Types of Flowers to Order for a Man's Funeral
Flowers at a funeral are a tribute to the memory of a man who is a friend or family member. You can order many types of fresh or silk flowers in masculine, seasonal or patriotic colors.
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Significance
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Choose flowers and greenery with significant meanings such as the calendula (grief), red carnation (my heart aches for you), cyclamen (good-bye), astilbe (I'll wait for you) and cedar boughs (strength). There may be flowers that you know was special to the man, such as orchids, peonies or lilacs, and it might mean a lot to order them in his memory.
Color
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Men generally prefer dark flowers in hues of red, rust, bronze, orange, blue and purple. Delphinium, carnations, roses, chrysanthemum poms and iris are a few flowers that come in these colors.
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Fall Flowers
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Fall brings orange carnations; yellow lilies or roses; bronze, brown and rust-colored chrysanthemums; and straw flowers. These fall-colored flowers blend well with dried grasses and cattails in a funeral arrangement or casket spray.
Spring and Summer Options
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Gladiolas (remembrance) go well in many funeral arrangements as solitary stems or added with a mixture of irises, tulips, daffodils, daisies, carnations and alstromeria. Lilies, calla lilies, stock and snapdragons are substantial stalks of multi-blossoms that are excellent for bouquets.
Winter Choices
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Red carnations or dark crimson red roses (mourning), mixed with evergreen boughs are appropriate for a funeral arrangement for a man during the winter months. Berry stems can be added to arrangements in containers, while daisies, chrysanthemums, gladiolas and statice can be added to carnations and roses in a casket spray or blanket.
Military Funeral
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The main sprays, pillows, container arrangements and casket pieces at a military funeral should be in patriotic colors. Cedar sprigs or boughs are generally put into military floral arrangements.
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