Just as the carnations are regarded as the symbolic and traditional
flower of Mother's Day, the very beautiful and king of all flowers Rose
was selected as the official flower for Father's Day. It is said that Ms
Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, the founder of Father's Day Festival, gave the
idea of choosing Rose as the traditional flower of Father's Day.
In several countries, people follow the custom of wearing rose on
Father's Day to express gratitude for their dads. According to the
tradition, if a person wears red rose, it indicates that his father is
alive while white rose has come to symbolize that that he is deceased.
About Rose
Rose is regarded as most beautiful of all flowers. The plant rose comes
from a shrub of the genus Rosa. Popular color of Rose is red but roses
of other colors like yellow, pink, white and peach can be found. Shaded
roses are also quite popular these days. The Old English form rose came
from Latin rosa, which may have been an adoption of the Greek word
rhodon, "rose."
Father's Day Flower Lily
Lily is also regarded as the traditional flower for Father's Day
because J.H. Berringer, who also held Father's Day celebrations in
Washington State as early as 1912, chose a white lilac as the Father's
Day Flower.
Trend
There exists a strong tradition to express love and gratitude for
father with a bouquet of flowers. Though rose is the preferred choice
for the occasion bouquets of several other flowers are also given as a
Father's Day gift. To cash in on the demand florists prepare fascinating
bouquets and sell them at a premium.
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