Wednesday, October 25, 2017

t is for tamarisk through tussilage...

The tulip and the butterfly
Appear in gayer coats then I:
Let me be dressed fine as I will,
Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still.
Isaac Watts

        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. Tamarisk - Sentiment: Crime.
  2. Tansy (Wild) - Sentiment: I declare war against you.
  3. Teasel - Sentiment: Misanthropy.
  4. Tendrils of Climbing Plants - Sentiment: Ties.
  5. Thistle, Common - Sentiment: Austerity.
  6. Thistle, Fuller's - Sentiment: Misanthropy.
  7. Thistle, Scotch - Sentiment: Retaliation. Thistle
  8. Thorn Apple - Sentiment: Deceitful charms.
  9. Thorn, Branch of  - Sentiment: Severity.
  10. Thrift - Sentiment: Sympathy.
  11. Throatwort - Sentiment: Neglected beauty.
  12. Thyme - Sentiment: Activity or Thriftiness. - Return of Spring
  13. Tiger Flower - Sentiment: For once may pride befriend me.
  14. Traveller's Joy - Sentiment: Safety
  15. Tree of Life - Sentiment: Old age.
  16. Trefoil - Sentiment: Revenge.
  17. Tremella Nestoc - Sentiment: Resistance.
  18. Trillium Pictum - Sentiment: Modest beauty. Trillium
  19. Truffle - Sentiment: Surprise.
  20. Trumpet Flower - Sentiment: Fame.
  21. Tuberose - Sentiment: Dangerous pleasures.
  22. Tulip Tree - Sentiment: Fame.
  23. Tulip, Red - Sentiment: Declaration of love or undying love.
  24. Tulip, Purple - Sentiment: Forever love.
  25. Tulip, White - Sentiment: One-sided love. Victorian Scrap: 1, 2,
  26. Tulip, Variegated - Sentiment: Beautiful eyes. 
  27. Tulip, Yellow - Sentiment: Hopeless love.
  28. Turnip - Sentiment: Charity.
  29. Tussilage (Sweet-scented) - Sentiment: Justice shall be done you.

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