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Flower Meanings - TOML

Flower language (Hanakotoba) refers to symbolic words assigned to flowers and plants based on their color, shape, fragrance, and variety. It serves as a guide when choosing flowers as gifts or expressing emotions. Introduced to Japan from Europe around the Meiji era, various flowers now have established meanings. The meaning can vary depending on color and number of stems, making it important to choose appropriately for the recipient and occasion.

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code = "01"
slug = "rose"
name = "Rose"
description = "A flower beloved worldwide as a symbol of love and beauty."
floweringSeason = "5月〜11月"
meaningsByColor_black = "Eternal love, you are mine"
meaningsByColor_blue = "Miracle, dreams come true, divine blessing"
meaningsByColor_green = "Calm, bringing hope, healing"
meaningsByColor_orange = "Bonds, trust, health, peace"
meaningsByColor_pink = "Elegance, grace, gratitude, refinement"
meaningsByColor_purple = "Dignity, pride, nobility, respect"
meaningsByColor_red = "I love you, love, passion, intense romance"
meaningsByColor_white = "Purity, innocence, deep respect, I am worthy of you"
meaningsByColor_yellow = "Friendship, trust, respect (also jealousy)"
origin = "南ヨーロッパ、西アジア"
meaningsByColor_basic = ""
"meaningsByNumber_1 stem" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_108 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_11 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_12 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_3 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_7 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_9 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_99 stems" = ""
meaningsByType_Casablanca = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium longiflorum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium maculatum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Madonna lily" = ""
"meaningsByType_Solomon's seal" = ""
meanings = ""

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code = "02"
slug = "carnation"
name = "Carnation"
description = "A flower representing love and gratitude, known as the symbol of Mother's Day."
floweringSeason = "2月〜5月"
meaningsByColor_black = ""
meaningsByColor_blue = ""
meaningsByColor_green = ""
meaningsByColor_orange = ""
meaningsByColor_pink = "Passionate love"
meaningsByColor_purple = ""
meaningsByColor_red = "Love for mother"
meaningsByColor_white = "Living affection, unchanging love for deceased mother"
meaningsByColor_yellow = "Contempt"
origin = "南ヨーロッパ、西アジア"
meaningsByColor_basic = ""
"meaningsByNumber_1 stem" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_108 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_11 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_12 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_3 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_7 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_9 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_99 stems" = ""
meaningsByType_Casablanca = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium longiflorum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium maculatum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Madonna lily" = ""
"meaningsByType_Solomon's seal" = ""
meanings = ""

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code = "03"
slug = "tulip"
name = "Tulip"
description = "A representative spring flower expressing thoughtfulness."
floweringSeason = "3月〜5月"
meaningsByColor_black = ""
meaningsByColor_blue = ""
meaningsByColor_green = ""
meaningsByColor_orange = ""
meaningsByColor_pink = "Budding love"
meaningsByColor_purple = "Eternal love"
meaningsByColor_red = "Declaration of love"
meaningsByColor_white = "Lost love"
meaningsByColor_yellow = "Hopeless love"
origin = "中央アジア、トルコ"
meaningsByColor_basic = "Thoughtfulness"
"meaningsByNumber_1 stem" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_108 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_11 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_12 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_3 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_7 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_9 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_99 stems" = ""
meaningsByType_Casablanca = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium longiflorum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium maculatum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Madonna lily" = ""
"meaningsByType_Solomon's seal" = ""
meanings = ""

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code = "04"
slug = "sunflower"
name = "Sunflower"
description = "Known as the flower that follows the sun, representing admiration and love."
floweringSeason = "7月〜9月"
meaningsByColor_black = ""
meaningsByColor_blue = ""
meaningsByColor_green = ""
meaningsByColor_orange = ""
meaningsByColor_pink = ""
meaningsByColor_purple = ""
meaningsByColor_red = ""
meaningsByColor_white = ""
meaningsByColor_yellow = ""
origin = "北アメリカ"
meaningsByColor_basic = ""
"meaningsByNumber_1 stem" = "Love at first sight"
"meaningsByNumber_108 stems" = "Let's get married"
"meaningsByNumber_11 stems" = "Beloved"
"meaningsByNumber_12 stems" = "Will you be my wife"
"meaningsByNumber_3 stems" = "Declaration of love"
"meaningsByNumber_7 stems" = "Secret love"
"meaningsByNumber_9 stems" = "Be with me forever"
"meaningsByNumber_99 stems" = "Eternal love"
meaningsByType_Casablanca = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium longiflorum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium maculatum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Madonna lily" = ""
"meaningsByType_Solomon's seal" = ""
meanings = ""

