Flowers or blooms are like gifts. It can be given to any occasion all year round. Flowers and its colors can give various meaning depending on who it is given to and for what purpose. It can be for congratulatory purposes or it can be used as a tool to court someone, especially that of a boy to a girl. But many are wondering, what are some of the popular flowers and their meanings?
Anthurium
Anthuriums are famous for its brightly colored flower spathes and ornamental leaves. This flower symbolizes hospitality, happiness and abundance. They are commonly seen in houses and they can be easily spotted as they have this waxy modified leaf flaring out from the base of a fleshy spike.
Bird of Paradise
Bird of paradise or crane flower is a flower whose shape resembles a bird’s beak and head plumage. This is also one of the most colorful flowers in the world. It is known to symbolize joyfulness, magnificence and exciting and wonderful anticipation.
Calla Lily
Calla lily is most of the times a perfect choice for wedding bouquet as it symbolizes magnificence and beauty. The white calla lilies mean purity and innocence. Calla lily also comes is green, pink, purple, yellow and orange. Not only that they are commonly used as wedding bouquet, they are as well used as houseplants and they are best for beds, borders, bouquets and flower arrangements.
Carnation
Carnation is often associated with pride and beauty. A red carnation means love, pride and admiration; a pink carnation means love of a woman or a mother; purple carnations means capriciousness; a yellow one means disdain, rejection or disappointment; and a white one means innocence and pure love.
Daisies are open at dawn just as when the day begins that’s why it is also associated with new beginnings, innocence, purity and loyal love.
Whenever a receiver was given a gardenia, it means that the receiver is lovely. Gardenia can also be a symbol of purity, sweetness and secret love.
Hyacinth
March 7 is declared as the World Hyacinth Day. This spring-flowering bulb symbolizes playfulness and sporty attitude. The blue hyacinth means constancy; the purple one for sorrow; the red or pink for play; the white for loveliness; and the yellow one for jealousy.
Lilac blooms for only a few weeks during spring. This beautiful and aromatic flower means youthful innocence and confidence. The white color means humility and innocence whereas the purple lilac means first love.
Orchid
Orchid as exotic as it is means exotic beauty, refinement, thoughtfulness, mature charm and proud and glorious femininity.
When one sees a rose, he or she instantly knew that this flower symbolizes love. Red roses convey deep emotions; white roses mean purity, chastity and innocence; yellow roses mean friendship and caring; pink roses mean admiration, joy and gratitude; orange roses mean passion and energy; lavender roses mean love at first sight; blue roses mean unattainable or mysterious; green roses mean best wishes for a prosperous new life or recovery of good health; black roses is the color of death and farewell.
If you Google it, you will be surprised to know that there are a lot of flower shops in Makati that offers different kinds of flowers for different occasions. And if you decide on checking different options from neighboring city, there are flower deliveries from Ortigas going to Makati.
