Gerbera daisies are inexpensive, so who is it best to give them to? Should you give them to your boyfriend or to the deceased?

As a common ornamental flower, the gerbera daisy has surely been seen by many flower lovers. Its blooms are large, its flowering period is long, and its colors are brilliant, so anyone who sees it will like it. In everyday life, some people say gerbera daisies are given to the deceased. Is that true? If not, who is it best to give gerbera daisies to? And what about the price of gerbera daisies? Here, let us clear up the confusion for you.

1. Gerbera daisy price, 10-20 yuan

Gerbera daisies have large blooms and brilliant colors, and they are simply beautiful, so many people want to grow them. Before buying, though, you should confirm the price of gerbera daisies. According to our research, gerbera daisies (red, pink, gold) cost 10-20 yuan per bunch (20 stems), which is very cheap, so you might as well buy some to give away. As for buying them to grow, a pot costing 4 yuan is available, and an expensive one can be had for 20 yuan.

2. Are gerbera daisies given to the deceased? No

The beauty of the gerbera daisy leaves a deep impression on all who see it. Among ordinary people, there is a saying that yellow chrysanthemums are given to the deceased. So are gerbera daisies given to the deceased? We can tell you clearly that the gerbera daisy carries beautiful meanings, and giving it to family or friends is perfectly fine, so there is nothing unlucky about it.

3. Who is it best to give gerbera daisies to? Father/boyfriend

From the introduction above, everyone should know that gerbera daisies are not given to the deceased, and that they look full of enthusiasm and vitality. They can be used on many occasions and given to many people. Who is it best to give gerbera daisies to? As follows:

1. Give to women

Looking at the bright colors and radiant glow of the gerbera daisy, everyone is touched by it and feels cheerful. So gerbera daisies are very suitable for giving away, especially to women, symbolizing mystery and a love of pursuing a rich life.

2. Give to your father

The gerbera daisy is also called the sun flower, and in China the sun symbolizes fatherly love. Some people have even suggested using the gerbera daisy as the flower representing Father's Day. So as for who is it best to give gerbera daisies to, giving them to your father is very good.

3. Give to newlyweds

The flower language of the gerbera daisy is eternal happiness; it symbolizes mystery, mystery, and mutual respect and love. The gerbera daisy is also called the fúlánghuā, so in some regions people like to give gerbera daisies to newlyweds, representing the meaning that the newlyweds respect and love each other and that the wife supports her husband in achieving success in his career.

4. Give to others

Who is it best to give gerbera daisies to? Besides the several types above, they can also be given to others, such as to your boyfriend/husband: implying mutual respect and love between you; to friends/colleagues: being positive and cheerful, encouraging each other.

I never expected that a small gerbera daisy could carry such beautiful meanings when given as a gift. So what are you waiting for? Get a pot and try growing one; besides, gerbera daisies are cheap. Once grown, you can not only enjoy them but also give them away. Really, it doesn't get much better! If you don't know how to grow gerbera daisies, you can also look at its cultivation methods, and I hope they can be of help to everyone.

Flower-giving customs and etiquette around the world

Flower-giving customs in countries around the world differ by country and by ethnic group. Because each country's land resources and geographical environment differ, so do people's preferences for planting flowers, grasses, and trees, and thus people's feelings toward flowers, grasses, and trees all differ, which has formed the different flower languages and gifting preferences of each country. But generally speaking, in countries with developed culture and economy, or in regions rich in plant resources, people's love of flowers and trees is greater, every household has a passion for growing flowers, and everywhere presents a sea of flowers. Such countries or regions also tend to like to use flowers to express feelings in social activities, and giving fresh flowers to each other in interactions has become a custom.

Generally speaking, in many countries such as Europe and America, fresh flowers are indispensable in social etiquette, and thus the demand for cut flowers is very large. When people visit relatives and friends, attend weddings and funerals, congratulate birthdays, welcome and send off guests, mark auspicious occasions, visit the sick, and so on, other gifts may be given less or not at all, but a bouquet of fresh flowers is always indispensable. People use flower-giving as a medium for exchanging thoughts and feelings, and as an elegant gift for conveying emotion.

Western Europeans especially like to give tulips, roses, carnations, Chinese roses, gladioli, lilies, gerbera daisies, stock, and so on. This is because these flowers all contain the meaning of "sincere and deep love." In many countries, young men and women are especially fond of roses and tulips, because these two flowers contain a strong atmosphere of "sincere love." Every year on February 14, many countries celebrate Valentine's Day. It is said that this custom originated in the ancient Roman Empire. Legend has it that in ancient Roman times, when Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, welcomed her lover Antony, the entire palace was almost buried in a sea of roses.

