We buy flowers for special occasions in order to express our warm wishes for loved ones and to convey our deepest feelings for them. But one is left confused as there are hundreds of varieties of flowers, each of them representing a particular message.
Different flowers convey various messages like friendship, sympathy, celebration and love. No matter whether the occasions are sad or joyful, certain flowers are considered appropriate for particular occasions.
Flowers of bright colours are usually presented for birthdays or anniversaries. Red roses are traditionally associated with romance and love. Other romantic flowers are sunflowers, orchids, tulips, Peruvian lilies and carnations. You can even create a flower arrangement with a variety of flowers to express a mix of feelings.
However, gifting flowers for sad occasions like funerals and illnesses is a bit tricky. One must try not to injure anyone’s feelings. Condolences can be expressed by white gladioli or carnations. But, it is usually helpful to ask the friends or family of the deceased what type of flowers is suitable according to the faith and sensibilities of the deceased.
The following are the flowers associated with each occasion:
- Anniversary: Like how every anniversary is marked by a different type of gift, there are special flowers for specific years. These include Daisy (5), Daffodil (10), Rose (15), Aster (20), Iris (25) and Lily (30). Pink and red roses are also safe gifts as they represent love and passion. But it is best to avoid yellow roses or flowers as they stand for friendship.
- Birthday: One can gift yellow flowers standing for friendship, but each month has its own special flowers. These are: Carnations (January), Violets (February), Daffodils (March), Daisy (April), Lily (May), Rose (June), Larkspur (July), Gladioli (August), Aster (September), Marigold (October), Chrysanthemum (November) and Poinsettia (December). If you are just friends and not romantically attached, yellow flowers are well suited. Only avoid yellow carnations.
Here are some flowers and their significance as per occasion:
- For love, some lilacs: Apart from the traditional choice of roses, one can go the uncommon way by choosing red lilacs, red tulips or red chrysanthemums. For expressing ever lasting love, one can choose a bunch of forget-me-nots. If you wish to gift someone for unrequited love, daffodils will serve the purpose.
- For friendship, some geraniums: Geraniums and irises are great to present to friends. Also, why not gift some far away friend, some Zinnias.
- For luck, Lavender: If you don’t want to fill your bouquet with a bunch of clover, opt for orange blossoms, lavender or Bells of Ireland, all of which are ideal for baby showers.
- For gratitude, Camellias: Camellias and Canterbury bells are symbols of gratitude.
- For recovery, Orchids: A pleasant addition to your get well soon card is a bunch of orchids. Orchids are said to grant the determination and strength to recover.
- Flowers for men: Traditionally, women prefer to get gifts of flowers, but the fact is that men love flowers too. If you wish to gift flowers to a man, choose ones that do not exude femininity. So, instead of the regular bunch of roses, tropical flowers in bright hues like red, orange and yellow are a better option.
One can opt for cheap flower delivery by online means to send flowers to loved ones, who are far away. Many online stores offer you the chance to assemble a flower arrangement with your choice of flowers.
