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Top 20 Unique and Beautiful Flower Tattoos and Their Meanings
August 2, 2010 by admin, under Flower Tattoos.
Flower tattoo never fails to create meaningful statement on the skin with its amazing beauty and delicate grace. Flowers are one of the most popular and most-loved tattoo designs because of their versatility, artistic appeal and deep symbolism. While cherry blossoms, rose, lotus, lilies, and Hawaiian flowers like hibiscus, plumeria and orchids are the ones commonly found tattooed on one’s skin, there are a whole lot of other flower varieties to explore that are strikingly gorgeous and symbolical on their own. You can even go with your birth flowers to make your floral tattoo designs even more meaningful and personal to you.
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Here are our top 20 choices for the most unique yet equally beautiful flowers on their own. They will definitely make an amazing tattoo design on your skin.
Carnation has a bloom that has ruffled appearance and its scent, clove like. It has extended blooming period and generally stands for love, fascination and distinction.
Amarylis is a tall and slender flower that suggests pride, determination and radiant beauty. The term amarylis means splendor which refers to the beauty and glamor of its bright red bloom.
Magnolia expresses dignity and perseverance. It is also an emblem of gentleness and feminine beauty.
Peony symbolizes prosperity riches and honor. It was also reputed to enhance the power of a promise since it stands firm on the ground.
Sweet pea is a fragrant and delicate blossom that stands for lasting pleasure and emblem of careless luxury.
Allium has a perfectly round shape and colorful varieties and has been associated with humility, unity and patience. It also symbolizes good fortune and prosperity.
Gerbera which can be found in perfect petal colors like white, yellow, orange and red suggests enduring purity and cheerfulness.
Forget-me-not is a long-lived and hardy flower which may require extra care to flourish. It is associated with true love, hope, remembrance and memories.
Chrysanthemum blooms in November thereby this flower became known to stand as the light of hope in dark times. It symbolizes optimism and joy and is considered a noble flower in Asia.
Dahlia suggests instability of perfect beauty. It boasts of a huge, brilliant and saucer like blooms that stands out in the garden and flower arrangement displays.
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Jasmine is a small fragrant flower that is the emblem of good luck and increase. It is also associated with lovers pledge of mutual love.
Gardenia is a representation of feminine grace, subtlety and artistry. It can also mean secret love, purity and joy.
Delphinum is derived from the Greek word for dolphin and stands for swiftness and light. It can also symbolize the essence and feeling of heavenly qualities.
Daffodil is synonymous with spring and can mean rebirth and new beginning. It is also known to stand for chivalry in Victorian England because it sometimes stand in the snow waiting for other flowers to bloom.
Aster is considered an enchanted flower with its lush texture and watchful “eyes”. It speaks of tiny beginning from which all great things proceed.
Lily of the valley has bell-shaped flowers and rich sweet scent that has many meanings. It can suggest happiness, sweetness of heart, chastity, humility and completeness in a relationship.
Gladiolus is named after the term “gladiator” since it long stalks resemble that of a sword. A striking beauty with its towering stems, it represents strength and moral integrity.
Iris is a striking and beautiful flower that comes in a variety of colors like blue, yellow and white. It generally is associated with faith, valor and wisdom .
Marigold connotes passion and creativity with its resilient appearance and intense fiery colors. In Welsh tradition, it was used to predict the weather and in the Middle Ages, they adorn the Virgin Mary.
Narcissus suggests egotism which was derived from the story of a young man who fell in love with his own reflection. To the Chinese however, this flower is a symbol of purity and compromise.
Birth Flower Chart: Refer to the symbolism above
January – Carnation
February – Iris
March – Daffodil
April – Sweet Pea
May – Lily of the Valley
June – Rose
July – Delphinium
August – Gladiolus
September – Aster
October – Marigold
November – Chrysanthemum
December – Narcissus