The 4 Best Flowers for Libra and What They Mean

Libras are the diplomats and mediators of the zodiac. They need flowers that represent their empathetic and gentle personalities while also encouraging inner growth. Here are the four best flowers for Libras and their meanings.

Born between September 23rd and October 22nd? Then you’re a Libra! Ruled by the planet Venus, Libra is represented by the scales and the element of air. Your mantra is “I relate.”

The diplomats of the Zodiac, Libras serve as mediators and negotiators during a crisis. When a challenge arises, you want to smooth out the differences between people so everyone can go back to enjoying life. You work hard to ensure that everyone is included in groups. But when you take this strength too far, you don’t stand up for your own interests. You’re known for hiding your feelings (which leads to resentment) and indulging in pleasures instead of facing up to problems.

Dear Libra, you need flowers that represent your best qualities while also encouraging inner growth. The best flowers for you are hydrangeas, roses, bluebells, and gardenias.

4 Libra Birth Flowers and Their Meanings

Hydrangea for Empathy

Hydrangeas symbolise heartfelt sincerity as well as the giver’s gratefulness for the recipient’s understanding nature. This perfectly captures a Libra’s empathetic personality.

Except for white hydrangeas, the colour of hydrangea flowers depends on the acidity of the soil, just as a Libra’s opinions can vary based on the feelings and opinions of the surrounding people.

The hydrangea shrub produces a lot of flowers but very little seed. When you always put other people’s feelings ahead of you, you feel stifled and seek to treat that with pleasure rather than risking confrontation. It may be difficult, but speaking up for yourself can create a beautiful new group balance, just as the seeds can grow a beautiful new bush.

If you want to bring this flower into your garden, plant a hydrangea shrub! They’re tolerant of pretty much any growing situation as long as they are grown in part sun. They tolerate any soil type and even grow well in containers.

Since hydrangea blossom clusters are top-heavy, either go with a vase with a small lip to prevent them from toppling or criss-cross a wider vase with tape into a grid where the grid prevents the stems from moving.

Rose for Love

Depending on the colour, roses represent a spectrum of love from platonic admiration and respect, to romantic, to grieving loved ones. And you, dear Libra, are a people person at heart. Whether you’re an extrovert or introvert, you love to be around others, especially when they’re very different from you. Other people may question how such different people can be friends, and part of that secret is you.

While roses have a reputation for being difficult to grow, they’re actually pretty easy, unless you wish to compete in flower shows. They love full sun and well-draining soil. You can even grow a dwarf rosebush inside.

Roses are versatile in flower arrangements. You can go as simple as a single rose, to a bouquet of roses with baby’s breath, or use them as a focal point with a variety of other flowers.

Bluebell for Humility

For the Victorians, bluebells meant humility. The bell-shaped blossom bows down from the stem. As a Libra, you’re all about listening to others. Instead of sticking blindly to your own opinion, you seek to understand where others are coming from. When you’re in a diverse group (which you are sure to be found in), you’re the one who translates each person’s point of view into something everyone can understand.

The signature colour of bluebells is light blue which just happens to be one of Libra’s colours.

If you have a woodland-type or English garden, bluebells are a magical addition. Plant the bulbs once (in clumps for best effect) and they’ll keep coming up for years.

Bluebell bouquets have a cottage charm to them. Use foliage to add more green and contrast to the blue or violet of the dainty flowers.

Gardenia for Gentleness

While both white and red gardenias represent love and trust, the white gardenia represents the purity and gentleness that you bring to a relationship. They convey peace and harmony, and if there’s one word Libras seek, it’s harmony.

They can also represent clarity, both for better or worse. You end conflicts between opposing perspectives by bringing clarity to each other’s thoughts. But sometimes, that clarity can mean that you know more than you need to know.

Gardenia shrubs are tricky to grow since they prefer acidic soil and a tropical climate without too much direct sun. They don’t like to be transplanted either. If you live in a hardiness zone colder than Zone 7, grow them indoors in pots.

Stemmed gardenias add a fragrant addition to your bouquets. Gardenias last longer in a flower arrangement when they have a long stem.

Hydrangea, rose, bluebell, and gardenia — celebrate your Zodiac sign by growing them in your garden, or gift a bouquet of them to your favourite Libra.