| Flower |
Latin |
Color |
Effects |
Uses |
| Aloe-Vera |
Aloe, vera |
yellow |
Creative activity balanced and centered
in vital life-energy |
Overuse or misuse of fiery, creative forces;
"burned-out" feeling |
| Alpine-Lily |
Lilium, parvum |
red-orange |
For women, acceptance of one's femininity
grounded in a deepened experience of the female body |
Overly abstract sense of femininity; disembodied,
alienation from or rejection of female organs as "lower" |
| Angel: Trumpet |
Datura, candida |
white |
Spiritual surrender at death or at times
of deep transformation; opening the heart to the spiritual world |
Fear of death, resistance to letting go
of life or to crossing the spiritual threshold; denial of the
reality of the spiritual world |
| Angelica |
Angelica, archangelica |
white |
Feeling protection and guidance from spiritual
beings, especially at threshold experiences such as birth and
death |
Feeling cut off, bereft of spiritual guidance
and protection |
| Arnica |
Arnica, mollis |
yellow |
Conscious embodiment, especially during
shock or trauma; recovery from deep-seated shock or trauma |
Disconnection of Higher Self from body
during shock or trauma; disassociation, unconsciousness |
| Baby-Blue-Eyes |
Nemophila, menziesii |
light-blue |
Childlike innocence and trust; feeling
at home in the world, at ease with oneself, supported and loved;
connected with the spiritual world |
Defensiveness, insecurity, mistrust of
others; estrangement from the spiritual world; lack of support
from the father in childhood |
| Basil |
Ocimum, basilicum |
white |
Integration of sexuality and spirituality
into a sacred wholeness |
Polarization of sexuality and spirituality,
often leading to clandestine behavior or marital stress |
| Black-Cohosh |
Cimicifuga, racemosa |
white |
Courage to confront rather than retreat
from abusive or threatening situations |
Being caught in relationships or lifestyle
which are abusive, addictive, violent; dark, brooding emotions |
| Black-Eye-Susan |
Rudbeckia, hirta |
yellow; black: center |
Awake consciousness capable of acknowledging
all aspects of the Self; penetrating insight |
Avoidance or repression of traumatic or
painful aspects of the personality |
| Blackberry |
Rubus, ursinus |
white-pink |
Exuberant manifestation in the world;
clearly directed forces of will, decisive action |
Inability to translate goals and ideals
into concrete action or viable activities |
| Bleeding-Heart |
Dicentra, formosa |
pink |
Loving others unconditionally, with an
open heart; emotional freedom |
Forming relationships based on fear or
possessiveness; emotional co-dependence |
| Borage |
Borago, officinalis |
blue |
Ebullient heart forces, buoyant courage
and optimism |
Heavy-heartedness, lack of confidence
in facing difficult circumstances |
| Buttercup |
Ranunculus, occidentalis |
yellow |
Radiant inner light, unattached to outer
recognition or fame |
Feelings of low self-worth, inability
to acknowledge or experience one's inner light and uniqueness |
| Calendula |
Calendula, officinalis |
orange |
Healing warmth and receptivity, especially
in the use of the spoken word and in dialogue with others |
Using cutting or sharp words; argumentative,
lack of receptivity in communication with others |
| California-Pitcher-Plant |
Darlingtonia, californica |
green; purple |
Earthy vitality, especially integration
of the more instinctual and bodily aspects of oneself |
Feeling listless, anemic; disassociated
from or even fearful of the instinctual aspects of the Self |
| California-Poppy |
Eschscholzia, californica |
gold |
Finding spirituality within one's heart;
balancing light and love; developing an inner center of knowing |
Seeking outside oneself for false forms
of light or higher consciousness, especially through escapism
or addiction |
| California-Wild-Rose |
Rosa, californica |
pink |
Love for the Earth and for human life,
enthusiasm for doing and serving |
Apathy or resignation, inability to catalyze
will forces through the heart |
| Calla-Lily |
Zantedeschia, aethiopica |
white; yellow |
Clarity about sexual identity, sexual
self-acceptance; balance of masculine and feminine qualities |
Confusion, ambivalence about sexual identity
or gender |
| Canyon-Dudleya |
Dudleya, cymosa |
orange |
Healthy spiritual opening, balanced psychic
and physical energies; grounded presence in everyday life; positive