Other reports say that Valentine's Day originated in Britain, to commemorate a person named Valentine in the 3rd century AD. At that time, the Roman pope who ruled Britain forbade young people to marry in order to ensure the army's strength, but Valentine sympathized with the young people and often secretly held weddings for them, and was therefore imprisoned and died in prison. In order to commemorate this person worthy of the reverence of young lovers, Valentine's Day quietly arose. This custom was widely popular in European countries several centuries ago. On this holiday, young people always give gifts to the person they adore to express their devotion, and among the gifts roses are the most popular.

Because people all believe that the rose is a symbol of truth, goodness, and beauty, and can most perfectly embody the pure, passionate love and noble sentiments between lovers. According to the legend of giving red roses, in ancient Persia there was a young man who, in order to express his deep devotion to his lover, used his own blood to dye white roses red and gave them to his beloved, and his lover was finally moved. Later, infatuated young men would often send a red rose to the one they loved, to express the deep love in their hearts.

In the popularity of the custom of giving roses on Valentine's Day, people also gradually combined the depth of this love with the color changes of roses and the degree of bud opening in clever symbolism, forming many customs for giving roses: for example, in first love, it is customary to give budding pink roses; when love is passionate and mature, one should give bright red or purplish-red fully opened red roses; if love ends halfway, one party will send a bunch of yellow roses to express the jealousy or displeasure in their heart.

Of course, ordinary friends can also be given roses, but it is appropriate to give white roses, which symbolize respect for the other person and contain noble respect, harmony, and beauty, because the people of many countries believe that white is a symbol of pure friendship. On Valentine's Day, many Western countries also give other flowers that imply love, such as red roses, red tulips, and so on. The people of the Mediterranean region, when expressing love, like to give "forget-me-not" flowers, which carry an atmosphere of deep affection.

In legend, the violet is also a "love flower." According to Greek mythology, Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, because her lover was going on a long journey, was reluctant to part with him, and when they parted she could not hold back her tears. The teardrops fell to the ground, and the next year they sprouted, grew branches, and bloomed into beautiful and fragrant flowers one after another. These were violets. From then on, the violet, carrying the meaning of Venus the goddess of love, became the embodiment of romance. The lily represents holiness and sanctity, or purity and friendship, in many countries, and in traditional Christian society it is often used to offer to the Virgin Mary; it is an indispensable flower for Easter. In Western flower language, lilac implies purity and first love; carnation symbolizes sincere friendship; cosmos represents a maiden's heart, and so on.

Other materials report that generally in Western Europe, when a mother gives flowers to her children, she generally uses holly, primrose, money flower, and trumpet creeper to form a bouquet, to express the love of raising her children. When seeing off a friend, people often choose a bouquet composed of fir branches (representing separation), sweet basil (implying good wishes), and marvel-of-Peru (meaning do not forget) to give as a gift. When visiting the sick, people mostly give bouquets of red poppy (expressing comfort) and wild lily (symbolizing recovery), to wish the patient a speedy recovery. When a friend goes away, people often give a bouquet composed of bird's nest fern, red lilac, and dodder, to imply the meaning of wishing you effort and certain success.

Besides the above customs, each country also has flower languages with its own different meanings. For example, in the eyes of the French, the lily is a symbol of the power of the ancient royal family. It is said that when Clovis, the first king of France, was baptized, God used a lily as a congratulatory gift for him. Later, to commemorate their founding ancestor, the French from the 12th century used the lily as a national emblem design, regarded it as a symbol of light and freedom, and revered it as the national flower. In French flower language, the primrose means "first love": lilac means "purity"; purple lilac means "my heart belongs to you"; orchid means "piety"... But the French have a taboo about chrysanthemums. On festive occasions such as when a friend is invited to a banquet, it is taboo to bring chrysanthemums as a gift, because in France chrysanthemums (white chrysanthemums) are used only at funerals to express mourning.

Italy is a flower-producing country, and its flower production is second only to the Netherlands in Europe. The people love fresh flowers very much. Besides loving flowers such as roses, lilies, Chinese roses, stock, gladioli, tulips, gerbera daisies, daisies, calla lilies, birds of paradise, and freesias, they are especially partial to carnations. Its cut carnation production ranks first in the world. Like France, the Italian people likewise consider chrysanthemums an inauspicious flower, a mourning flower used specifically to commemorate the dead. But some countries in Western Europe like chrysanthemums very much, such as Germany and the Netherlands, which both cherish chrysanthemums.

