Roses have been grown for their healing properties, beauty and fragrance since the ancient times. Roses are also used as a way to express feeling and intent. A red rose symbolizes romance, love, beauty and courage.

Full of magic, mystery, darkness, and danger, this flower is a gothic delight. This evergreen, wintertime flower reminds us all too clearly of our own mortality. It thrives in seasons of dying light and cold, frozen soil. Blooming in the shadows, hellebore’s lovely flowers draw us into the darkness with it. The velvety soft petals come in a range of the softest pink to the darkest purple.

• Daphne flowers symbolize honesty and innocence. These shrubs are associated with Daphne, one of the mythical Greek naiads. The story of Daphne’s escape from Apollo may also explain why daphnes represent immortality. Daphnes are also thought to symbolize fame and glory.