Unfavorable Flowers

Believe it or not, there are flowers we DON'T recommend you use in your wedding (if you're superstitious, that is). Below is a list of blooms with meanings that may not be ideal for your perfect wedding.

• Christmas Rose: Scandal

• Foxglove: Insincerity

• Larkspur: Infidelity

• Lavender: Distrust

• Marigold: Grief

• Red Carnation: Alas for my poor heart

• Red Poppy: Consolation

• Rhododendron: Danger

• Striped Carnation: Refusal

• White Poppy: Sleep

• Yellow Carnation: Disdain

• Yellow Chrysanthemum: Slighted Love

• Yellow Lily: Falsehood

• Yellow Rose: Jealousy

"Wedding Flowers: Symbolic Meanings - TheKnot.com." Wedding Dresses and Engagements - TheKnot.com. The Knot. Web. 25 Sept. 2011. <http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-flowers/articles/symbolic-wedding-flower-meanings.aspx>.