The Swiss believe that fresh flowers represent peace and friendship. Fresh flowers are indispensable on all kinds of social occasions, especially in the capital Geneva, long known as the "world's park," which is even more of a sea of flowers. According to reports, the people of Geneva have a special feeling for acacia flowers. But in Switzerland you cannot casually give red roses to just anyone, because people believe that red roses carry romantic connotations.

The people of Spain, like other Europeans, love flowers, and the people especially like tulips. They believe that tulips and roses are both symbols of celebration and beauty. Spain has a nationally statutory "Book Day," held every year on April 23. It is said that this commemorative day was set to honor the death of the country's great literary figure Cervantes in 1714. On this day, young people like to buy a rose, put it in a book, and give it to the one they love. Likewise, in Spain you cannot casually give chrysanthemums. If invited as a guest, you must not give dahlias and chrysanthemums, because people consider these two flowers inauspicious.

Belgians have the strongest taboo against blue. When encountering ominous matters, they all use blue flowers as a sign.

In Britain and Germany, fresh flowers are both very important etiquette gifts. According to reports, wherever members of the British royal family visit, etiquette flowers must be placed everywhere. For major event unveilings, speeches, actor performances, wedding banquets, wedding anniversaries, birthday congratulations, christening and naming days, and various regular holidays, in Britain and Germany, fresh flowers are indispensable. But Germans have a taboo against giving roses to a friend's wife, especially red roses, because they represent romantic love. The British also do not much like lilacs. According to relevant materials, in British flower language, cyclamen means shyness and lack of self-confidence; while narcissus can convey respect for a person; dahlia indicates instability and fickleness; iris implies strong emotions; acacia represents friendship; ivy implies loyalty and moral integrity; jasmine represents tenderness and kindness; a bunch of red carnations represents passionate love, but a bunch of yellow carnations means belittling and contempt for the other person.

Russians, like other Europeans, find that fresh flowers play an important role in social activities. According to Russian custom, on holidays men always give fresh flowers to women they know. On various other holidays, such as "March 8" Day, "May 1" Day, May 9 Victory over Fascism Day, the October Revolution Day, and other major holidays, there are people presenting fresh flowers everywhere.

Russians love chrysanthemums, Chinese roses, calla lilies, carnations, narcissus, and other flowers, among which they are especially partial to Chinese roses and tulips. The Chinese rose is hailed as the "queen of flowers," while the tulip is an even more common fresh flower for expressing love and connecting with friends, especially the red tulip, which, like the red rose and red carnation, expresses hope and good wishes. Giving iris is considered a sign of bringing good news. Aster flowers can be given to elders to express wishes for health and longevity; cyclamen symbolizes loyalty and sincere friendship. Russians believe that yellow roses mean a break in relations and are inauspicious, so care should be taken to avoid them when giving flowers. In addition, attention should be paid to the number of flowers given, because in Russia even numbers of flowers are given only for mourning the dead, while between friends flowers are given in odd numbers.

Poland's consumption of cut flowers is second to none among Eastern European countries. Poland is also a country with a fairly strong Catholic influence. According to reports, following traditional Catholic custom, the carnation is a "sacred flower," symbolizing wit and happiness. In addition, this flower has rich colors, a long shelf life, and a low price, so people are very willing to use carnations as etiquette flowers to give to relatives and friends. The days when Poles use large amounts of flowers are concentrated in holidays such as Women's Day, Mother's Day, Teachers' Day (October 14), and Grandmother's Day (January 21).

In addition, according to Polish custom, a person's name day is an important holiday, often more important than a birthday. On this day, relatives and friends send large amounts of fresh flowers, and the more precious the flowers, the greater the courtesy shown. Noble cut flowers such as fúlánghuā (gerbera daisy), freesia, tulip, and bird of paradise are often used as gift flowers for occasions such as weddings, birthdays, name days, wedding anniversaries, and young people's declarations of love. In Poland there is also a custom of not casually giving red roses.

In Bulgaria, which has the reputation of the "land of roses," the people love roses very much, regard them as sacred flowers, and have designated them the national flower. The country has a long history of growing roses. Through the people's diligent cultivation, there are hundreds of rose varieties in the country, and precious varieties have been developed from which rose essential oil can be extracted. Bulgaria has a history of producing rose oil for one to two hundred years, and its high quality is praised in the international high-grade spice market as "liquid gold," enjoying worldwide fame and earning large amounts of foreign exchange for Bulgaria every year.

