Tributes
Types of funeral flowers
Each tribute carries its own meaning. Here is what the main arrangements are, and when families typically choose them, so you can send something that feels right.
Funeral Carnations
Carnations have been part of British funeral tradition for generations. Affordable, sturdy and available in almost any colour, the…
Typically £25–£100 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Casket Sprays
A casket spray, often just called the coffin flowers, is the long arrangement that lies on top of the coffin throughout the servic…
Typically £150–£350 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Funeral Chrysanthemums
In much of continental Europe, France, Italy, Spain, Poland and beyond, the chrysanthemum is the mourning flower, placed on graves…
Typically £30–£120 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Floral Crosses
A floral cross is a tribute shaped as the Christian cross, made from massed flowers on a shaped frame. It is the clearest religiou…
Typically £70–£180 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Floral Hearts
A floral heart is a tribute shaped as a solid or open heart, made from flowers massed on a shaped frame. It is the most openly emo…
Typically £80–£200 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Floral Letters and Names
Floral letters are individual letters made from flowers, set side by side to spell a word or name. In the UK the most common choic…
Typically £35–£60 per letter depending on size, flowers, and florist
Funeral Pillows and Cushions
Funeral pillows and cushions are floral tributes shaped like a pillow or a square cushion, made from flowers massed on a shaped ba…
Typically £60–£150 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Funeral Sheaves
A funeral sheaf is a flat-backed, tied bunch of flowers made to be laid down rather than stood in a vase. The stems are left long …
Typically £40–£120 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Hand-Tied Bouquets
A hand-tied bouquet is a bunch of fresh flowers gathered and tied by the florist, usually presented in water so it can go straight…
Typically £30–£100 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Funeral Lilies
Lilies are the flower most strongly associated with funerals in the United Kingdom. In Christian tradition the white lily symbolis…
Typically £35–£90 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Funeral Orchids
Orchids bring a quiet elegance to funeral flowers. Less traditional in Britain than lilies or chrysanthemums, they are increasingl…
Typically £30–£120 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Funeral Posies
A funeral posy is a small, rounded arrangement of flowers, usually hand-tied or set into a low dome of florist's foam. It is one o…
Typically £25–£60 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Funeral Roses
Roses carry one meaning above all others: love. That makes them one of the most personal funeral flowers, chosen most often by par…
Typically £40–£150 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Standing Sprays
A standing spray is a flat-backed, fan- or teardrop-shaped arrangement displayed upright on a tripod or easel beside the coffin. A…
Typically £80–£250 depending on size, flowers, and florist
Funeral Wreaths
A funeral wreath is a circular arrangement of flowers and foliage, and one of the oldest tributes in British funeral tradition. Th…
Typically £60–£200 depending on size, flowers, and florist