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    Home » Gardening

    Plants for Love - Romantic Plants to Buy or Gift

    January 30, 2023 by Patti Estep Leave a Comment

    Gallery of plants the symbolize love including, yarrow, cyclamen, forget-me-not, bleeding heart, primrose and string of hearts.
    Gallery of love plants including primrose, asters, bellflower, yarrow, jasmine and oxalis.

    Enjoy this selection of love plants. A range of plants and flowers great for gift-giving or a fun way to promote romance in your own life.

    Collage of plants including bleeding heart, love plant, string of hearts and a red peony.

    Whether it's Valentine's Day, an anniversary, a birthday, or budding relationship, giving a plant that symbolizes love is a great idea.

    Here are some options for outdoor and indoor plants to think about the next time you are looking for love or looking for a great love gift in a plant.

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    Gallery of bleeding heart, string of hearts, anthurium, hoya kerrii and philodendron micans.

    Plants for Love

    Some of the most obvious choices are plants whose foliage or flowers are shaped like hearts. The above image shows five such plants.

    1. Bleeding Heart - Lamprocapnos spectabilis

    The bleeding heart is a great plant to grow in the garden. This shade-loving perennial blooms in the spring with beautiful flowers that look like bleeding hearts. Often you will find it in shades of pink but there are also varieties in red and white.

    2. String of Hearts - Ceropegia woodii

    This one is a beautiful houseplant that has vining "strings" with green and white heart-shaped leaves and a pretty violet shade on the underside.

    3. Flamingo Flower - Anthurium

    This tropical plant makes a lovely houseplant with beautiful red (also pink) heart-shaped flowers that bloom for a long period of time.

    4. Sweetheart Plant - Hoya kerrii

    This adorable succulent houseplant is usually sold as one heart-shaped leaf. Slow growing but easy to care for requiring little watering about 1-2 times per month.

    5. Heartleaf Philodendron - Philodendron 'micans'

    Another beautiful easy-to-grow houseplant, Philodendron 'micans' produces beautiful bronze and green leaves that have a soft velvety texture.

    Plants that Mean Love

    Though the sources vary, many plants are considered symbols of love making them a great gift choice.

    Here are just a few:

    Red yarrow plant in the garden.
    Yarrow
    Forget-me-not flowers.
    Forget-me-not
    Purple aster flowers.
    Aster

    According to the Almanac flower meanings, the three flowers above symbolize love.

    • Yarrow symbolizes everlasting love.
    • Forget-me-not flowers symbolize true love memories
    • Asters are a symbol of love.
    Jasmine shrub.
    Jasmine
    Bellflower in the garden.
    Bellflower
    Yellow primroses growing in the garden.
    Primrose
    Shasta daisies.
    Daisy

    According to Wikipedia plants with symbolism article, these plants are good choices for love.

    • Jasmine symbolizes unconditional love.
    • Bellflowers mean unwavering love.
    • Primrose flowers symbolize eternal love
    • Daisies represent loyal love.
    Purple shamrock also called love plant and false shamrock.
    Love Plant

    Love Plant - Oxalis triangularis

    This beautiful purple houseplant is commonly known as "love plant" or false shamrock. I don't know why it's called love plant other than the pretty purple leaves somewhat resemble hearts. It will bloom with small delicate pink flowers but the foliage is the star.

    More Love Plant Symbolism

    Lavender - A symbol of love and devotion
    Orchids - Love and fertility
    Cyclamen - Long lasting sincere affection
    Miniature Red Roses - Romance and deep true love

    Fresh cut peonies in a bucket.

    Peonies - Paeonia Sp.

    Last but not least is my favorite garden flower, the lovely peony. According to Better Homes and Gardens Peony Facts, peonies represent romance and love, and are considered a good omen for a happy marriage. I'm sold!

    The next time you are looking for a gift for a special "love" occasion consider giving a plant for love.

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    More Plant Symbolism

    • Houseplant Symbolism
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    Gallery of plants for love including purple aster, philodendron micans, anthurium, primrose, jasmine flowers and yarrow.
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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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