Nature Symbolism

Thistles may look delicate from a distance, but their spiny leaves and prickly flower heads tell a very different story. ...

 Few flowers carry such a striking contradiction as the foxglove. Its tall stems and bell-shaped flowers can look delicate, magical,...

White Lily Symbolism: What Do White Lilies Mean? White lilies have carried symbolic meanings across centuries, appearing in religious art,...

Few flowers create such an immediate sense of personality as the snapdragon.  Its blossoms look like tiny dragon mouths, its...

Morning glory flowers are among nature’s most striking examples of beauty that arrives briefly and disappears before the day is...

Few trees carry a symbolic history as complex as the yew. Evergreen, extraordinarily long-lived, poisonous, resilient, and frequently associated with...

Few natural symbols have traveled so successfully across centuries and cultures as the olive branch.  Today, an olive branch can...

A cherry can look like a simple fruit, yet throughout history it has carried meanings far beyond taste and appearance. ...

The nightingale symbolism has endured for centuries because this small, inconspicuous bird is associated with something much larger than its...

 Few flowers carry as many layers of meaning as the rose. Across centuries, roses have appeared in mythology, religious art,...