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So far on the series, every time a student is transferred out from Black
class, different flowers are put on that student's desk the next morning.

[![Flowers left for Otoya Takechi on episode
3](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pcyBrm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pcyBr.jpg)
[![Flowers left for Kouko Kaminaga on episode
4](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VqJ2hm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VqJ2h.jpg)  
[![Flowers left for Haruki Sagae on episode
5](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Hjlqm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Hjlq.jpg)
[![Flowers left for Shiena Kenmochi on episode
6](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WR9Uqm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WR9Uq.jpg)
[![Flowers left for Hitsugi Kirigaya and Chitaru Namatame on episode
7](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0ai2m.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0ai2.jpg)
[![Flowers left for Suzu Shutou on episode
8](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RS65em.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RS65e.jpg)
[![Flowers left for Mahiru/Shinya Banba and Isuke Inukai in episode
10](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mG0Z7m.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mG0Z7.jpg)
[![Flowers left for Sumireko Hanabusa in episode
11](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wDFrNm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wDFrN.jpg)

Are these all flowers that really exist?  
If so, what are their names and their significance?  
And if not, what are they supposed to imply about each character?  
**What is the significance of each different kind of flower for each of the
girls?**


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What is the significance of the flowers that are placed on a student's desk after they leave Black class?


It's a sign that the girl is 'gone' and not just absent.

The flowers on a desk usually means that the student is dead. However in the
anime, it could mean that they were kicked out or worse, executed.


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Yes, they are actual flowers. And according to [this
tweet](https://twitter.com/akuma_riddle/status/457892343354765312) from the
anime's official Twitter account, the _hanakotoba_
([花言葉](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8A%B1%E8%A8%80%E8%91%89), literally
"flower words") that are hidden behind each flower have some relevance to each
character.

> **See also:** [What is the relation between the flowers and the heroines in
> ED sequence of Photokano?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4132)

So far, the names of the flowers and their implied meanings have been stated
in the manga or by the anime staff in response to viewer questions.

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### Otoya Takechi

  * [ヤマユリ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A6%E3%83%AA) ( _[yamayuri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_auratum)_ , lit. "mountain lily") / 「人生の楽しみ」 ( _pleasure of life_ ) 1

[![yamayuri](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sIDDXt.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sIDDX.jpg)  
[Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lilium_auratum1.jpg) by
Wikimedia Commons user KENPEI / [CC BY-SA
3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

### Kouko Kaminaga

  * [彼岸花](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%92%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%8A)1 2 ([red spider lily](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoris_radiata))

    * 「また会う日を楽しみに」1 2 ( _looking forward to seeing you again_ )
    * 「悲しい思い出」2 ( _sad memories_ )

[![red spider
lily](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4qXnPt.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4qXnP.jpg)  
[Photo](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/89747904@N00/499897) by Flickr user
kenji mori / [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

### Haruki Sagae

  * [バーベナ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%99%E3%83%8A) ([verbena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbena)) / 「家族の愛」 ( _family's love_ ) 3

[![Verbena
tenera](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQlUnt.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LQlUn.jpg)  
[Photo](https://secure.flickr.com/photos/tanaka_juuyoh/2589452958/) by Flickr
user TANAKA Juuyoh / [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

### Shiena Kenmochi

  * [アザミ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B6%E3%83%9F) ([thistle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thistle)) / 「復讐」 ( _revenge_ ) 4

[![Japanese
thistle](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qQsuUt.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qQsuU.jpg)  
[Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cirsium_japonicum_3.JPG) by
Wikimedia Commons user Qwert1234 / [CC BY-SA
3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

### Chitaru Namatame

  * 赤[バラ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%A9) (red [rose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose)) / 「愛情」 ( _love_ ) 4

### Hitsugi Kirigaya

  * 白バラ (white rose) / 「無邪気」 ( _innocent [childlike]_ ) 4

### Suzu Shutou

  * 赤い[チューリップ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%97) (red [tulip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip)) / 「恋の宣言」 ( _declaration of love_ ) 5

### Mahiru/Shinya Banba

  * [ヒルガオ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%92%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%AA) ( _hirugao_ , Japanese [bindweed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calystegia)) / 「[絆](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizuna)」 ( _bond [human ties]_ ) 6

[![hirugao](https://i.stack.imgur.com/A1NV7t.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/A1NV7.jpg)  
[Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calystegia_pubescens2.jpg) by
Wikimedia Commons user KENPEI / [CC BY-SA
3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

  * [ヨルガオ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AC%E3%82%AA) ( _yorugao_ , [moonflower](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_alba)) / 「妖艶」 ( _seductive_ ) 6

[![yorugao](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1K3nNt.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1K3nN.jpg)  
[Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ipomoea_alba1.jpg) by
Wikimedia Commons user KENPEI / [CC BY-SA
3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

### Isuke Inukai

  * 赤い[カーネーション](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3) (red [carnation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus_caryophyllus)) / 「愛を信じる」 ( _believe in love_ ) 6

### Sumireko Hanabusa

  * [アイスランドポピー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%99%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%92%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B2%E3%82%B7) ([Iceland poppy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver_nudicaule)) / 「慰め」 ( _comfort [consolation]_ ) 7

[![Iceland
poppy](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nhor2t.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nhor2.jpg)  
[Photo](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papaver_nudicaule_dsc00913.jpg)
by Wikimedia Commons user David.Monniaux / [CC BY-SA
3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

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**References**

1\. [悪魔のリドル (2)](http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321310000132/), ISBN
978-4-04-121056-7  
2\. <https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/460430373109788672> from [the
Q&A after episode 4](http://togetter.com/li/660159)  
3\. <https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/462962907437735936> from [the
Q&A after episode 5](http://togetter.com/li/662989)  
4\. <https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/468363714454773761> from [the
Q&A after episode 7](http://togetter.com/li/669431)  
5\. <https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/470574398374551552> from [the
Q&A after episode 8](http://togetter.com/li/671908)  
6\. <https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/475654677640384512> from [the
Q&A after episode 10](http://togetter.com/li/677839)  
7\. <https://twitter.com/akumariddleQA/status/478499435496747008> from [the
Q&A after episode 11](http://togetter.com/li/681073)


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