charisma |
Distorted psychic experiences; preoccupied
with mediumism; overinflated involvement in psychic or charismatic
experiences |
| Cayenne |
Capsicum, annuum |
white |
Fiery and energetic, inwardly mobile,
capable of change and transformation |
Stagnation, inability to move forward
toward change |
| Chamomile, German |
Matricaria, chamomilla |
white; center: yellow |
Serene, sun-like disposition, emotional
balance |
Easily upset, moody and irritable, inability
to release emotional tension |
| Chamomile, Wild |
Anthemis, cotula |
white; center: yellow |
Serene, sun-like disposition, emotional
balance |
Easily upset, moody and irritable, inability
to release emotional tension |
| Chaparral; Creosote-Bush |
Larrea, tridentata |
yellow |
Balanced psychic awareness, deep penetration
and understanding of the transpersonal aspects of oneself |
Psychic and physical toxicity, disturbed
dreams; chaotic inner life, drug addiction |
| Chrysanthemum |
Chrysanthemum, morifolium |
red-brown |
Shifting the ego identification from one's
personality to a higher spiritual identity; feeling oneself as
transpersonal and transcendent |
Fear of aging and mortality, identification
with youth & lower personality;mid-life crisis |
| Corn |
Zea, mays |
yellow-white |
Alignment with the Earth, especially through
the body and feet; grounded presence |
Inability to stay centered in the body;
disorientation and stress, particularly in urban environments |
| Cosmos |
Cosmos, bipinnatus |
red-purple; yellow |
Integration of ideas and speech; ability
to express thoughts with coherence and clarity |
Unfocused, disorganized communication;
overexcited speech, overwhelmed by too many ideas |
| Dandelion |
Taraxacum, officinale |
yellow |
Dynamic, effortless energy; lively activity
balanced with inner ease |
Overly tense, especially in the musculature
of the body, overstriving and hard-driving |
| Deerbrush |
Ceanothus, integerrimus |
white |
Gentle purity, clarity of purpose; sincerity
of motive |
Mixed or conflicting motives; subconscious
feelings which propel outer actions |
| Dill |
Anethum, graveolens |
yellow |
Experiencing and absorbing the fullness
of life, especially its sensory aspects |
Overwhelm due to overstimulation, hypersensitivity
to environment or to outer activity, sensory congestion |
| Dogwood |
Cornus, nuttallii |
yellow; bracts: white |
Grace-filled movement, physical and etheric
harmony |
Awkward and painful awareness of the body;
emotional trauma stored deep within the body |
| Easter-Lily |
Lilium, longiflorum |
white |
Inner purity of soul, especially the ability
to integrate sexuality and spirituality |
Feeling that sexuality is impure, unclean;
inner conflicts about sexuality |
| Echinacea |
Echinacea, purpurea |
pink/purple |
Core integrity, contacting and maintaining
an integrated sense of Self, especially when severely challenged |
Feeling shattered by severe trauma or
abuse which has destroyed one's sense of Self; threatened by physical
or emotional disintegration |
| Evening-Primrose |
Onenothera, hookeri |
yellow |
Awareness and healing of painful early
emotions absorbed from the mother; ability to open emotionally
and form deep, committed relationships |
Feeling rejected, unwanted; avoidance
of commitment in relationships, fear of parenthood; sexual and
emotional repression |
| Fairy-Lantern |
Calochortus, albus |
white |
Healthy maturation; acceptance of adult
responsibilities |
Immaturity, helplessness, neediness, childish
dependency; unable to take responsibility |
| Fawn-Lily |
Erythronium, purpurascens |
yellow; purple |
Accepting and becoming involved with the
world; sharing one's spiritual gifts with others |
Withdrawal, isolation, self-protection;
overly delicate, lacking the inner strength to face the world |
| Filaree |
Erodium, cicutarium |
violet |
Star-like vision, a cosmic overview which
holds the events of ordinary life in perspective |
Disproportionate and obsessive worry;
unable to gain a wider perspective on daily events |
| Forget-Me-Not |
Myosotis, sylvatica |
blue |
Awareness of karmic connections in one's
personal relationships and with those in the spiritual world;
deep mindfulness of subtle realms; soul-based relationships |
Loneliness, isolation; lack of awareness
of spiritual connection with others |
| Fuchsia |
Fuchsia hybrida |
red/purple |
Genuine emotional vitality, ability to
