Flowers - The Universal Gift Across Occasions

Be it a joyous celebration or a sombre observance of a past event or a sad remembrance of tragic happenings, flowers will serve as the perfect expression of emotions. Sending flowers is a very commonly used yet thoughtful gesture across geographical and cultural boundaries.

Red Rose is the most popular as a symbol of love, beauty, and passion. Pink stands for admiration and attraction, yellow is for friendship whereas a white rose denotes peace.

Irises and Lily stand for resurrection and life. They also represent stars such as the sun, and their blooming and shining are a symbol of the shining rays of the sun.

Poppies are symbolic of consolation in time of death. Red poppies are worn to pay respects to soldiers who have dies in battle in countries like UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Baby's breath with the scientific name Gypsophila or simply 'Gyp' is a blossom that represents festivity. This flower usually acts as an ornament on a flower arrangement and a gift on occasions as Valentines Day.

Carnation's are a favourite on many occasions and they define various feelings as per their colour, pink is for gratitude, red denotes something flashy, striped stands for refusal, white is for remembrance and yellow denotes cheerfulness.

Chrysanthemums of various colours represent varied emotions. Bronze is for excitement, white denotes truth, red symbolises sharing and yellow is a sign of a secret admirer.

Forget-me-nots carry the message of ' remember me forever'. These small flowers usually add to the beauty of a larger flower arrangement.

The qualities that make flower a universal gift are its fragility and beauty. They are also considered the symbol of femininity. Flowers are also representative of all kinds of human emotions and thus suit all kinds of life situations.