3 Meaningful Flowers to Celebrate Friendship

International Friendship Day may be months away but that shouldn’t stop us from celebrating friendships. Finns celebrate friendship this month when the rest of the world celebrate Valentine’s Day. In Finnish, February 14 is Friend’s Day and they call it ystävänpäivä. This is a much-awaited annual event in Finland where people give gifts and cards to their treasured friends. Groups of friends, neighbors, colleagues, and families celebrate this day over brunches and dinners, and sports activities.

You don’t have to be Finnish, though, to show appreciation to your friends on Feb.14 or any given day. Any day is a perfect time to let those you value know that they’re noticed, cherished, and loved. So, go ahead and treat your best friend to a surprise flower gift today. A bouquet of fresh flowers is all you need to deepen your friendship and express your sincerest gratitude for someone who has stuck by you over the years.

When selecting a friendship flower gift, you might want to consider the following blooms that represent friendship.

Yellow Rose.

Regarded as the ultimate friendship flower, yellow roses and their radiant hue truly celebrate the deep, tender, and close association or platonic connection between two people. The uplifting and illuminating color of yellow roses signifies cheerfulness, happiness, and fun which are all components of a friendship. In Floriography, yellow roses represent a love that is familiar.

Sunflower.

This happy-looking bloom rightfully deserves to be seen as a flower of friendship. Sunflowers’ physical attributes, radiant beauty, and sun-tracking movement make for a cheery statement of support, reciprocity, affection, and predictability which are all elements of friendship. Their stems that support and lift the blossom on top are thick and strong just like the bond between friends. The sunflower’s heliotropism or its nature to follow the sun mirrors, too, the rhythm that builds trust in friendship. Yes, that thought and assurance that you can get a response from a true friend when you reach out, that willingness put yourself in a vulnerable position believing you won’t be judged or hurt, and that willingness to bridge any gap.

Zinnia.

This tough bloom is a fitting symbol for friendship. It’s specifically perfect for friendship that has withstood distance and time. The zinnia flower is long-blooming, and you can count on it to give you beautiful flowers from early summer until frost. They can easily endure drought and pests, too, like true friendships strengthened by road bumps, changes, and distance.

A Plus: Ivy Vine

Not its flower but its aggressive climber. This evergreen perennial classified as a woody vine appropriately represents friendship. As we all know, there is nothing that can separate ivy from its host once it has established itself onto it. That behavior is somehow similar to friendships. Its clinging nature pertains to endurance, dependence, tenacity, and loyalty which all play an important role in the dynamics of friendship.  Also, the ivy vine keeps growing accurately representing the strong attachment and lifelong connection between friends.

With these blooms, you can expressively show your gratitude and appreciation to that special person who was there with you through the highs and lows. Say “thanks” to that person who has always viewed you through a positive lens. Use a flower’s power to celebrate your bestie – she who is an invaluable treasure with whom you’ve built a deep-rooted relationship with.