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Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10th this year. If you attend church or go to a special Mother’s Day lunch or dinner, you may notice many moms sporting lovely corsages, or holding flowers or bouquets. Some of these are all one color, too. Did you ever wonder why?
The traditional Mother’s Day blossom is the carnation. According to Infographic,
Carnations signify purity, faith, love, beauty and charity. … Red roses are traditionally associated with romantic love while a lighter red or deep pink color denotes gratitude and appreciation.
Also, carnations are not as expensive as roses tend to be, so if your children or grandchildren want to buy Mom or Granny a posy with their own money, carnations are a good choice.
For those attending church on Mother’s Day (providing we are allowed to congregate again that soon), you might see many of the Church Mothers wearing a corsage. Maybe you want to buy a corsage for your bride, grandmother, aunt, or family member. Tradition states that mothers who still have a living mother wears red carnations. Those whose mothers who have passed on, wear white. These days, a wrist corsage is practical; just wear it on the left wrist. If you get a classic corsage, that is pinned, wear it, high between the chest and shoulder, with the stem pointing downward.
My uncle always sent my grandmother the most beautiful orchid corsages for Mother’s Day. They were usually quite large, in purple and cream colors. I always wondered, ‘Why an orchid?”. Teleflora says that orchids represent ‘love, luxury, beauty and strength’…words that all describe my maternal grandmother very well.
Other flowers and bouquets are appropriate and given to our Moms as well. For instance, red roses may be given by a husband to his wife in recognition for the day…pink roses, for love and gratitude, and white roses, signifying purity and brightness. Yellow roses will also work, with the underlying meaning that the recipient has a caring nature.
Tulips, Gerber daisies, even azaleas, daylilies, and bluebells are all considered appropriate flowers for Mother’s Day, too. With all of those choices, why not send a landscaper or a friend to plant these in Mom’s flower bed? Or make her a flower bed to include these. Mom will love you for it.
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Courtesy Pixabay Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10th this year. If you attend church or go to a special Mother’s Day lunch or dinner, you may notice many moms sporting lovely corsages, or holding flowers or bouquets.