express deep feelings |
False states of emotionality which cover
more deeply-seated pain and trauma; psychosomatic symptoms |
| Garlic |
Allium, sativum |
violet |
Unitive consciousness, sense of wholeness
which imparts strength and active resistance |
Fearful, weak or easily influenced, prone
to low vitality |
| Golden-Ear-Drops |
Dicentra, chrysantha |
yellow |
Contacting one's childhood experience
as a source of emotional well-being; releasing painful memories
from the past |
Suppressed toxic memories of childhood;
feelings of pain and trauma about past events which affect present
emotional balance |
| Golden-Yarrow |
Achillea, filipendulina |
yellow |
Remaining open to others while still feeling
inner protection; active social involvement which preserves the
integrity of the Self |
For outgoing people who are overly influenced
by their environment and by other people; protecting oneself from
vulnerability to others by withdrawal and social isolation |
| Goldenrod |
Solidago, californica |
yellow |
Well-developed individuality, inner sense
of Self balanced with group or social consciousness |
Easily influenced by group or family ties;
inability to be true to oneself, subject to peer pressure or social
expectations |
| Hibiscus |
Hibiscus, rosa-sinensis |
red |
Warmth and responsiveness in female sexuality;
integration of soul warmth and bodily passion |
Inability to connect with one's female
sexuality; lack of warmth and vitality, often due to prior exploitation
or abuse |
| Hound: Tongue |
Cynoglossum, grande |
blue/white |
Holistic thinking; perceiving the physical
world and physical life with spiritually clear thoughts |
Seeing the world in materialistic terms,
weighed down or dulled by a mundane or overly scientific viewpoint |
| Indian-Paintbrush |
Castilleja, miniata |
red |
Lively, energetic creativity, exuberant
artistic activity |
Low vitality and exhaustion, difficulty
rousing physical forces to sustain the intensity of creative work;
inability to bring creative forces into physical expression |
| Indian-Pink |
Silene, californica |
red |
Remaining centered and focused, even under
stress; managing and coordinating diverse forms of activity |
Psychic forces which are easily torn or
shattered by too much activity; inability to stay centered during
intense activity |
| Iris |
Iris douglasiana |
blue-violet |
Inspired artistry, deep soulfulness which
is in touch with higher realms; radiant, iridescent vision and
perspective |
Lacking inspiration or creativity; feeling
weighed down by the ordinariness of the world; dullness |
| Lady: Slipper; Showy-Lady: Slipper |
Cypripedium, reginae |
pink and white |
Integration of spiritual purpose with
daily work, bringing spiritual power into the root chakra; spiritualized
sexuality and grounded spirituality |
Estranged from one's inner authority,
inability to integrate higher spiritual purpose with real life
and work; nervous exhaustion, sexual depletion |
| Lady: Slipper, Yellow |
Cypripedium, parviflorum |
yellow |
Integration of spiritual purpose with
daily work, bringing spiritual power into the root chakra; spiritualized
sexuality and grounded spirituality |
Estranged from one's inner authority,
inability to integrate higher spiritual purpose with real life
and work; nervous exhaustion, sexual depletion |
| Larkspur |
Delphinium, nuttallianum |
blue-violet |
Charismatic leadership, contagious enthusiasm,
joyful service |
Leadership distorted by self-aggrandizement
or burdensome dutifulness |
| Lavender |
Lavandula, officinalis |
violet |
Spiritual sensitivity, highly refined
awareness |
Nervousness, overstimulation of spiritual
forces which depletes the physical body |
| Lotus |
Nelumbo, nucifera |
pink |
Open and expansive spirituality, meditative
insight and synthesis
|
Spiritual pride, inflated spirituality |
| Love-Lies-Bleeding |
Amaranthus, caudatus |
red |
Transcendent consciousness, the ability
to move beyond personal pain, suffering or mental anguish by finding
larger, transpersonal meaning in such suffering; compassionate
awareness of and attention to the meaning of pain or suffering |
Intensification of pain and suffering
due to isolation; profound melancholia due to the over-personalization
of one's pain |
| Madia |
Madia, elegans |
yellow; spots: red |
Precise thinking, disciplined focus and
concentration |
Becoming easily distracted, inability
