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Sat Dec 21, 2024
As the New Year approaches, it’s the perfect time to show the people in your life that you love them. What better way to show that you’re thinking of them than by giving them flowers that symbolize love and kindness?
In the world of flowers, many blooms symbolize love and kindness. Perhaps the most iconic of the bunch is the red rose, which has been tokenized as the flower of love and passion.
The red rose is known to symbolize deep love and passion, but they aren't the only ones you have to choose from. There are plenty of other love and kindness flowers, such as peonies, sunflowers, tulips, and more – all of which come with their own unique meanings around kindness and love.
Have no fear, the experienced local florists of Forest of Flowers are here to help do a deep dive into the most romantic flowers to customize your arrangement with.
Let’s take a look at flowers that mean love, kindness, and friendship.
As we mentioned, there's truly not a more iconic flower of love and passion than the red rose. It pairs seamlessly with greenery and baby's breath. Roses actually come in varying shades of red that can carry different symbolic meanings depending on what you choose.
A bright red rose is commonly associated with romance, while a deep red can mean unrealized love. The classic red rose, however, is definitely the easiest to choose due to its abundance and classic meaning of love and passion.
Tulips are a fragrant and popular flower for Easter and Mother's Day, but many flower shops still offer them during the colder seasons – you may just need to call ahead of time to confirm their availability. Nonetheless, tulips tend to carry several significant meanings depending on the colour.
Red tulips are often considered to be a flower of love, while purple is associated with extravagance and royalty. Yellow is often seen as a colour of cheerfulness and kindness, sending a clear message of affection to your loved ones. What's more, white tulips are also known to be associated with purity and forgiveness.
We've talked about the versatility of carnations before, and carnations come in many colours that have many meanings. Brighter shades of red carnations usually convey love and affection, while deeper shades of red and burgundy symbolize deeper love and passion.
White carnations, like many white blooms, symbolize purity and good luck, whilst pink carnations can mean affection and appreciation.
Orchids can be finicky, but they can also be great to symbolize a one-of-a-kind love. They're often associated with luxury, opulence, and mysterious love. They also symbolize beauty and resilience, which makes them an awesome gift to express how much you love someone. What's more, they can be gifted as a potted plant.
Alstroemeria is the flower that symbolizes devotion and support, meaning it’s a great option for a loved one or family friend. It also represents keeping your head high and inner strength, making it a great gift in particular for someone who has remained supportive to you during difficult times.
Everyone knows sunflowers as being a cheery flower that symbolizes love and friendship. It also has been known to represent adoration and longevity, making it a great option for that special someone. The sunflower can remind a loved one of brighter, sunnier days, as well as memories you've shared together. This large, sunny flower tells the ones you love that your relationship is going to continue into more bright and memorable days.
Chrysanthemums come in shades of white, purple, and blue, and are essential to showing your friends and family that you love them.
These delicate blooms represent happiness, friendship, joy, and optimism, making them the perfect flower for someone you deeply care about. They're actually quite popular in corsages and are often given during formal events to show adoration.
Ah, don’t you just love daisies? We do! They’re great flowers and they look amazing in a lot of different beautiful floral arrangements. As far as meanings go, the gentle-petaled daisy has many: innocence, joy, happiness, good fortune, friendship, and compassion. This makes for a sweet gift for anyone from a cherished loved one to a friend.
Nothing screams a loving family flower quite like the hydrangea. They symbolize some of the most heartfelt emotions for the people who matter to you in your life, like your parents, spouse, and the rest of your family. This bloom represents unity and makes for a lovely gift for any holiday to show your love.
Lilies, white ones in particular, symbolize purity and luxury. Orange lilies, on the other hand, symbolize a deep passion. You can also change up the type of lily, too. Lily of the Valley can mean forgiveness, purity, and gentle affection. These flowers are an amazing gift for someone you truly care about on a deeper level.
Lasting Romance Red Rose Arrangement: This 60-red rose arrangement is the epitome of luxury and romance and is a perfect option when you want to show someone how much you truly care. You can pair it with a balloon, teddy bear, or chocolates to make it a complete luxury gift for the one you love.
True Romance featuring Pink Stargazer Lilies, Red Roses, Pink Snapdragons, Red Carnations, and Pink Alstroemerias: This pink and red combination arrangement comes with a variety of the aforementioned flowers that symbolize love and affection. Coming in a pretty red vase, the colour theme truly highlights the beauty of romance and passion.
One Dozen Coloured Roses: For someone special who wants something a little different, this multicoloured arrangement offers something unique for the ones you love. Featuring colours such as purple, pink, red, and orange – these roses offer a collective rainbow bundle of love for the people you care about.
Sweet Success - Hot Pink Roses, Lavender Daisies and White Cremones: A mixture of sweet and lovely colours, this arrangement is great for someone with a light and cheery personality. This combination of hot pink roses, lavender daisies, and white cremones, it also offers a great deal of variety of blooms so you can get a bit of everything.
24 White Roses with Babies Breath in a Clear Vase: An arrangement that highlights purity, love, and simplicity, this 24-rose arrangement is perfect for a love that is truly light and pure. This is a great option for someone who prefers a clean, noble-looking arrangement over something bright and colourful.
Pastel Perfection with Soft Pink Roses, Carnations and Alstroemerias: This one is perfect for mothers in particular, perhaps someone we all love more than anything. This collection of soft pastel pinks and greenery is an excellent gift for mom or anyone who just enjoys the colour pink.
Teleflora's Yours Truly Red and White Rose Arrangement: A more classic take on deep red and white roses is a classic take on a romantic floral arrangement. This one is luxurious and stunning, highlighting to the world your adoration and affirmation.
Teleflora's Purple Rose Arrangement: Another unique option for someone who wants to feel like royalty, this beautiful purple rose arrangement comes with assorted greenery and makes for a multi-purpose gift for nearly any occasion.
Little Sweetie Arrangement with Hot Pink and Soft Pink Roses, Purple Alstroemerias and Yellow Snapdragons: This is a dainty but adorable arrangement that’s great as a casual “thinking of you” gift for someone near and dear to your heart. A mixture of delicate colours that offer a little bit of everything.
Especially For You - Six Red Roses: This is something a little simpler, just featuring a few red roses, baby’s breath and greenery in a slender and delicate vase. Fixed with a big red bow, this smaller arrangement is a cost-effective choice that still shows the people you love that you’ve been thinking of them.
Florist's Inspiration: If you want something specific and you can’t find exactly what your loved one deserves, ask our experienced local florists to craft precisely what you’d like to see. Or, you can allow them to use their experience to create something completely stunning using seasonal flowers.
Forest of Flowers has been in business for 25 years and is comprised of some of the best local florists you can find. Our inaugural store was originally launched in London, Ontario, and we have grown to open local flower shops in several other cities. We offer flower delivery services and will ensure you have options when it comes to getting the beautiful arrangements you desire.
You can contact us today and either schedule a delivery or pick-up at one of our several locations this holiday season. “Thinking of you?” – say it with flowers that mean love and kindness.
