Funeral Flowers
Funeral
Flowers:
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Bouquet
Let this stunning arrangement offer you
sympathies when words cannot convey the loss you are feeling.
Appropriate to send to a church or funeral home. This arrangement is
approximately 28 inches h x 16 inches w.
Based on season and availability this
selection may contain: calla lilies and spider chrysanthemums accented
with Bells of Ireland, snapdragons, and carnations. Appropriate to send
to a home or to a funeral
All Florist delivered products may not be exactly as shown. Specific
colors and flowers may vary depending on the florists availability. In
each case the individual florist may make substitutions of equal or
greater value
Funeral Bouquet
contains
Common Name(s): Calla
Lily
Botanical Name(s):
Zantedeschia Aethiopica
Other Name(s):
Arum Lily, Calla, Trumpet Lily
Description:
Flowers protrude from a long
thick stem into a trumpet shape.
Colors: orange,
white, pink, yellow, green, purple
Season: All
year round
Meaning:
Named for Francesco
Zantedeschia. Beauty.
Zodiac: No
Flower of the Month: No
Bloom Size:
36 to 48 inches in height
Color Pattern: solid
Facts: Sap
will stain clothing however, stain will only appear after clothes have
been washed. Poisonous if ingested. Although called a calla lily, they
are not related to the true lily or the lily family.
Special Handling:
Vase life of 4 to 8 days.
Flowers tend to bruise easily. Check water levels often.
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Common
Name(s): Chrysanthemum
Botanical Name(s): Dendranthema X
Grandiflorum
Other Name(s): Daisy, mums,
pompons, spider daisy, football mum
Description: Stems can contain
multiple blooms or one flower.
Colors: purple, pink, white,
yellow, magenta, red, bronze
Season: All year round
Meaning: Named by Carolis
Linnaeus in the 17th Century. Cheerfulness, you're a wonderful
friend, rest, loveliness, optimisim, abundance, wealth. Red means love.
Yellow means slighted love and white means truth.
Zodiac: Libra
Flower of the Month: November
Bloom Size: varies
Color Pattern: solid
Facts: There is a festival of
happiness in Japan to celebrate this flower. In Europe, Chrysanthemum
is a symbol of death and are used only for funerals or on graves.
Flowers are used to make a sweet drink known as chrysanthemum tea. In
Asia the tea is used for many medical uses such as and aid in recovery
from influenza.
Special Handling: Vase life of 1
to 2 weeks. Check water levels frequently as flowers are susceptible to
bacteria.
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Common
Name(s): Bells of Ireland
Botanical Name(s): Moluccella
Laevis
Other Name(s): Shellflower
Description: Tiny flowers
surrounded by clusters of bells (calyxes). Flowers are rarely
seen, the calyx is considered the blossom.
Colors: flowers-white, calyx-green
Season: Late summer to Early Fall
Meaning: Good Luck, Luck of the
Irish.
Zodiac: No
Flower of the Month: No
Bloom Size: 16 to 24 inches in
height
Color Pattern: solid
Facts: Used often on St.
Patrick's Day, however the only association with Ireland is its name.
Special Handling: Will bend
towards any light source. Covered with tiny thorns. Wearing gloves when
using them is recommended.
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Common Name(s): Carnation
Botanical Name(s): Dianthus
Caryophyllus
Other Name(s): Carn, Chinese Pink
Description: A delicate
multi-petaled single flower atop a long stem.
Colors: pink, white, red, yellow,
orange, green
Season: All year round
Meaning: Fascination, admiration,
pure love, my heart yearns for you, a mother's love.
Zodiac: Cancer
Flower of the Month: January
Bloom Size: 18 to 24 inches in
height
Color Pattern: solid, striped,
bi-color, frosted
Facts: Carnations symbolize many
things. Pink carnations are said to have first appeared on Earth when a
tear fell from the Virgin Mary's eye when Jesus Christ was carrying the
cross. According to Christian legend, the flower was said to have
sprung up from the Earth when her tear hit the ground, therefore the
pink carnation represents a Mother's undying love.
Special Handling: Can last up to
three weeks. Very durable.
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Common Name(s): Snapdragon
Botanical Name(s): Antirrhunum
majus
Other Name(s): Antirrhunum,
Garden Snapdragon
Description: A tall spike
clustered with dragon head shaped blossoms with upper and lower lips
which will snap open when gently squeezed.
Colors: pink, purple, yellow,
orange, white, bi-colored
Season: All year round
Meaning: Comes from the Greek
word anti meaning like and rhin meaning nose. Gracious lady,
presumption, graciousness.
Zodiac: No
Flower of the Month: No
Bloom Size: 6 to 12 inches in
diameter
Color Pattern: solid, bi-color
Facts: Leaves of the plant are
used in cataplasms for tumors and ulcers. In the 16th and 17th
centuries the flower was used as a preservative against witch craft.
Mildly fragrant. Used to create height in floral arrangements.
Special Handling: Vase life of 5
to 6 days. Snapdragons are extremely thirsty flowers, check water
levels frequently.
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Common
Name(s): Chrysanthemum
Botanical Name(s): Dendranthema X
Grandiflorum
Other Name(s): Daisy, mums,
pompons, spider daisy, football mum
Description: Stems can contain
multiple blooms or one flower.
Colors: purple, pink, white,
yellow, magenta, red, bronze
Season: All year round
Meaning: Named by Carolis
Linnaeus in the 17th Century. Cheerfulness, you're a
wonderful friend, rest, loveliness, optimisim, abundance, wealth. Red
means love. Yellow means slighted love and white means truth.
Zodiac: Libra
Flower of the Month: November
Bloom Size: varies
Color Pattern: solid
Facts: There is a festival of
happiness in Japan to celebrate this flower. In Europe, Chrysanthemum
is a symbol of death and are used only for funerals or on graves.
Flowers are used to make a sweet drink known as chrysanthemum tea. In
Asia the tea is used for many medical uses such as and aid in recovery
from influenza.
Special Handling: Vase life of 1
to 2 weeks. Check water levels frequently as flowers are susceptible to
bacteria.
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