Does it matter what kind of flowers get taken to a grave site?
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mrs.ANONYMOUS
ANSWERS: 6
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Yes it matters. There are certain flowers that are expected at a gravesite and others that are less appropriate. Large, colorful cut flowers are usually seen and excepted, but you would not take a hanging basket full of "Bridal Veil" ferns to the site. Similarly, a pointsettia or a blooming cactus would not be appropriate.
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Actually no it doesn't matter . You take flowers to show your condolences . And you can take a poinsettia since Christmas is coming . I am a Floral designer . And I always tell my customers "make and take what you feel shows your best wishes " . The family will appreciate any thought put towards their loved ones . You can take a plant , so that the family can take it home with them . If it is a recent death . Or if someone has been deceased for a while , then you can just simply lay something on the gravesite , to show you were there .
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Flowers of any kind left at a gravesite are acceptable, they are a token of your love, and a tribute left to the loved one you've lost, whether it's your favourite flower or theirs. Some cemetaries do not allow flowers to be planted afterwards in order to make the caretaker's job of mowing easier, but may be left in permanent vases affixed to the monument base. I don't really feel any flower is unacceptable - to be left when you've said "farewell".
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It all depends on the people involved. Some people, though rarely, may see the pretty and bright flowers as very unappropriate; most see them as appropriate. I believe the best thing is to think on what kinds of flowers that person liked, and put their favorites on the grave.
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i don't think so. i would get flowers that the person liked most when they were living. some cemeteries today won't allow you to leave real flowers on the grave site. they supposedly make a mess. terrible? others will let you but you have to come back and pick them back up when they start to become untidy.
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Nope, it all depends on the person who has past and the person doing the giving. My family likes to give planters so that the family has a living this to remeber the person by. And at my fiancee's funeral we asked that flowers nit be sent. He just wasn't that kind of guy.
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