to concentrate, dull or listless |
| Mallow |
Sidalcea, glauscens |
pink-violet |
Warm and personable, open-hearted sharing
and friendliness |
Socially insecure, fear of reaching out
to others; creating barriers |
| Manzanita |
Arctostaphylos, viscida |
white-pink |
Embodiment, integration of spiritual Self
with the physical world |
Estranged from the earthly world; aversion,
disgust or revulsion toward the bodily Self and physical world |
| Mariposa-Lily |
Calochortus, leichtlinii |
white; center: yellow; spots: purple |
Maternal consciousness, warm, feminine
and nurturing; mother-child bonding, healing of the inner child |
Alienated from mother or from mothering,
feelings of childhood abandonment or abuse |
| Milkweed |
Asclepias, cordifolia |
red-purple |
Healthy ego strength; independence and
self-reliance |
Extreme dependency and emotional regression,
dulling the consciousness through drugs, alcohol, overeating;
desire to escape from self-awareness |
| Morning-Glory |
Ipomoea, purpurea |
blue |
Sparkling vital force, feeling awake and
refreshed, in touch with Life |
Dull, toxic, or "hung over",
inability to fully enter the body, especially in the morning;
addictive habits |
| Mountain-Pennyroyal |
Monardella, odoratissima |
violet |
Strength and clarity of thought, mental
integrity and positivity |
Absorbing negative thoughts of others,
psychic contamination or possession |
| Mountain-Pride |
Penstemon, newberryi |
magenta |
Forthright masculine energy; warrior-like
spirituality which confronts & transforms |
Vacillation and withdrawal in the face
of challenge; lack of assertiveness, inability to take a stand
for one's convictions |
| Mugwort |
Artemisia, douglasiana |
yellow |
Integrating psychic and dream experiences
with daily life; multi-dimensional consciousness |
Inability to harmonize psychic forces,
tendency to hysteria or emotionality, overactive psychic life
out of touch with the physical world |
| Mullein |
Verbascum, thapsus |
yellow |
Strong sense of inner conscience, truthfulness,
uprightness |
Inability to hear one's inner voice; weakness
and confusion, indecisiveness; lying or deceiving oneself or others |
| Nasturtium |
Tropaeolum, majus |
orange-red |
Glowing vitality, flaming, radiant energy
and warmth |
Feeling overly "dry" or intellectual;
depletion of life-force and emotional verve |
Nicotiana; Flowering-Tobacco |
Nicotiana, alata |
white |
Peace which is deeply centered in the
heart; integration of physical and emotional well-being through
harmonious connection with the Earth |
Numbing of the emotions accompanied by
mechanization or hardening of the body; inability to cope with
deep feelings and finer sensibilities |
| Oregon-Grape |
Berberis, aquifolium |
yellow |
Loving inclusion of others, positive expectation
of good will from others, ability to trust |
Feeling paranoid or self-protective; unfair
projection or expectation of hostility from others |
| Penstemon |
Penstemon, davidsonii |
violet-blue |
Great inner fortitude despite outer hardships;
perseverance |
Feeling persecuted or sorry for oneself;
inability to bear life's difficult circumstances |
| Peppermint |
Mentha, piperita |
violet |
Mindfulness, wakeful clarity, mental alertness |
Dull or sluggish, especially mental lethargy;
unbalanced metabolism which depletes mental forces |
| Pink-Monkeyflower |
Mimulus, lewisii |
pink |
Emotional openness and honesty; courage
to take emotional risks with others |
Feelings of shame, guilt, unworthiness;
fear of exposure and rejection, hiding essential Self from others,
masking one's feelings |
| Pink-Yarrow |
Achillea, millefolium, variety:
rubra |
pink-purple |
Loving awareness of others from a self-contained
consciousness; appropriate emotional boundaries |
Unbalanced sympathetic forces, overly
absorbent auric field, lack of emotional clarity, dysfunctional
merging with others |
| Poison-Oak |
Rhus, diversiloba |
greenish-white |
Emotional openness and vulnerability,
ability to be close and make contact with others |
Fear of intimate contact, protective of
personal boundaries; fear of being violated; hostile or distant |
| Pomegranate |
Punica, granatum |
red |
Warm-hearted feminine creativity, actively
productive & nurturing at home or in the world |
Ambivalent or confused about the focus
of feminine creativity, especially between values of career and
home, creative and procreative, personal and global |