For this reason the country attaches great importance to rose production and designates the first Sunday of June each year as the "Rose Festival." At that time, in the hundred-mile Rose Valley in the Balkan Mountains (the national rose production base), a grand rose-picking ceremony is held. On this day, celebrations are also held in other parts of the country. At that time, selected beautiful young girls dress up as "rose fairies" and scatter rose petals by the handful to the crowd from decorated floats, while low-circling helicopters also continuously scatter rose perfume and petals over the crowd. The petals, carrying a rich rose fragrance, drift and fall like "fairies scattering flowers," a fragrant wind and rain of blossoms, with the sweet scent of roses filling everywhere. The girls also weave roses into garlands and give them to tourists who have come specially from afar. The visitors bathe in a fragrant sea of roses, and the hundred-mile Rose Valley is full of jubilation.

Romanians also have the habit of giving flowers to friends. They are not very particular about flower colors and varieties, but in the number of flowers given, custom dictates giving odd numbers and not even numbers, with the exception of birthdays.

In North America, people's love of flowers is even stronger, with brocade-like flowers everywhere and grass carpeting the ground. The people especially love roses with long flowering periods. The Rose Garden of the White House in the United States is world-famous, and many major diplomatic ceremonies are held there. Americans love fresh flowers passionately, and especially like growing flowers themselves. Every household is full of plants and flowers, with sheets of fresh flowers and clusters of blossoms everywhere. The United States has more than 30 holidays each year, and on the major holidays the vast majority involve giving fresh flowers between relatives and friends. Among these, the carnation, as an important cut flower, receives especially special favor. Every year at Christmas in December, Valentine's Day in February, Easter after the spring equinox, Mother's Day in May, and the wedding banquets concentrated in June and August, carnations are used everywhere to bless one another and send friendship. Young men and women in passionate love are especially enchanted by them and vie to give them to each other. In recent years, more and more people seek to buy flowers on weekends. Many people hope to gather with relatives and close friends on weekends, meet lovers on weekends, or attend other social occasions, and are willing to buy a few bouquets of fresh flowers to present a bit of their affection. Thus weekend flower markets have emerged in the United States. Those clusters and bunches of carnations, stock, white lilacs, lilies, calla lilies, tulips, and so on are brilliantly colorful and vie in splendor. Fresh flowers with rich fragrance are eagerly bought by people to give to relatives and friends. There are also many flower festivals in various parts of the United States, such as the Azalea Festival in Mobile, Alabama, in the southern United States every March; the Camellia Festival in Sacramento, California; the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington; the Tulip Festival by Lake Michigan in mid-May; the Narcissus Festival in Hawaii, and so on. At each of these festivals, flowers are decorated everywhere, and men, women, old and young view and admire the flowers, very lively indeed.

The social activities of the Canadian people are also inseparable from fresh flowers. But when visiting Canada as a guest, note that you should not give white lilies, because people are accustomed to using white lilies only at memorial services.

The people of Mexico in Latin America like white flowers. They believe that white flowers can eliminate bad luck. Some Latin American people also regard chrysanthemums as a symbol of sadness and bad luck, and absolutely must not use chrysanthemums as etiquette flowers when giving them on birthdays, weddings, or when visiting the sick. According to reports, in Brazil in South America, purple flowers are taboo. Purple flowers are considered inauspicious funeral flowers. Brazilians also regard brownish-yellow as a symbol of ill omens. Because brownish-yellow is the color of declining leaves, it will bring unlucky fate to people. Egyptians also have the strongest taboo against giving yellow flowers. These customs are exactly the opposite of our Chinese nation. Our people have always regarded yellow as equal to the most noble gold, a symbol of nobility and power, and an expression of celebration and harvest.

Etiquette for giving flowers in Western countries

   Flower-giving customs in countries around the world differ by country and by ethnic group. Because each country's land resources and geographical environment differ, so do people's preferences for planting flowers, grasses, and trees, and thus people's feelings toward flowers, grasses, and trees all differ, which has formed the different flower languages and gifting preferences of each country. But generally speaking, in countries with developed culture and economy, or in regions rich in plant resources, people's love of flowers and trees is greater, every household has a passion for growing flowers, and everywhere presents a sea of flowers. Such countries or regions also tend to like to use flowers to express feelings in social activities, and giving fresh flowers to each other in interactions has become a custom.