Funeral Flowers

By Author: Belinda Darling
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There comes a tragic point in everyone’s life where they need to say goodbye to a loved one. We all want to give them the special send off that they deserve so get specific and meaningful flowers online to celebrate the life that was just lost. You can also send flowers if you are unable to attend a funeral.

Firstly when picking flowers to take to a funeral or to put on someone’s grave then you needto consider the relationship you had with person that is recently deceased. If you are a close family member or you are undertaking the funeral arrangements then casket sprays or funeral crosses are a popular choice. Funeral Crosses are often the primary tribute at a funeral and represent extremely personal sentiments and feelings. However if you are just looking for flowers for décor then the following flowers would be suitable; Marigold, Rosemary, Helenium and Ivy.

Marigold

The Marigold flower can symbolize many negative emotions however it mainly portrays the emotion of grief. The flower ranges in size from 1 inch to 5 inch and the petals can come in a variety of colours such as gold, yellow, orange, white ...
... and red.It’s circular shape and bright petals make a nice décor for the funeral.

Rosemary

Rosemary is the flower for remembrance. Although it is most commonly know as being a herb now, over the years the symbolic nature of the Rosemary flower has changed. During the Middle Ages Rosemary was warn by the bride and guests at weddings, the newly-weds would then plant a Rosemary branch and if the branch grew it was a good omen for the marriage. However nowadays in Australia Rosemary isworn to signify remembrance on days such as ANZAC Day and Remembrance Sunday.

Helenium

Helenium plants name originates from Helen of Troy, the plant is said to have grown from where her tears had fallen this was sacred to the ancient Celts. This is why the plant signifies the emotion of tears. The plant is a yellow or orange daisy-like structure that can grow up to 6ft tall and as you can see from the picture on the left with bring beautiful colour and meaning to a glum day.

Ivy

Finally the Ivy flower along with the other 3 mentioned above would bring complete meaning to the funeral. The Ivy flower means attachment, and everyone attending the funeral would have some sort of attachment to the bereaved. Ivy is also a species of evergreen. The evergreen species also have a big meaning to them when it comes to bereavement, it means immortality. This is significant in a situation such as a funeral as you can give the impression that although that person is physically not with you anymore they will always live on in your heart.

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