With Mothers Day just around the corner, as well as heading full-on into wedding season, do you know the symbolism behind the color of your blooms?
Red – Choose red to signify desire, strength and passionate love. Any arrangement with red in it conveys beauty, courage, and heat.
Pink – If you want to reflect grace, happiness, and overall gentility, think pink! A bouquet of pink flowers showcase joy, innocence, and youth.
Blue – Peace, serenity and openness, blue flora is thy name. An arrangement with blue blooms can ease tension, erase anxiety and calm worries.
Purple – Purple has long been a color of royalty and religious significance, and its coordinating blossoms send a message of dignity, pride and success. Using them in a bouquet is a sign of admiration and accomplishment.
Lavender – Flowers of this color are defined by refinement, grace and elegance. Their use, whether alone or with other flowers, is a sign of femininity and beauty.
Yellow – Naturally, the color of sunshine stands for joy and a lighthearted nature. Receiving yellow blossoms symbolizes friendship, new beginnings and happiness.
Orange – Orange blooms are a sign of understanding and sincerity. Receiving them signifies thanks and gratitude.
White – Perhaps the most elegant of the flora, white flowers are the ultimate in modesty and simple beauty. The white bloom reflects innocence, humility and reverence.
Green – Green flowers are complimentary to all other blossoms, representing health, good fortune, resilience and youth. Used in a bouquet or arrangement, they equate optimism and renewal.
*Information received from Teleflora
