Mother’s Day is right around the corner and for flower lovers it is a fun time to pick out flowers for our mothers that truly express the message we are trying to convey.

Carnations are now known to be the official flower for Mother’s Day in Canada and the United States. The color of the carnation denotes whether the persons Mother is still living (red) and white for someone who has lost their Mother. Many people in North America wear a corsage or boutonierre to show this significance. The history of Mother’s Day is the reason behind the long-standing tradition of carnations being one of the best choices of flowers to incorporate into a Mothers Day flower bouquet.

When looking at how to pick out the best Mother’s Day flower bouquet keep in mind the flower colors and their meanings. Although incorporating some pink (Mother’s undying love) and white (purity of love and good fortune) carnations into a Mother’s Day flower bouquet is very symbolic of its origin, not everyone knows the meanings behind the colors or even types of flowers in floral arrangements.
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Carnations are also a good flower to choose and usually much cheaper than roses. Carnations come in many colors. With carnations, sometimes you will see flowers with colors on the tips of the petals. This is achieved by putting the stem of the flower into water colored with food dye. The flower sucks the water up through the stem and the result is uniquely colored petals. Carnations also last a lot longer than most other flowers. If you keep them in water they will last for a couple of weeks,

Let’s start with how not to use carnations: sparsely, as a single flower in a bud vase on a cocktail table or to add bulk to a bouquet of more costly flowers like roses. If you use carnations as an afterthought, that is exactly how they will appear. The way to reclaim the carnation as a flower worthy of being used is to use them in masses. Don’t try to sneak them in there and hope nobody will notice them; make the carnations front and center in a display that showcases their great ruffly texture.

The texture of carnations is very interesting, and it will look the most impressive in displays that feature large amounts of carnations packed tightly together. Tightly bunched carnations or mini carnations can be used to create all sorts of geometric and bold floral arrangements.

However, if you know your Mother loves particular flowers, you should try to incorporate as many of those in to your Mothers Day flower bouquet as possible. Knowing your mother, her preferences, and what makes her smile will make it so much easier to select your flowers. So when asking, “How do I pick out the right Mother’s Day bouquet”, ask yourself this, what are my mother’s preferences in flowers, what are her favorite colors, and most of all, choose the flowers with love. Through love you can never go wrong with any Mother’s Day Flower bouquet.

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