Plants & Flowers
Botanical carvings associated with memory, mourning, resilience, life cycles and faith.
How to use this collection
Botanical carvings associated with memory, mourning, resilience, life cycles and faith. The collection is organized as an identification aid, not a universal codebook. Compare the full design and verify the result with inscription, date and local records.
Acanthus Leaf
enduring life, classical ornament and—in some traditions—the heavenly garden
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Acorn
potential, strength, fertility or immortality through the oak
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Aloe or Century Plant
endurance, grief and a life that flowers after long waiting
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Bamboo
resilience, upright character and Buddhist or East Asian cultural associations
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Bouquet
condolence, grief, affection and remembrance; individual flowers may add meanings
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Broken Branch
a life cut short or a family line interrupted
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Broken Flower Stem
a life or relationship cut short
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Broken Rosebud
a young life cut short
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Broken Tree
a life interrupted, sudden loss or a family line cut off
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Broken Wheat Stalk
a life interrupted before the harvest was complete
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Buttercup
cheerfulness, youth and simple beauty
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Calla Lily
beauty, purity, resurrection and sometimes marriage
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Cedar Branch
everlasting life, strength and incorruptibility in biblical or regional contexts
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Chrysanthemum
mourning, longevity or honor; cultural meaning varies sharply by region
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Clover
the Trinity, luck, Irish identity or simple botanical ornament
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Crocus
youthful gladness, renewal and early spring
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Cypress Tree
mourning, death, hope and immortality in Mediterranean and classical traditions
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Daffodil
renewal, youth, beauty and springtime rebirth
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Daisy
innocence, childhood and gentleness
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Dogwood Blossom
Christian sacrifice, resurrection and hope in some North American traditions
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Easter Lily
resurrection, new life and Christian hope
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Evergreen Wreath
eternal life, continuity and memory
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Fern
sincerity, sorrow or humble remembrance
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Fig
prosperity, abundance or eternal life in some symbolic traditions
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Flowering Branch
renewal, memory, family continuity or life beyond death
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Forget-Me-Not
remembrance, enduring affection and a plea not to be forgotten
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Grapes
the Eucharist, abundance, spiritual fruit or eternal plenty
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Grapevine
Christ, the sacraments, community and spiritual life
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Ivy
attachment, fidelity and immortality because it remains green
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Ivy Wreath
enduring attachment, memory and evergreen life
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Laurel Branch
achievement, honor, victory or distinction
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Laurel Wreath
victory, honor, achievement and memory
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Lily
purity, restored innocence, resurrection and associations with the Virgin Mary
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Lily of the Valley
humility, purity and a return to happiness
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Lotus Flower
purity, awakening, rebirth and spiritual emergence in several Asian traditions
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Morning Glory
brief life, youth, farewell and resurrection
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Myrtle
love, immortality and enduring remembrance
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Oak Leaves
strength, endurance, honor and lasting memory
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Oak Tree
strength, rootedness, endurance and the tree of life
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Olive Branch
peace, reconciliation, safety and biblical hope
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Palm Branch
spiritual victory, martyrdom, triumph over death or eternal peace
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Pansy
remembrance, thoughtfulness and humility
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Passion Flower
the instruments and wounds of Christ's Passion
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Pine Cone
regeneration, fertility, awakening or eternal life
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Pine Tree
evergreen life, fidelity and regeneration
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Pineapple
hospitality, prosperity and the memory of a generous host
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Pomegranate
resurrection, unity, fertility or abundant life depending on cultural context
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Poppy
sleep, rest, consolation and eternal sleep
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Rose
love, beauty, remembrance, Christian devotion or the fullness of life
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Rose Wreath
beauty, love, virtue and memory encircled
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Rosebud
youth, innocence or a life not yet in full bloom
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Shamrock
Irish identity and, in Christian use, the Trinity
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Single Wheat Stalk
harvest, sustenance, Christian eucharistic imagery or agricultural identity
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Sunflower
devotion, faithfulness, light and turning toward the divine
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Thistle
earthly sorrow, endurance, Scottish identity or Christ's crown of thorns
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Tree of Life
continuity, family, connection between worlds and enduring life
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Tree Stump
a life cut down, naturalistic mourning or—when paired with exact emblems—a fraternal association
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Tree Stump with Ivy
a fallen life joined to strength, memory or rebirth
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Tulip
love, renewal and the brevity or beauty of life
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Violet
modesty, faithfulness, humility and remembrance
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Weeping Willow
mourning, grief and nature lamenting the dead
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Wheat Sheaf
a completed life, divine harvest, resurrection or a long fruitful life
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Wilted Flower
grief, fading life and loss
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Yew Tree
eternal life, sorrow and the long association of yews with churchyards
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