Anniversary Flowers celebrating love, commitment, and devotion
August 4th, 2009The day was wonderful! The bride was beautiful, the groom was handsome, and the flowers were gorgeous! As another anniversary comes around, one wonders where do the years go? Anniversaries are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate love, and much like the actual wedding day, they’re a great opportunity to help the happy couple do exactly that! Each year is a milestone honouring the love two people have for each other. Whether it’s your own anniversary you’re celebrating or that of your parents, grandparents, siblings, children, cousins or friends – acknowledging this joyous occasion is a time-honoured tradition. Finding the right gift can be much easier for an anniversary than it was for the wedding! Anniversary Flowers — delivered right to the door, can express how much you wish them your very best. A beautiful vase arrangement or a bouquet of colourful cut flowers can be the finishing touch to a day filled with happiness.
Of course all anniversaries are worth celebrating, but some are extra special! So we’ve put together a list to help you remember (or just look like you did!) which flowers represent each of these momentous anniversaries:
| Wedding Anniversaries | Traditional | Modern | Flower |
| Gift Ideals | |||
| 1st Anniversary | Paper | Clocks | Pansies |
| 5th Anniversary | Wood | Silverware | Daisies |
| 10th Anniversary | Tin/Aluminum | Diamonds | Daffodils |
| 15th Anniversary | Crystal | Watches | Roses |
| 20th Anniversary | China | Platinium | Day Lilies |
| 25th Anniversary | Silver | Silver | Irises |
| 40th Anniversary | Ruby | Garnet | Nasturtium |
| 50th Anniversary | Gold | Gold | Violets |
The Anniversary Flower idea is a long held tradition. Here is a list of anniversary flowers for some of the years.
| 1st Anniversary Pansies | |
| 2nd Anniversary | Cosmos |
| 3rd Anniversary | Fuschia |
| 4th Anniversary | Geraniums |
| 5th Anniversary | Daisies |
| 6th Anniversary | Calla Lilies |
| 7th Anniversary | Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
| 8th Anniversary | Clematis |
| 9th Anniversary | Poppies |
| 10th Anniversary | Daffodils |
| 15th Anniversary | Roses |
| 20th Anniversary | Day Lilies |
| 25th Anniversary | Irises |
| 30th Anniversary | Sweet Peas |
| 40th Anniversary | Nasturtium |
| 50th Anniversary | Violets |
For the missing years in between… just use your own imagination!
