Which bouquet to choose for Mother's Day

Posted by Jim Half on March 26th, 2024

It is customary to celebrate it on the last Sunday of November, coloring the gray autumn days with gifts and bouquets. Bright flowers for Mother's Day are an excellent reason to once again confess your love to her and emphasize her importance.

 

Features of choosing a bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day

As the famous children's song says, mother is the first word in every destiny. And congratulating your closest and dearest person on the holiday is not the most trivial task, especially when there is a huge selection of flowers. Most often, the main principle is a woman’s personal preferences, but there is always room for experimentation and imagination. But when buying a bouquet for Mother’s Day, you should consider a few standard rules:

  • Lifestyle. Each woman has different interests, hobbies, and lifestyle. With this in mind, you need to choose flowers. For example, business ladies will appreciate the classics in the form of roses, calla lilies or lilies, romantic mothers will like irises or gerberas, housewives will be happy with tulips or daffodils, and emotional ladies should be presented with eustomas.
  • Bouquet decoration. From this point of view, floral compositions can be either regular or asymmetrical, packaged in plain paper or in hat boxes and baskets.
  • Color. You should not give your mother flowers in dark shades, for example, purple, terracotta, burgundy. Considering the November weather and the occasion, delicate, light shades are best for gifts. Cream itself symbolizes motherhood, pink will emphasize romance and lift your spirits, and sunny yellow or orange will bring warmth and joy to life.

Taking into account these tricks, it is easy to make a bouquet not just a symbolic present, but a real gift.

Which flowers should you pay special attention to?

After familiarizing yourself with the basic rules, you can proceed to the main thing - choosing colors, each of which can carry certain meanings.

Roses

Despite the seeming banality, even roses will be a wonderful gift for Mother's Day in good Flower arrangements in a box, because they symbolize gratitude and appreciation, especially in a pink shade. Orange tea roses are presented as a wish for health and inspiration.

Peonies

Plants are the second favorite among women, and they can also be given to mothers. They do not have the most diverse palette of shades, but the lush spherical inflorescences look very cool. On Mother's Day, you should give white, light pink or pink peonies.

Hydrangeas

Not the most traditional, but therefore an excellent option for such a touching holiday, especially since their season comes in the fall. Lush hydrangeas with rich colors are a true feminine plant that gives self-confidence. Among its advantages are excellent compatibility with other representatives of the flora and long freshness (up to 2 weeks).

Lisianthus

This flower is presented as a sign of devotion, admiration and peace. For mothers, lisianthus is an excellent option, with pastel pink inflorescences emphasizing ease, and deep shades of purple or violet emphasizing the calm and poise of a woman.

Chrysanthemums

With the onset of autumn comes the time for chrysanthemums, which are also a good choice for Mother's Day greetings. Depending on the color, the plant symbolizes different things: yellow chrysanthemums wish for wealth and health, white ones emphasize the truthfulness and sincerity of the donor’s feelings, purple ones are presented as a wish for recovery.

 

Mistakes when choosing a bouquet for Mother's Day

When choosing a bouquet of flowers for Mother's Day, you need to pay attention to their condition: the buds should be dense, the stem should not have defects in the form of rot or mold. The freshness of the plants is indicated by the condition of the leaves: they should be dense, juicy, free from yellowness and spots. However, while keeping an eye on freshness, some buyers make mistakes when choosing bouquets:

  • Symbolism is not taken into account. So, on Mother's Day it is not very customary to give red carnations, red or yellow roses, as they express grief and sympathy.
  • They choose huge, lush bouquets. To say “I love you” to your mother in the language of flowers, you don’t have to buy the most expensive and luxurious bouquet: the simpler it is decorated, the more pleasant it will be for the recipient.
  • They follow formulaic paths. Very often, buyers follow their habits, choosing a traditional set of roses or the same type of composition for every holiday. To avoid routine, we recommend using your imagination.
 

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