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Iconic “I Love Yous” Flowers are a Mother’s Day staple—and for good reason, since these iconic flowers are part of what started it all. There is no more iconic a Mother’s Day flower than the carnation. No, really; pink carnations have long represented a mother’s love, and white ones are for unconditional love. In fact, according to Farmers’ Almanac, white carnations, in particular, played a part in the first-ever Mother’s Day celebration over a century ago.
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In 1907, a West Virginia native named Anna Jarvis sent 500 white carnations to every mother in her congregation to commemorate the anniversary of her own mother’s passing. White carnations were her late mother’s favorite flower, and Jarvis wanted to not only honor her mother, but to encourage everyone to celebrate their own mothers. Less
than 10 years later, Mother’s Day was declared a national holiday. Whether you’re buying the mothers in your life roses, peonies, or classic carnations, remember that the best way to make them last is to trim all the leaves below the waterline and cut 1 inch off the stems per week. May all your flowers be fresh and all your mothers be blessed this year.