| Pretty-Face |
Triteleia, ixioides |
yellow; stripes: brown |
Beauty that radiates from within; self-acceptance
in relation to personal appearance |
Feeling ugly or rejected because of personal
appearance; over-identified with physical appearance |
| Purple-Monkeyflower |
Mimulus, kelloggii |
purple |
Inner calm and clarity when experiencing
any spiritual or psychic phenomenon; the courage to trust in one's
own spiritual experience or guidance; love-based rather than fear-based
spirituality |
Fear of the occult, or of any spiritual
experience; fear of retribution or censure if one departs from
religious conventions of family or community |
| Quaking-Grass |
Briza, maxima |
green |
Harmonious social consciousness, finding
higher identity in group work, flexibility |
Dysfunctional in group settings, inability
to balance individual sense of Self and higher needs of group |
| Queen-Anne: Lace |
Daucus, carota |
white |
Spiritual insight and vision; integration
of psychic faculties with sexual and emotional aspects of Self |
Projection and lack of objectivity in
psychic awareness; distortion of psychic perception or physical
eyesight due to sexual or emotional imbalances |
| Quince |
Chaenomeles, speciosa |
red |
Loving strength, balance of masculine
initiating power and feminine nurturing power |
Inability to catalyze or reconcile feelings
of strength and power with essential qualities of the feminine;
distorted connection with the masculine Self or animus |
| Rabbitbrush |
Chrysothamnus, nauseosus |
yellow |
Active and lively consciousness; alert,
flexible and mobile state of mind |
Easily overwhelmed by details; unable
to cope with simultaneous events or demanding situations |
| Red-Clover |
Trifolium, pratense |
pink-red |
Self-aware behavior, calm and steady presence,
especially in emergency situations |
Susceptible to mass hysteria and anxiety,
easily influenced by panic or other forms of group thought |
| Rosemary |
Rosmarinus, officinalis |
violet-blue |
Warm physical presence; embodiment; vibrantly
incarnated |
Forgetfulness, poorly incarnated in body,
lacking physical/etheric warmth; higher ego forces which are not
integrated with the physical body |
| Sage |
Salvia, officinalis |
violet |
Drawing wisdom from life experience; reviewing
and surveying one's life process from a higher perspective |
Seeing life as ill-fated or undeserved;
inability to perceive higher purpose and meaning in life events |
| Sagebrush |
Artemisia, tridentata |
yellow |
Essential or "empty" consciousness,
deep awareness of the inner Self, capable of transformation and
change |
Over-identification with the illusory
parts of oneself; purifying and cleansing the Self to release
dysfunctional aspects of one's personality or surroundings |
| Saguaro |
Cereus, giganteus |
white; center: yellow |
Awareness of what is ancient and sacred,
a sense of tradition or lineage; ability to learn from elders |
Conflict with images of authority, sense
of separateness or alienation from the past |
| Saint-John: Wort |
Hypericum, perforatum |
yellow |
Illumined consciousness, light-filled
awareness and strength |
Overly expanded state leading to psychic
and physical vulnerability; deep fears, disturbed dreams |
| Scarlet-Monkeyflower |
Mimulus, cardinalis |
red |
Emotional honesty, direct and clear communication
of deep feelings, integration of the emotional "shadow" |
Fear of intense feelings, repression of
strong emotions; inability to resolve issues of anger and powerlessness |
| Scotch-Broom |
Cytisus, scoparius |
yellow |
Positive and optimistic feelings about
the world and about future events; sun-like forces of caring,
encouragement, and purpose |
Feeling weighed down and depressed; overcome
with pessimism and despair, especially regarding one's personal
relationship to world events |
| Self-Heal |
Prunella, vulgaris |
violet |
Healthy, vital sense of Self; healing
and beneficent forces arising from within oneself, deep sense
of wellness and wholeness |
Inability to take inner responsibility
for one's healing, lacking in spiritual motivation for wellness,
overly dependent on external help |
| Shasta-Daisy |
Chrysanthemum, maximum |
white; center: yellow |
Mandalic or holistic consciousness, synthesizing
ideas into a living wholeness |
Over-intellectualization of reality, especially
seeing information as bits and pieces rather than parts of a whole |
