Giving Flowers on Mother's Day? Symbolism of Varieties & Colors

Photo by 1laThere are over 80 million mothers in the United States. Over $15 billion is reportedly spent each Mother's Day to buy lovely gifts for those moms, with flowers alone make up 17% (around $2.5 billion). If you plan to give flowers on Sunday, check out some cool information about the symbolism of flower colors, as well as the flowers themselves.

• Pink - grace, gentility, and happiness

• Purple - dignity, pride and success

• Red - desire, strength, and passionate love

• Yellow - joy, lightheartedness, and friendship

• Green - health, resilience, and good fortune

• Orange - energy, enthusiasm, and warmth

• Lavender - refinement, grace, and elegance

• White - simple beauty, modesty, and innocence

• Blue - peace, openness, and serenity

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Below is a list of popular flowers and associations to them as well:

• Azalea - take care of yourself

• Baby's Breath - pure heart, constancy

• Begonia - fanciful nature

• Birds of Paradise - joyfulness

• Carnation (pink) - the emblem of Mother's Day; I'll never forget you

• Carnation (red) - admiration

• Daisy - innocence, youth, gentleness

• Geranium - gentility

• Gerbera Daisy - beauty, thoughts of absent friends

• Hibiscus - delicate beauty

• Lavender - luck

• Lily (white) - purity, majesty

• Lily of the Valley - return of happiness, purity, and humility

• Marigold - affection

• Mums (pink or red) - I love you

• Orchid - rare beauty 


• Pansy - thinking of you, thoughtful recollection

•  Rose - a single rose of any color in full bloom means "I love you." Two roses put together to form a single stem means an engagement. Stem leaves are a symbol of hope.

• Sunflower - adoration, pure thoughts

• Tulip - declaration of love, passion

• Violet (blue) - faithfulness

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[MDub (myspace)]

I got purple roses tattooed into the piece for my children because it means love at first site. :) This gives me other ideas to mix in with future work! Thanks for this Jinxi! You're awesome <3