Flowers In Season - Summer

[queenofthehivemomof5]

Weather you are planning a wedding, a special occasion, buying flowers for your sweetheart, or just something for the kitchen table it's good to know what is in season so that you know you are getting the freshest flowers and hopefully at the best prices.

The following list comes from my Grandma who ran a florist shop. Here are flowers and some of them have thier floral meaning given too.

Summer Flowers

Alstromeria ~ Orange, pink, yellow and other colors ~ Devotion, Wealth, prosperity, fortune, friendship, pleasantries.
Asiatic Lily ~ White, Pink, Yellow, Orange ~ feminine sexuality.
Aster ~ White, pink, or rose. ~ contentment
Bells of Ireland ~ Green ~ Good Luck
Calla Lily ~ White is widely available, other colors, available as well, particularly in mini size ~ Magnificent beauty
Chrysanthemum ~ White, Yellow, Orange, Pink, other colors ~ Cheerfulness, optimism, rest, truth
Daisy ~ Bright and white with a touch of yellow. ~ Innocence, loyal love, I'll never tell, purity
Forget-Me-Not ~ Blue ~ True love, hope, remembrance, memories
Freesia ~ White, Yellow, Pink, Blue, Purple ~ Innocence, thoughtfulness
Gerbera Daisy ~ Pink, Yellow, Orange, Red, White
Hydrangea ~ Purple, pink, even green and rust. ~ Thank you for understanding, frigidity, heartlessness, heartless
Iris ~ Many ~ Wisdom, your friendship means so much to me, faith, hope, valor, my compliments.
Larkspur ~ White, Purple, Blue, Pink ~ Fickleness, ardent attachment, levity, lightness
Lavender ~ Purple ~ Devotion
Liatris ~ Pinkish Purple
Lisianthus ~ Purple, White, Pink
Oriental Lily ~ White, Pink ~ Majesty, wealth, pride, innocence, purity.
Peony ~ Pink, white, yellow, peach, magenta ~ Bashfulness, shame, happy life, happy marriage, good health, prosperity
Queen Anne's Lace ~ White
Snapdragons ~ Pink, Yellow, Orange, White, Other Colors ~ Deception, gracious lady, presumption
Solidaster ~ Yellow
Statice ~ Purple ~ Sympathy, remembrance, success
Stock ~ White and other colors ~ Lasting beauty, bonds of affection, promptness, you'll always be beautiful to me.
Sunflower ~ Yellow ~ adoration, haughtiness
Sweet Pea ~ white, pink, red/coral, and lavender/purple ~ Lasting pleasure, good-bye, departure, blissful pleasure, thank you for a lovely time, I think of you.
Tuberose ~ White ~ Dangerous pleasure
Yarrow ~ White, Pink, and Yellow. ~ Healing, sorrow
Zinnia ~ Red, orange, or pink are most popular. ~ Thoughts of absent friends, in memory of an absent friend.

Don't forget these flowers that are avaliable year round!
Baby's Breath ~ White or Blush Pink ~ Festivity
Bachelor's Button ~ White, pink, red, blue ~ anticipation
Calla Lily ~ White is widely available, other colors, available as well, particularly in mini size ~ Magnificent beauty
Carnation ~ Many ~ Fascination, distinction, divine love
Delphinium ~ Blue, White, Purple ~ Big-hearted, fun.
Eucalyptus ~ Blue, Silver
Gardenia ~ White ~ You're lovely, secret love, joy, sweet love, good luck.
Gladiolus ~ Many
Heather ~ Pink ~ Admiration, solitude, beauty
Lily of the Valley ~ White or Pink ~ Return of happiness, purity of heart, sweetness, you've made my life complete, humility, happiness.
Orchid ~ Pink, White, Purple, Other Colors ~ Rare beauty, love, refinement, beautiful lady, Chinese symbol for many children, mature charm, beauty, long life
Protea ~ Pink
Rose ~ Many ~ Love, passion, perfection
Scabiosa ~ Purple, White ~ Unfortunate love
Stephanotis ~ White ~ Happiness in marriage, desire to travel.