Rose
The world's best-known cut flower, with colour-specific meanings.
Colours: red, pink, white, yellow
Season: year-round
Meaning: Love, admiration, and remembrance
Mixed Colour Flowers: When a Palette Beats a Single Meaning
A mixed bouquet is often the most honest birthday or just-because gift. It does not force a single colour meaning. Designers use a lead colour plus two supporting tones so the bunch still looks intentional.
Association: Celebration and personality rather than one coded emotion.
Occasions: Birthdays, congratulations, just-because.
Season: Use whatever is plentiful that week — that is the point of a mixed seasonal bunch.
Popular flower types
Alstroemeria
Long-lasting Peruvian lily used in mixed bouquets.
Colours: pink, orange, yellow, white
Season: spring, summer, year-round
Meaning: Friendship and devotion
Gerbera
Cheerful daisy-form cut flower in a wide colour range.
Colours: pink, red, orange, yellow
Season: year-round
Meaning: Cheerfulness
Tulip
Spring bulb flower with many forms, from Triumph to Parrot.
Colours: red, pink, yellow, white
Season: spring, winter
Meaning: Affection and perfect love
Lisianthus
Rose-like florist flower with a long vase life.
Colours: white, pink, purple, peach
Season: summer, year-round
Meaning: Appreciation and charisma