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
White Flowers: Weddings, Formality and Remembrance
White can mean a wedding, a formal thank-you, or a farewell. The flower type decides the reading more than the colour alone. White roses and lisianthus are wedding staples. White lilies and, in some countries, white chrysanthemums are mourning flowers.
Association: Purity, elegance, new beginnings or remembrance — context matters.
Occasions: Weddings, sympathy, formal congratulations.
Season: White roses and carnations are year-round. White peonies are seasonal.
Popular flower types
Lily
True lilies (Lilium) used in sympathy, Easter, and celebration work.
Colours: white, pink, orange, yellow
Season: spring, summer, year-round
Meaning: Purity, renewal, and remembrance
Calla Lily
Sculptural spathe flower used in weddings and formal designs.
Colours: white, pink, yellow, orange
Season: spring, summer, year-round
Meaning: Elegance and rebirth
Orchid
Diverse family; moth orchids are the most common gift plants.
Colours: white, pink, purple, yellow
Season: year-round
Meaning: Refinement and strength
Baby's Breath
Airy filler flower used in bouquets and wedding work.
Colours: white, pink
Season: year-round
Meaning: Everlasting love and innocence
Gardenia
Creamy, highly fragrant blooms used sparingly in luxury work.
Colours: white
Season: spring, summer
Meaning: Secret love and refinement
Chrysanthemum
Autumn florist favourite with many forms and cultural meanings.
Colours: yellow, white, pink, red
Season: autumn, year-round
Meaning: Joy, longevity, and in some cultures grief