| Shooting-Star |
Dodecatheon, hendersonii |
violet/pink |
Human spirituality, cosmic consciousness
warmed with caring for all that is human and earthly |
Profound feeling of alienation, especially
not feeling at home on Earth, nor a part of the human family |
| Snapdragon |
Antirrhinum, majus |
yellow |
Dynamic-life-energy; healthy libido;
verbal-communication for the emotional-balance |
Verbal aggression and hostility; repressed
or misdirected libido; tension around jaw |
| Star-Thistle |
Centaurea, solstitialis |
yellow |
Generous and inclusive, a giving and sharing
nature, feeling an inner sense of abundance |
Basing actions on a fear of lack, inability
to give freely and openly, or to trust a higher providence |
| Star-Tulip |
Calochortus, tolmiei |
white/purple |
Sensitive and receptive attunement; serene,
inner listening to others and to higher worlds, especially in
dreams and meditation |
Feelings of being hardened or cut-off,
inability to feel quiet inner presence or attunement, unable to
meditate or pray |
| Sticky-Monkeyflower |
Mimulus, aurantiacus |
orange |
Balanced integration of human warmth and
sexual intimacy; ability to express deep feelings of love and
connectedness, especially in sexual relationships |
Repressed sexual feelings, or acting out
inappropriate sexual behavior; inability to experience human warmth
in sexual experiences; deep fear of sexuality and intimacy |
| Sunflower |
Helianthus, annuus |
yellow |
Balanced sense of individuality, spiritualized
ego forces, sun-radiant personality |
Distorted sense of Self; inflation or
self-effacement, low self-esteem or arrogance; poor relation to
father or masculine aspect of Self |
| Sweet-Pea |
Lathyrus, latifolus |
red-purple |
Commitment to community, social connectedness,
a sense of one's place on Earth |
Wandering, seeking, inability to form
bonds with social community or to find one's place on Earth |
| Tansy |
Tanacetum, vulgare |
yellow |
Decisive and goal-oriented, deliberate
and purposeful in action, self-directed |
Lethargy, procrastination, inability to
take straightforward action; habits which undermine or subvert
real intention of Self |
| Tiger-Lily |
Lilium, humboldtii |
orange; spots: brown |
Cooperative service with others, extending
feminine forces into social situations; inner peace and harmony
as a foundation for outer relationships |
Overly aggressive, competitive, hostile
attitude; excessive "yang" forces, separatist tendencies |
| Trillium |
Trillium, chloropetalum |
purple |
Selfless service, altruistic sacrifice
of personal desires for the common good, inner purity |
Greed and lust for possessions and power;
excessive ambition, overcome with personal needs and desires;
materialism and congestion |
| Trumpet-Vine |
Campsis, tagliabuana |
red-orange |
Articulate and colorful in verbal expression;
active, dynamic projection of oneself in social situations |
Lack of vitality or soul force in expression;
inability to be assertive or to speak clearly, impediments in
speech |
| Violet |
Viola, odorata |
violet-blue |
Delicate, highly perceptive sensitivity,
elevated spiritual perspective; sharing with others while remaining
true to oneself |
Profound shyness, reserve, aloofness,
fear of being submerged in groups |
| Yarrow |
Achillea, millefolium |
white |
Inner radiance and strength of aura, compassionate
awareness, inclusive sensitivity, beneficent healing forces |
Extreme vulnerability to others and to
the environment; easily depleted, overly absorbent of negative
influences, psychic toxicity |
Yellow-Star-Tulip
|
Calochortus, monophyllus |
yellow |
Empathy, receptivity to the feelings and
experiences of others; acting from inner truth and guidance |
Insensitivity to the sufferings of others;
lack of awareness of the consequences of one's actions on others |
| Yerba-Santa |
Eriodictyon, californicum |
violet |
Free-flowing emotion, ability to harmonize
breathing with feeling; capacity to express a full range of human
emotion, especially pain and sadness |
Constricted feelings, particularly in
the chest; internalized grief and melancholy, deeply repressed
emotions |
| Zinnia |
Zinnia, elegans |
red |
Childlike humor and playfulness; experiencing
the joyful inner child, lightheartedness, detached perspective
on Self |
Overseriousness, dullness, heaviness,
lack of humor; overly somber sense of Self, repressed inner child |