Flowers for Birthdays, and its Meanings

Traditionally, people tend to place more emphasis on their 18th, 21st, or 50th birthday, as these numbers represent significant milestones in one’s life. However, regardless of age and year, planning for, and the birthday celebration itself, is always a joyous time for all involved.

The Ideal Birthday Gift

What ideas for a birthday gift can be considered as ideal? What sort of gift would work well with the element of surprise? For men, the answer would probably be something practical, something they can actually use. It could be a gadget, a necktie, or maybe, a video game. However, flowers seem to be the safest gift when a lady is concerned. A bouquet could be presented to her as a gift by itself, or it could even be given to complement an existing present such as a wallet or a handbag. Whatever it is, it is a known fact that a lovely bouquet of flowers would make a fantastic gift for ladies!

There are no strict restrictions on the kind of flowers you can give to the recipient on his or her birthday. The most obvious answer would be to choose this persons favourite flower. If you do not know the favourite flower of this person, there are some other methods that could help you make a quick decision.

Flowers and its Meanings

Every flower carries a meaning. When it comes to choosing flowers to customise a bouquet for the birthday girl, you could use specific flowers of different meanings to represent what you would like to express to her. In the process of shortlisting the flowers to craft your desired bouquet, do also make it a point to ensure that the different colours used have a good relationship with each other. Selecting a suitable colour theme is important for any bouquet! For example, if you wanted to tell the birthday girl that you value your friendship that you have with her, perhaps you could get her a bouquet of Yellow Roses, with some Apricot Alstroemeria and assorted greens as fillers. Here is a table of some common flowers and fillers, with their meanings:

Image	Name of Flower	What Does it Sympolise?
	Alstroemeria	Wealth, Prosperity, Fortune, and Friendship
	Amaryllis	Beyond Beauty
	Anthurium	Hospitality, Happiness, and Abunda
	Aster	Patience, Elegance, and Daintiness
	Calla Lily	Magnificence, Beauty, Purity, Innocence
	Carnation	Red (Love, Pride, Admiration)Pink (Love of a Mother)Purple (Capriciousness)Yellow (Disappointment) White (Innocence, Pure Love)
	Chrysanthemum	Fidelity, Optimism, Joy, and Longevity
	Freesia	Innocence and Thoughtfulness
	Gerbera	Cheerfulness
	Hydrangea	Heartfelt Emotions, Gratitude for Being Understood
	Iris	Purple (Wisdom and Compliments)Blue (Faith and Hope)Yellow (Passion)White (Purity)
	Lilac	White (Humility and Innocence) Purple (First Love)
	Lily	White (Modesty and Virginity)Orange (Passion)Yellow (Gaiety)
	Orchid	Refinement, Thoughtfulness, Mature Charm
	Peony	Bashfulness, Compassion, Indignation, Happy Marriage, Good Health, Prosperity, Happy Life
	Protea	Change and Transpormation
	Rose	Red (Deep Love)Pink (Joy and Gratitude)White (Purity, Chastity, Innocence)Lavender (Love at First Sight) Yellow (Friendship, Platonic Relationship, Care)
	Snapdragon	Graciousness and Strength
	Statice	Remembrance, Sympathy and Success
	Sunflower	Adoration and Dedication
	Tulip	Perfect Love and Fame

Final Words

Now that you are equipped with this knowledge, we hope that your flower selection process for your next bouquet would be much easier! Do not forget to attach a written birthday card together with your bouquet! Perhaps you could even include the rationale to why you chose the selected flowers!

Thank you so much for reading!

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