What's Your Flower Name?

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
What's Your Flower Name?
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About This Quiz

Flowers evolved over millions of years to appeal to all sorts of creatures by looking beautiful and smelling great, and while most of their signals are intended to delight bees, they also bring a great deal of joy to humans. Flowers symbolize everything from love to healing to friendship to mourning, and almost no major life event is complete without them. On a day-to-day basis, we use them to decorate our gardens and inside our homes, and we appreciate them where we find them in the wild. A world without flowers would be a dark one indeed (albeit one with less sneezing).

Like people, flowers are tremendously diverse in their preferences and the situations in which they can flourish. Some stand tall and demand attention in the sunlight, while others prefer a quieter life in the shade. Some will literally devour their foes, and others give sweet nectar to everyone they meet. Some will sting, but only at certain times. All are beautiful in their own way. This means that no matter whether you're free-spirited or retiring, anxious or calm, aggressive or gentle, there is a flower out there that represents you, and that's the source of your flower name. Take this quiz to find out what it is!

How shy are you?
Not a bit!
More than you'd think
Fairly
I'd like to be shy but my life is too tough to permit such luxury!
What do people get wrong about you?
I'm not as independent as they think.
I'm meaner than they think.
Nothing, really!
I'm secretly kinder than they think.
What do people get right about you?
I am charismatic as heck
I am very pretty
I have lofty aspirations
I can be mean when I need to!

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Do you have natural leadership tendencies?
Yes!
Some
Nope
In my way
Do you know how to work with others?
Only if they are also qualified and smart
If they can handle the pace
Yes, especially those unlike me
Nope
How quirky are you?
I have one or two charming eccentricities
Not very
Fairly
I am the quirkiest!

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Do people tend to like you more, the more they get to know you?
No, they like me straight from the start
Sometimes the opposite, actually
Sometimes, yes
Usually
Do you like drawing attention to yourself?
I love it!
I like it!
I don't mind it.
I hate it.
How misunderstood are you?
Not at all
A smidge
They'd have to notice me first
Very

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Do you have more of an abundance or a scarcity mindset?
I can make do with a little, so kind of both
Abundance for sure
It depends on what's abundant and what's scarce!
Scarcity I'm afraid
How optimistic are you?
Extremely
Less than you'd think
More than I used to be
Not at all
Do people often want to talk to you?
No
Yeah
Not really
No, I wish people did more!

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Can you be prickly when you need to be?
Not really
Yes, but only when provoked
No
Yes, it's my natural state
Do you have a lot of diverse friends?
No, they are mostly all super ambitious professionals like me
Yes, and relatives!
Yes, we are quite a melting pot!
No, but only because I don't have a big social circle
Can you bloom anywhere?
No, I have specific needs
Yes, I am quite adaptable
No, I need a lot of support
Up to a point

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Do you know how to make the most of your circumstances?
I always have, yes!
I try, but no, I'm not good at that
Yes but only once a certain baseline is met
Not really
How grateful are you, on the daily?
I always count my blessings before bed
I sometimes forget to appreciate what I have
About average, I think
I could be more so
Do you like to spend time on your own?
I hate it!
I don't need it
I can deal
I need it!

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What sort of climate do you prefer?
Anything suits me
Sun and rain suit me!
Cool and temperate
Hot and muggy
Can you handle a little adversity with a smile?
I sure can!
I sure have to!
No, I can't handle it
I'll handle it but I'm not going to smile and pretend I'm OK!
Do you like to work slowly and continuously, or in shorter intense bursts?
Slowly and continuously
Mostly shorter bursts
Mostly slowly and continuously
Shorter, intense bursts

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How often do you help people without getting any credit?
Never—I always get it
Not often!
Regularly
All the time
Are you a good tipper in restaurants?
Yes, very lavish
Unless it was terrible, then yes
I do a steady 20%
Only if the service was good
Do you work best in the mountains or by the beach?
Halfway between, actually
Mountains
I prefer the fields!
Beach

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Do you take joy in surprising people?
No, what you see is what you get
Yes, once in a while
I haven't had the chance, really
No, but I do it anyway
Do you think you deserve your reputation?
Yes, totally
Yes, mostly
Somewhat
No
What quality do you find really annoying in others?
Pessimism
Being a doormat
Selfishness
Not being open to new things

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Are you more vulnerable than people know?
Nope
A little
No, I think they know
I do have such moments, yes
Could you ever make it as a vegetarian?
I don't eat much meat, so sure
I think so
I am one
Definitely not!
Do you sometimes like to embrace people's expectations, because they really are spot-on for how you want things to be in that moment?
Oh, yes - they all think I'm the boss!
Yes, they all think I'm full of love!
Not really, nobody expects anything of me.
Yes—they all think I'm going to bite, and sometimes I am.

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