Types of Funeral flowers and their meaning

Flowers have always been a way of expressing numerous human emotions from love to sympathy. Since ages flowers have been used to express your condolences for the one who has passed away and a sign of support for their family. Suffering a loss or expressing your condolences can be a challenging task when dealing with loss of life. You can order flowers with Petal Pushers and get knoxville flower delivery at your doorstep without any hassle.

Here are some funeral flowers that you can order easily-

Floral Basket

These are simple yet a classic pick for funerals, especially if you want to give it to the family of the deceased. In this basket you can add white flowers along with some greens. In this basket you can add white oriental or asiatic lilies, carnations and roses. For the greens you can add Ivy leafs or Leatherleaf fern.

White lilies symbolize purity, innocence, and chastity. White color in itself radiates perfection and pureness. White Carnations symbolize purity, faithfulness, gratitude and respect. Carnations make a good choice since they are rich in meaning and seemingly uncommon. White Roses symbolize peace after death.

Rainbow Wreath

Wreath is a round organization of flowers that the family puts around during the funeral. This Unlike the Floral Basket cannot be a gift. In a Rainbow Wreath you will find bright colors that are pleasing to the eye. This has a set of colors and flower types- for blue shade hydrangeas, lavender is used. For pink roses, lilies and hot pink daisies, For green color green poms and leaves are arranged. For yellow, sunflowers, orange roses and trumpet lilies are used. All flowers are set in place along with some baby breaths.

Now what do these flowers stand for-

Blue Hydrangea symbolizes gratitude and understanding.
Lavender represents calmness, serenity and silence.
Roses, in colors pink and orange represent sympathy, condolences, gratitude and support.
Sunflowers symbolize loyalty and strength.

Green Plants

Live plants also make a good choice for funerals, flowers are often arranged by families and if you want to stick to the traditional arrangement of flowers. You can surely pick up a green live plant. You can go for –
Peace lily plant- This plant provides a combination of greens along with a flower that blooms over time. It has a white flower with a unique shape and yellow stigma. Peace Lily symbolizes chastity and virtue.
Dieffenbachia symbolizes protection from negative energy
White Hypoestes represents purity.

Rose Casket spray

Another kind of funeral flower arrangement is the one put on top of the casket. In this you will find a bunch of roses, carnations along with some greens. Red Roses symbolize love, respect and devotion. Red carnations represent admiration. You can easily find these in Knoxville flower shops.

Standing spray

Lastly we have flower arrangements put over a tripod stand that stays upright and can be in various shapes of a wreath, heart or a cross. With Petal Pushers you can get a set of 3, casket spray, standing spray and a bouquet in a red vase. This arrangement contains gerbera daisies which symbolize purity, innocence and life.

Losing someone is a heart wrenching experience, picking the right flowers might not be the first thing on your mind. Rely on Petal pushers for premium fresh funeral flowers in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Also Read: How To Buy Sympathy Flowers For A Funeral