Mother’s Day is coming up! Whatever you’re planning on giving your mum this year, adding flowers to the mix is always loved and appreciated! Nothing brightens up the house like fresh flowers, so don’t miss the chance to add some colourful love to your mum’s day!
Each flower has its own unique meaning, so if you really want to get a message across, don’t just pick the first bunch of flowers you see. Here’s a quick guide to getting your mum flowers that tell her how much she means to you this Mother’s Day!
choose her favourite colour
It may be obvious, but if your mum isn’t a fan of the colour orange, it’s probably best not to get her orange flowers! Choosing flowers in her favourite colour is the starting point for making sure you get her something she’s going to love.
Once you have an idea of what colour flowers you’re going to get, then you can pick the actual flower. For example, if your mum isn’t a fan of yellow, sunflowers are out! But if she loves pink, your options are wide open.
It’s also important to know that differently coloured flowers mean different things! For example, a red rose will have a different meaning to a yellow rose, so take this into consideration as well
Learn the Meaning Behind the Flower
This is the step that most people skip. It’s not essential, of course—the truth is, most people don’t know the meanings behind flowers, so if you accidentally give them ones that are generally associated with loss and mourning, most people won’t even know it!
But if you really want to show your mum that you’ve put thought and effort into her gift and send a loving message, it’s a good idea to learn some of the meanings behind popular flowers so you can get your mum something she’s really going to love.
Rose
Roses are a popular choice of flower and readily available. Red roses might not be the best choice for mum, because they traditionally symbolise romance, beauty, and love. While your mum may be beautiful and you might love her a whole lot, a red rose doesn’t quite send the right message.
Yellow roses are a symbol of friendship and new beginnings. Orange roses are probably the least suitable for mum in meaning, because they’re all about fascination, sensuality, and desire. White roses are all about purity and innocence, often used in weddings.
When it comes to giving mum a rose with meaning, dark pink is probably the best way to go. Dark pink roses show deep appreciation and gratitude—the ideal message to your mother on this special day! Light pink roses are often more for sympathy or admiration, so darker is better in this case.
Tulip
The general meaning behind these pretty flowers is deep, unconditional love, making them an excellent choice to present to your mum on Mother’s Day! Like roses, different colours also have different meanings attached to them, though.
Red is often a symbol of romance, and it’s no different in the case of tulips. White is all about purity and honour, so perhaps also not the top choice for your mother. Pink ones stand for affection, good wishes, caring, and love—a good choice for Mother’s Day flowers! Yellow is also a nice choice, being all about happiness and cheer. If your mum lights up the room, yellow tulips could be for her.
Lily
Lilies are common and much-loved flowers! There are actually many different types of lily within the species, each one with its own meaning. But in general, these beautiful flowers represent purity and integrity.
Like other flowers, red is a sign of passionate love, white is all about purity and new beginnings, and pink is for love, purity, and admiration. The best choices for your mother are orange—full of warmth and a symbol of positivity—or yellow, which indicate thankfulness!
Sunflowers
Sunflowers are the happiest of all flowers! They’re bright, summery, and bring joy to any space they grace. Excellent for a Mother’s Day flower choice! In China, they also symbolise vitality and long life, and who doesn’t want that for their beloved mum?
Interestingly, you do get different coloured sunflowers. Red sunflowers symbolise strength and positivity, so in this case, they could be a good option for the mother who’s always the strong one, or a mum who needs a bit of extra strength and positivity in her life.
Orange sunflowers mean power, luck, and happiness. Pink and purple sunflowers are unusual; pink ones are symbolic of good health, while purple is about wealth and fortune. White is the rarest of all the sunflowers, and it’s all about peace and new life.
Daffodils
Daffodils are spring flowers, and they’re often the first ones to bloom. It’s easy to see why they’re a symbol of rebirth, new life, and hope! Of course, their bright colours are also indicative of positivity and joy.
It’s interesting to know that the American Cancer Society uses the daffodil as its symbol, bringing hope to thousands of people in dark times. If this is something that your mother has been affected by, the daffodil may have a special meaning to her and a special place in her heart.
Carnations
Carnations are right behind roses in terms of popularity! Its scientific name translates roughly to “flower of the gods”, and you may find it interesting to know that white carnations have been
titled the Official Flower of Mother’s Day, by the founder of the holiday herself. If you’re torn between flower choices, you can’t go wrong with this one!
Pink carnations represent deep gratitude. Usually, light pink is more often used to express this sentiment, but dark pink is sometimes given on a first date. So go for lighter pink instead for mum!
Strangely enough, yellow carnations have the meaning of rejection of breaking up. Unlike all other bright flowers! If you want to get your mum bright yellow flowers because she loves the colour, maybe go for sunflowers or daffodils instead!
Gerbera
In general, these cute flowers are said to be symbols of cheerfulness, simple beauty, and joy. Can’t you just see those in the happy little flower? The happiness they symbolise is more bubbly, excited happiness than calm, quiet joy. They have an energy about them that brings in a celebratory feeling!
Have You Decided?
Buying flowers for your mum is a lovely way to show that you care and to bring a little bit of joy and brightness to her space! This is just a guide to the common meanings behind common flowers—if you want to convey a deeper meaning to her this Mother’s Day, then you can do that through the flowers you choose for her.
But if your mother happens to love yellow carnations, you don’t need to avoid giving them to her because they symbolise rejected love! It’s all about making your mum happy… But show her that you’re thinking of her, and she’ll be happy no matter what flowers she gets.
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