory
36. Moschatel - Sentiment: Weakness.
37. Moss - Sentiment: Maternal love.
38. Mosses - Sentiment: Ennui.
39. Mossy Saxifrage - Sentiment: Affection.
40. Motherwort  - Sentiment: Concealed love.
41. Mountain Ash - Sentiment: Prudence.
42. Mourning Bride - Sentiment: Unfortunate attachment, I have lost all.
43. Mouse-eared Chick weed - Sentiment: Ingenuous simplicity.
44. Mouse-eared Scorpion Grass - Sentiment: Forget me not.
45. Moving Plant  - Sentiment: Agitation.
46. Mudwort  - Sentiment: Tranquility.
47. Mugwort - Sentiment: Happiness.
48. Mulberry Tree (Black)  - Sentiment: I shall not survive you.
49. Mulberry Tree (White)  - Sentiment: Wisdom.
50. Mushroom  - Sentiment: Suspicion.
51. Musk Plant  - Sentiment: Weakness.
52. Mustard Seed - Sentiment: Indifference.
53. Myrobalan - Sentiment: Privation.
54. Myrrh  - Sentiment: Gladness. 
55. Myrtle  - Sentiment: Love.