Mother's Day is held on the second Sunday in May (this year it falls on May 12), and some people believe that sending flowers on Mother's Day is simply a sign of the season, a seasonal gift appropriate for spring. Another theory is that flowers are a symbol of life and fertility - just like a gift from our mothers to us. Not to mention, the flowers are beautiful and smell delicious, just like your own mom’s.
What flowers to send on Mother's Day
You may not have the perfect Mother's Day gift in mind yet, so consider sending flowers. Flowers are a perfect and easy way to tell your mom how much you love and appreciate her. When choosing the perfect Mother's Day bouquet for your mom, or sending flowers to your mom and the female elders in your family, remember that different flowers have different meanings.
Carnations are the most traditional Mother's Day flower. Pink carnations represent gratitude, while red carnations represent admiration. Roses are also a great way to tell someone you love them; a bouquet of tulips or sunflowers is another great choice for Mother's Day flower gifts. Happy Mother's Day
History of Mother's Day
According to National Geographic , Mother's Day began in 1905 when a Virginia native Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis (September 30, 1832 – May 9, 1905) after his death. Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis was a female social activist who fought for improved sanitation and reduced infant mortality in the 1850s. Her daughter, Anna Marie Jarvis (1864–1948), organized the first official Mother's Day in 1908, on the anniversary of her mother's death, in honor of her mother and her life's work. Andrews Methodist Church, where Ann Reeves Jarvis taught Sunday School for 25 years, held its first public Mother's Day service on the morning of May 10, 1908. Anna Jarvis did not attend the event but donated 500 white carnations for all attendees to use. That same afternoon, 15,000 people attended another public memorial in Philadelphia organized by Anna Jarvis at the Wanamaker Store Auditorium. This Mother's Day holiday became an official observation holiday in 1914 thanks to support from President Woodrow Wilson.
First draft published in April 2019
Flower bouquets are part of our daily lives. Whether it is a graduation ceremony, wedding, birthday or other memorable occasions, sending flowers can give the other person a feeling of love and happiness, and has the magical power to make people happy and joyful. During the epidemic, many universities in Hong Kong canceled their on-site graduation ceremonies and held them online instead. As the epidemic situation gradually stabilizes, graduation ceremonies in recent years seem to have returned to people's attention. If you are going to a graduation ceremony, celebrating your own or someone else's achievement or congratulating a graduate, nothing beats a bouquet of fresh flowers . It can make them happier because graduation is the most important and precious stage in a student’s life. Take the time to think about the floral arrangement and what type of flowers to give that would be best suited for the occasion. Below we have provided you with a guide to graduation bouquets so that you can choose with confidence.
2025 Graduation Bouquet Selection Guide
A bouquet of bright, colorful flowers can make anyone feel happy. Congratulating your best friend on their graduation by sending them a colorful graduation bouquet of lilies, hydrangeas, carnations, etc. can bring a feeling of joy and blessing. They have a sweet scent and are available in a variety of colors, making them the most memorable gift for your friend's graduation ceremony.
Hydrangea flower language: hope, perfection, reliance
Lily flower language: blessing, everything goes well
Sunflower graduation flower language: faith, glory, admiration
Sunflowers are the most commonly used flowers in graduation bouquets. Because sunflowers are phototropic, they are also called "sunflowers". Flowers that bloom towards the sun mean that newly graduated students can be full of courage and vigor and actively face the next stage of their lives. They are suitable for both boys and girls. It is often said that yellow bouquets symbolize success, celebrating graduates’ achievements and wishing them a bright future!
Different colors of roses graduation flower language:
Red roses represent love and sincerity
White roses represent pure love
Champagne roses represent only love
Purple roses represent romantic love
If you want to choose other flowers, roses are also a good choice. Roses are the most expressive of all flowers, so you can never go wrong with them. Roses can be in any color combination, whether red, white or mixed colors - if the graduate is a male, we recommend white, orange, mixed colors and champagne; if it is a female, we recommend red, purple and pink.
As for the color matching of graduation bouquets, you can send flowers that match the colors of the school you graduated from. Since most school colors are blue, yellow, and white, you can choose blue embroidery bouquets and yellow tulips and sunflowers. If the colors are red and white, you can add red roses and white lilies to the bouquet.
The meaning and intention of the graduation bouquet are very important. If you want to bring blessings and happiness to your friends, remember to carefully choose the type of bouquet. Sunflowers, which represent courage to face life challenges, roses, which represent intimacy and love, hydrangeas and lilies, which represent blessings for a happy and smooth life, are all very good choices!
Final Tips:
Use your friend's favorite color for the flower bouquet wrapping paper
Match with more main flowers and matching flowers
Prepare a sincere greeting card
In addition to sending graduation bouquets, you can also choose dolls or some DIY small gifts to let them feel the gift giver's thoughtfulness.
For those of you graduating soon or celebrating graduation, we offer our congratulations and best wishes for your future! Knowing your friend’s graduation date too late? Or is life too busy and you forgot to order flowers? It only takes 5 minutes to place an order online!
First draft published in May 2019