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How To Select The Most Meaningful Sympathy Flowers
During times of loss, sending a plant or bouquet is a thoughtful gesture of remembrance.
Sending flowers is one of the most traditional ways to offer condolences. Whether you’re sending funeral flowers or a bouquet to someone’s home, your floral selection will make a touching tribute.
The type of flowers you choose can help express your condolences. FTD Flowers offers sympathy arrangements that incorporate a variety of flowers and colors. Below are some tasteful arrangements and some insight into what the specific flowers represent. If you do need to purchase sympathy flowers or an arrangement for any occasion, Patch readers get 15 percent off FTD Flowers retail price. The discount is automatically applied at checkout.
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Faithful Blessings Bouquet — A symbol of innocence restored to the soul, the lily is a traditional and thoughtful way to show you care. This bouquet includes fragrant Oriental lilies, with multiple blooms on each stalk. It’s presented inside a keepsake designer white ceramic vase with an elegant cross on the front, perfect for the person of deep faith.
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Beautiful Spirit Basket — Carnations are one of the most popular choices for sympathy flowers. Along with the pink carnations, which serve as a symbol of remembrance, this bouquet features pink roses, lilies and Fuji mums. This joyful bouquet is a comforting reminder of your love and devotion.
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Long Stem Yellow Rose Bouquet — Honor the memory of someone dear with this sunny bouquet of long-stem yellow roses, a vibrant symbol of friendship. As the most recognizable and beloved flowers, roses make a heartfelt statement anytime they are given.
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Comfort Planter — When you want to give someone a gift they can cherish for years to come, this planter offers a lasting symbol of hope and grace. The ceramic vase holds a lovely 8-inch peace lily, which has tear-shaped blooms and bold green foliage.
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Classic Ivory Bouquet — Sending this bouquet is not only a thoughtful gesture, but it's also a great value. Local florists create this arrangement using the finest quality flowers, so the colors and floral varieties may differ from the image shown here.
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Eternal Affection Arrangement — Whether being sent to a close family member or friend, these graceful flowers will create an elegant display, capturing a feeling of peace and serenity. A wicker basket, perfect for a table display, is filled with a mixture of fresh white flowers, such as gladiolas — a symbol of sincerity, strength of character and moral integrity.
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Charm and Comfort Bouquet — Let them know you care with this bright and lovely bouquet. The cheerful design, including stunning pink roses — better known as symbols of love, grace and gentility — mixed with snapdragons, will make an uplifting addition wherever it is displayed.
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In the Gardens Luxury Bouquet — When you want to share an endearing message of love and admiration with friends or family, this sophisticated arrangement offers the perfect sentiment. The pastel flowers, displayed inside a signature vase, bring natural beauty to their surroundings. The bouquet is a reminder that you can always customize sympathy flowers, because if a flower has meaning for you, it will send a message of comfort to those who are mourning.
