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