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code = "05"
slug = "lily"
name = "Lily"
description = "A sacred and noble flower symbolizing purity and dignity."
floweringSeason = "5月〜9月"
meaningsByColor_black = "Love, curse, revenge"
meaningsByColor_blue = ""
meaningsByColor_green = ""
meaningsByColor_orange = "Splendor, joy, frivolity"
meaningsByColor_pink = "Vanity, elegance, wealth and prosperity"
meaningsByColor_purple = ""
meaningsByColor_red = "Vanity, purity, innocence"
meaningsByColor_white = "Purity, innocence, dignity, naivety, nobility"
meaningsByColor_yellow = "Cheerfulness, anxiety, falsehood"
origin = "北半球の温帯地域"
meaningsByColor_basic = ""
"meaningsByNumber_1 stem" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_108 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_11 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_12 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_3 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_7 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_9 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_99 stems" = ""
meaningsByType_Casablanca = "Glory, celebration, nobility"
"meaningsByType_Lilium longiflorum" = "Truthfulness, sweetness"
"meaningsByType_Lilium maculatum" = "Being in the spotlight, filial piety"
"meaningsByType_Madonna lily" = "Purity, unstained heart, innocence"
"meaningsByType_Solomon's seal" = "Sorrow of love, painful love"
meanings = ""

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code = "06"
slug = "cherry-blossom"
name = "Cherry Blossom"
description = "Beloved as Japan's national flower, symbolizing beauty and transience."
floweringSeason = "3月〜4月"
meaningsByColor_black = ""
meaningsByColor_blue = ""
meaningsByColor_green = ""
meaningsByColor_orange = ""
meaningsByColor_pink = ""
meaningsByColor_purple = ""
meaningsByColor_red = ""
meaningsByColor_white = ""
meaningsByColor_yellow = ""
origin = "日本"
meaningsByColor_basic = ""
"meaningsByNumber_1 stem" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_108 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_11 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_12 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_3 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_7 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_9 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_99 stems" = ""
meaningsByType_Casablanca = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium longiflorum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium maculatum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Madonna lily" = ""
"meaningsByType_Solomon's seal" = ""
meanings = "Beauty of spirit, graceful woman, purity, abundance, prosperity, determination"

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code = "07"
slug = "hydrangea"
name = "Hydrangea"
description = "A flower representing changing affection that colors the rainy season."
floweringSeason = "6月〜7月"
meaningsByColor_black = ""
meaningsByColor_blue = ""
meaningsByColor_green = ""
meaningsByColor_orange = ""
meaningsByColor_pink = ""
meaningsByColor_purple = ""
meaningsByColor_red = ""
meaningsByColor_white = ""
meaningsByColor_yellow = ""
origin = "日本、中国"
meaningsByColor_basic = ""
"meaningsByNumber_1 stem" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_108 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_11 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_12 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_3 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_7 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_9 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_99 stems" = ""
meaningsByType_Casablanca = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium longiflorum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium maculatum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Madonna lily" = ""
"meaningsByType_Solomon's seal" = ""
meanings = "Fickleness, indifference, heartlessness, family bonds, unity"

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code = "08"
slug = "cosmos"
name = "Cosmos"
description = "A flower symbolizing harmony and peace, swaying in the autumn sky."
floweringSeason = "9月〜11月"
meaningsByColor_black = ""
meaningsByColor_blue = ""
meaningsByColor_green = ""
meaningsByColor_orange = ""
meaningsByColor_pink = ""
meaningsByColor_purple = ""
meaningsByColor_red = ""
meaningsByColor_white = ""
meaningsByColor_yellow = ""
origin = "メキシコ"
meaningsByColor_basic = ""
"meaningsByNumber_1 stem" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_108 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_11 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_12 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_3 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_7 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_9 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_99 stems" = ""
meaningsByType_Casablanca = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium longiflorum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium maculatum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Madonna lily" = ""
"meaningsByType_Solomon's seal" = ""
meanings = "Harmony, peace, maiden's innocence, humility"

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code = "09"
slug = "pansy"
name = "Pansy"
description = "A flower with a face-like appearance representing memories and affection."
floweringSeason = "11月〜5月"
meaningsByColor_black = ""
meaningsByColor_blue = ""
meaningsByColor_green = ""
meaningsByColor_orange = ""
meaningsByColor_pink = ""
meaningsByColor_purple = ""
meaningsByColor_red = ""
meaningsByColor_white = ""
meaningsByColor_yellow = ""
origin = "ヨーロッパ"
meaningsByColor_basic = ""
"meaningsByNumber_1 stem" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_108 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_11 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_12 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_3 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_7 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_9 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_99 stems" = ""
meaningsByType_Casablanca = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium longiflorum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium maculatum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Madonna lily" = ""
"meaningsByType_Solomon's seal" = ""
meanings = "Memories, think of me, contemplation, trust"

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code = "10"
slug = "orchid"
name = "Orchid"
description = "Symbolizing happiness and glamour as a noble and elegant flower."
floweringSeason = "種類による"
meaningsByColor_black = ""
meaningsByColor_blue = ""
meaningsByColor_green = ""
meaningsByColor_orange = ""
meaningsByColor_pink = ""
meaningsByColor_purple = ""
meaningsByColor_red = ""
meaningsByColor_white = ""
meaningsByColor_yellow = ""
origin = "熱帯・亜熱帯地域（世界中に分布）"
meaningsByColor_basic = ""
"meaningsByNumber_1 stem" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_108 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_11 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_12 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_3 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_7 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_9 stems" = ""
"meaningsByNumber_99 stems" = ""
meaningsByType_Casablanca = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium longiflorum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Lilium maculatum" = ""
"meaningsByType_Madonna lily" = ""
"meaningsByType_Solomon's seal" = ""
meanings = "Happiness flies in, glamorous, elegant, noble"