April Showers Bring May Flowers

April showers bring May flowers, as people say. Well, did you know that flowers have meanings and symbolize things? Nowadays people are very creative. They might create meanings for flowers according to what event or personal experience the flower reminds them of.

Here are the historic meanings of some popular flowers. It was created back in the Victorian times.

Carnation:

Pink: thankful
Red: flashy
Striped: refusal
White: remembering
Yellow: happy

Daisy: innocence

Lavender: doubt or suspicion

Lily:

Calla: royalty
Casablanca: celebration
Day: energetic
Stargazer: ambition

Marigold: desire for riches

Rose:

Red: passionate love
Pink: friendship
Red & White: unison
White: purity
Yellow: devotion

Tulip:

Pink: caring
Purple: royalty
Red: declaration of love
White: forgiveness
Yellow: hopeless in love

Violet: faithfulness

The color of the flowers you give to someone also suggests a certain idea or feeling. If you are still stuck on what kind of flowers to give to your loved ones on occasions, here are some tips for colors.

Sometimes, it gets really hard to say sorry to someone. If you are the shy type, then just send the person flowers with a personal message. Usually in this situation, flowers with a nostalgic feeling does the trick. Try a combination of warm and cool colors.

With such a happy occasion, how could we not use bright colours? A bouquet of bright, contrasting flowers sends a playful and cheerful message at the same time. You could even be creative with accessories to go with the bouquet. For example, for a baby shower you could attach a tiny teddy bear. Or if a friend just got a job, you could put the flowers into a pencil holder. Just be creative and let your thoughts be seen!

Feeling sick usually is not a good feeling. To make it worse, things are busily going on around! So you could send flowers of a green or cool blue shade. This allows a calm atmosphere and tells the receiver to take a good rest. Also it lets them know that you're thinking of him/her.