4 Perfect Yellow Flowers to Gift the Girl Who Loves Yellow

When it comes to cheerful blooms, yellow flowers are often thought of and talked about — with good reason. After all, the colour yellow can instantaneously brighten up a room, and receiving a bouquet of yellow flowers can easily lift one’s spirits. 

Though there’s no lack of variety when it comes to yellow flowers, the colour group as a whole has become generally synonymous with the concept of friendship. 

All in all, the hue is a celebratory colour, and yellow flowers are often used to represent feelings of pride and accomplishment. That’s why you’ll frequently see them at graduations and other milestone celebrations. 

But, as all art, the gifting of different yellow flowers entail different nuanced meanings and symbolism. And—especially if you’re looking to get happy birthday flowers or a birthday flower bouquet for a loved onewho likes yellow—you’d want to ensure that the flower you’re gifting adequately conveys your intent and well wishes.

The Interior Collections has thus put together this list, to help you navigate through the 4 most popular yellow flowers and what they mean.

1. Sunflower

The sunflower is perhaps the most popular yellow flower, and not just because they look big and beautiful. Much of the sunflower’s popularity lies in its symbolism, and much of its symbolism lies in an ancient Greek tale of the nymph, Clytie, and the Greek God of the Sun and Light, Apollo. 

A synthesised snapshot of the story goes a little like this: Clytie had fallen deeply in love with Apollo, and had ultimately decided to devote her very life to him. She thus transformed herself into what we know as the sunflower, and committed her life to always facing towards the sun. 

And that is the Greek tale that was used to explain why Sunflowers seemingly turn toward the sun, no matter the latter’s place in the sky. The sunflower thus symbolises unwavering faith and unconditional, joyous devotion; and is the perfect happy birthday flower for a loved one you want to express such feelings to! 

2. Yellow Tulip

Like many other yellow flowers, the yellow tulip chiefly represents the bond of friendship. Other abstracts often entwined with the yellow tulip also include happiness, cheerfulness, and hope. In fact, back in the Victorian era, yellow tulips explicitly meant: there’s sunshine in your smile. 

It’s for this very reason that yellow tulips have since become great ‘just-because’ gifts, though they’re often also included in birthday flower gift sets and birthday bouquets alike.

3. Yellow Calla Lilies

White cala lilies are associated with innocence and purity, while yellow blooms, on the other hand, are traditionally gifted as expressions of gratitude. These yellow flowers can often be spotted in wedding décor as well, where the bloom of the Calla Lily represents devotion and bliss—two well wishes that are more than applicable for birthday occasions, too!

Fun fact: the Calla Lily is not only frequently included in anniversary bouquets, but the official bloom to specifically represent a sixth wedding anniversary! 

4. Yellow Alstroemeria

Though some groups consider these yellow flowers to represent generic happiness and energy, many others know it as a symbol of support and strength. 

A bouquet including the yellow alstroemeria is often gifted to someone who is going through difficulties in life, as a reminder to always be strong and that they can overcome any and all obstacles in their way—with their head held high and without fear of the future. 

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We provide same-day islandwide delivery for fresh flowers, so place your orders with us today—yellow flower bouquets or otherwise!