Flowers are presented as gifts for a number of occasions like festivals, weddings, anniversaries and funerals. These delicate blooms are used to express all kinds of sentiments. While it is the custom to gift particular kinds of flowers matching the occasions, it is mainly the personality of the recipient that must determine the choice of flowers.
Having said that, here are the flowers associated popularly with specific occasions:
- Birthday: Any colourful and bright flower arrangement would be suitable. The best gift would be of the recipients’ favourite flowers.
- Christmas: Most popular are Christmas cactus (with green leaves and colourful flowers), Holly with green leaves and berries, Poinsettia (green leaves and red or white flowers) and Christmas Amaryllis. Christmas cacti are highly durable as they are well adapted to life with less water (read desert conditions).
- Wedding: The best options are seasonal flowers. In spring and summer, delicate, pale hued flowers will work well while rich, dark coloured flowers will do well in fall and winter.
- Easter: White Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica), white carnations, white roses and Euphorbia robbiae that are lime green. White Calla Lily is also called as Easter Lily.
- Thanksgiving: Celebrated with great pomp in North America, it is a festival for love, gratitude and togetherness. This is a busy time for florists. Gerbera daisies, chrysanthemums, roses, carnations, alstroemeria, lilies, monte casino, solidago and marigolds are the popular flowers.
- Anniversary: You want to surprise your loved one, seasonal flowers are the best choice. Combine with gourmet or fruit baskets. If you want to gift a friend or a colleague, settle for some flowers that will match their personality. For a romantic anniversary gift to your partner, a bunch of long stemmed red roses never go out of style. For others, Carnations, Daisies, Asters, Irises and Lilies will do well.
- Halloween: Combine traditional Jack O Lanterns with a trendy, colourful bouquet.
- Friendship Day: Nothing but simple yellow roses.
- Valentine’s Day: A bunch of red, long stemmed roses (Dutch roses) or white and yellow roses. You might also want to make a Valentine’s bouquet by yourself.
- Father’s Day: A bunch of roses or a bloom of sturdy tropical or exotic flowers like orchids.
- Mother’s Day: Carnations are most popular. Also, you can add Lily of the Valley, scented Narcissi, etc. You can make a Mother’s day bouquet of carnations by yourself.
- Funeral And Sympathy: White daisies, white carnations and gladioli.
- New Born: The new members of the family can be welcomed into the world with brightly coloured flowers. To send a warm welcome to the loved one, send a jovial bouquet.
- Infants: Regular flower arrangements with special additions like soft toys and balloons.
- Just Like That: When you simply want to brighten someone’s day without any particular occasion to inspire you, make bouquets with assortment of flowers like mini carnations, chrysanthemums, greenery, etc.
- Get Well Wishes: Cheery, bright flowers typically yellow or dark red combined with a healthy fruit basket.
- Graduation: A bunch of lilies of multiple colours.
These are some of the flowers gifted according to the occasion. You can use flower delivery service in UK to send these flowers to near and dear ones, far away.
