What are the most appropriate flowers for a funeral?

1. Consider the person


2. Price you can afford


3. Fragrance


4. Freshness of the flowers





Decide if you want to send a funeral spray or a flower arrangement or plant.





A funeral spray is attatched to a stand and usually taken to the grave site. It is the biggest and will stand out more at the funeral. The flowers are put into a block of wet foam. This type of arrangement does not last very long outside. The florist may be tempted to unload his oldest flowers. Also if there a lot of funeral sprays at the funeral, the funeral home may only bring a few to the grave site.





A nice flower arrangement will be at the funeral home and then usually taken to the home of the family. When you place your order specify that you want fresh flowers so that the arrangement will last a long time. A good flower shop will do this anyway but it doesn't hurt to let them know that you will want your money back if the arrangement doesn't last. You may want to use a credit card to place your order. Some flowers will last longer than others such as carnations, chrysanthemums, lillies and roses. Chrysantemums come in many forms which look like a full ball or like a daisy. Carnations have a light fragrance, chrysanthemums have none, lillies are very strong fragrance to the point of being overpowering and most florist roses don't have a fragrance. Florist roses have been bred to look good and the fragrance has been lost for most of them. Lillies and roses are the most expensive flowers. So a mixture of flowers is usually attractive and priced at the mid-range.





Plants are nice but not everyone can keep a plant alive. If they are able to keep it alive then they will remember your gift for a long time.





When my Dad died he asked that flowers not be sent and the money be donated to the upkeep of the small private cemetary that he was buried at. The immediate family had a funeral spray made so that there would be some flowers there. If a donation is made to a charity then you should send a card letting the family know of your gift.


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What are the most appropriate flowers for a funeral?
Lillie's are the best they are white which brings peace to human nature.
Reply:daisies
Reply:It depends on who's funeral it is and the time of year. I always buy the persons favourite flowers. I think of the flowers being for them, not the people attending the funeral. It can also make it more personal to add some small items to the flowers that symbolise something in the deceased life. A small toy if it is a child (hope that is not the case), a picture or anything that links you and the deceased.
Reply:I always send the deceased's favortie flower in their memory. I have seen lilies and roses in arrangements. Some people have even sent houseplants.
Reply:Llies
Reply:depends on your relationship with the person.


if its a friend/co-worker/neighbor pink roses or carnations


if its a love one red roses


if its a child white roses or carnations


if its an older person usually lillys


although any flower will work those are usually the trend.
Reply:white ross
Reply:Most people say lilies, but personally, flowers that remind you of the person that has died seem a nicer idea to me, if their favourite flowers were chrysanthemums, then why not have a tribute made of those?
Reply:Sunflowers
Reply:white lillies
Reply:Lilys are traditionally associated with death and funerals. However, if the deceased person had a favourite flower that would be apropriate too. Failing that, if the deceased person had a cheery disposition, maybe you could reflect that in the colour and type of floral tribute that you send.
Reply:lily was traditional


lately the deceased's favorite too
Reply:Lilies are associated with death, but any flower is fine. Often red or white roses are used by the family.
Reply:Lilies however any white flower will do.
Reply:Look at your flower shop or on line. They have become expensive and come prearranged I would look for a price range and of course it largely depends what the relationship is with the deceased .
Reply:Chrysanthemums
Reply:lily
Reply:white liilies and roses
Reply:Lillies.
Reply:lilly
Reply:If you put thought into it, it is the "right" flower.


Remember the purpose of the dynamic group action called "funeral". You should do things that promote understanding, closure, healing, and support.


What Flower does this best?
Reply:breakfast burritos
Reply:Something tasteful, like with pale colours, and not those horrible pearly gates and teddy displays you see in funeral director's brochures.
Reply:Mums and roses. My dad used to be a funeral director, and we'd see these all the time.
Reply:lilly or white roses - if you call the florist and telling them you need a funeral spread or bouquet they will know hwat to make
Reply:relatives can be inundated with bouquets that die, so a plant that comes back preferably year after year, can be a nice memorial


IE: potted summer flowering bulbs or perennial; white lavender
Reply:what ever the deceased liked. For my grandma it was roses. For my grandpa it was daisies
Reply:white lillys or irises if they are in season
Reply:lilies and roses
Reply:Longine lillies (These are the beautiful trumpet shaped ones) simply tied with some structural greenery to protect, support and show them off.


It depends on your relationship with the deceased...