In the previous post, floriography was defined and highlighted as a way to understand the silent messages found on gravestones erected during the Victorian era. To understand the symbolism, however, one has to be able to identify the flower depicted on the stone.
For me, this flower is a mystery. Any ideas of what kind of flower this is?
Gravely Speaking 
The one on the right looks like a wilting, drooping rose and bud–the stem is broken. The left rose and bud are still living.
The open flowers look like peonies, but the buds don’t. Maybe the buds are stylized on this stone.
Could it be a peony? Bud is similar, but not exact – maybe old cultivar or artistic liberty:)
We’re thinking it looks a bit like a poppy, but the leaves aren’t a match. Where is this from? A locale might help identify.
It looks like a spray of poppy pods & peonies . . . with the leaves being simple leaves and not related to the flowers themselves.
I agree, Aaynne, and I agree with the symbolism of the wilted flower and the broken stem.