Choosing appropriate cemetery flowers depends on religion, culture, personal preferences and relationship with the deceased. Classic funeral flowers include carnations, chrysanthemums and gladioluses. Formal types include wreaths and crosses, while informal types include baskets, planters, potted plants and cut flowers. Good quality silk outdoor memorial flowers are weather-resistant and scented. Flowers can be sent before or after the funeral service.
The most appropriate cemetery flowers depend on such variables as the flower giver’s religion, culture, personal preferences, and relationship with the deceased. If a written memorial states that a donation to charity is preferred over flowers, then cemetery flowers should not be sent. In most cases, it is appropriate to send some kind of flowers to the bereaved family. Classic funeral flowers for burials or cremations include carnations, chrysanthemums, and gladioluses—these are often inexpensive choices, too.
The color of the memorial flowers varies from darker, more somber hues like purple to lighter, brighter colors like yellow and pink. Some people who give flowers for the cemetery like to choose the type and color of the flower as a tribute to the personality of the deceased or other considerations. For example, if the deceased had a favorite color or flower, or was considered sunny or had a name like Rose, these may factor into deciding which flowers and color would be most appropriate to honor the deceased. In Eastern Orthodox religions, white flowers are traditionally associated with burials.
Formal types of cemetery flowers include wreaths and crosses. Wreaths are ring-shaped displays of flowers and basically suitable for all memorials, while flower-covered crosses are appropriate for most Christian funerals. Formal flower arrangements are usually given by the deceased’s former place of work or organizations to which they belonged.
Informal types of cemetery flowers are appropriate for gifting by anyone. These include baskets, planters, potted plants, cut flowers, floral arrangements for box lids, floral and sprays. Flower sprays are arrangements of flowers that are tied together loosely with ribbon. Small bouquets of flowers and buds are particularly suitable for presenting to children. Headstone flowers can be cut flowers placed in a vase attached to the headstone or they could be bouquets of real or silk flowers planted in the ground around the headstone.
Good quality silk outdoor memorial flowers have a weather resistant coating to help them resist the effects of rain and sunlight. Some graveyard silk flowers are also scented. Memorial flowers can be sent before a funeral service, whether or not one attends the service. It is also appropriate to send flowers to the bereaved family’s home up to two weeks after the funeral.
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