Flowers were already popular from the ancient times particularly in the affluent kingdoms of early civilizations. They were used as religious offerings, ingredients in medicines, perfumes, and dishes, decorations for the palace, and as clothing accessories. Take for example the Iris, Rose, and the Lotus flower which were favourites of the Egyptians to offer to their goddess Isis. The Tiger Lily, Orchid, and Peony were popular among ancient Chinese as symbols of their faith and culture; while the Greeks and Romans were known for their love of Roses, Anemones, Rosemary, and wreathes made of Laurels as representations of their victory.
Today, it’s the domestic market that continues to push the global flower industry to its vigour through the never-ending necessity of sending flower gifts or ornamentation purposes. The non-stop flower trade also in turn make more kinds of flowers popular, presenting them to all kinds of customers, unlike the old times when only few were known and were only made available for the rich castes.
To highlight the abundance of today’s flower demand and supply, these are the more recent popular flowers which are mainstays in international flower delivery.
Rose
The rose is a very classic flower and has always been valued for its inherent beauty. Dating back to the ancient times, it always symbolized beauty and love. The red rose is always the favorite one for the purpose of gifting in many occasions. They’re also popular as decors, either for home and office centrepieces or accentuating an event. It actually comes in thousand varieties but among the cut flower type, the Black Bacarra, Milano, Prophyta, Sonrisa, Silk, Avalanche, Luxor, Macarena Spray, Splendid Surprise, Illusion varieties are some of the popular ones.
Chrysanthemums
With forms ranging from daisy-like, pompons, buttons, to decorative, Chrysanthemums are well loved for their wide range of colors, sizes, shapes, and of course inexpensive price. They always convey the message of joy, fidelity, and love alongside with the sunny nature of their blooms. They’re also known for their culinary, medicinal, environmental, and insecticidal uses aside from being great cut flowers to send as gifts or used as decors. You can grow or order flower varieties of Chrysanthemum from these popular choices: C. carinatum, C. coronorium, C. maximum, C. multicaule, C. parthenium, C. morifolium, C. coccineum, C. frutescens, and C. sizzle salmon.
Tulips
Known for its subtleness and simple elegance, the tulips are popular spring flowers that belong to the Lily family. They’re one of the world’s most recognized and loved flowers because of their colorful blooms and identifiable shapes. They almost fit any occasion because they aren’t too classy, too romantic, too small, too big, or too loud. They simply express coziness and bliss in a natural way. With the many varieties of this flower, the Don Quixote, Carnaval de Nice, Parrot, Apricot, Angelique, Dreamland, Wilsoniana, Queen of the Night, Purissima, and Rem Sensation are the popular ones as gifts, decors, or garden cultivars.
Lilies
Boasting a majestic beauty, lilies are true standouts. Stargazer is the most renowned variety of this family, followed by Madonna, Casablanca, Regal lily, Tiger lily, Japanese lily, Lennox, Hotlips, Muscadets, and more. They’re popular for their spectacular blooms and fragrant scent. These flowers are perfect choice as wedding flowers, gift, or home decors because they simply represent purity and refined beauty that goes with their elegant silhouette.
Carnations
Dreamy, long-lasting, and charming—all these describe the beauty of carnation, which is popular and loved because of its fine ruffled petals, clove-like scent, and long blooming period. It’s also one of the most recognizable flowers and remains to be a favorite for many occasions. A bunch of white, pink, red, and peach carnations make a very romantic and lush bouquet but always present rustic friskiness when played up with interesting colors of yellow, violet, green, and variegated forms. All the same, they carry powerful sentiments that harmonize with their beauty and freshness, very true to its name, that is “flower of love”.
Gerbera Daisies
The youthful and vibrant beauty of gerbera daisies what makes them a hit to customers. The radiant petals around a soft, round center with smooth, leafless stem are the distinguishing features of this flower. Perhaps it may resemble a sunflower, but a gerbera offers splendid shower of rainbow of colors that range from pink to snow white, sunny yellow to ruby red, orange to rich purple that truly present a festive view. With their bold and striking appearance around, one can always dream about paradise where the spirit is always on high. These flowers truly possess a breezy nature that make gifts, tokens of appreciation, get well messages and home decors really special.