Why Purple Is the Color for Mom This Mother's Day | Village Flower Shoppe

There are colors that please, and then there are colors that mean something. Purple, as any student of history or the human heart will readily tell you, has always belonged firmly in the latter camp.

It is the color of royalty, of reverence, of a love so layered and so deep that it requires a shade with some complexity to carry it. And when it comes to the woman who raised you — who has, over the course of a lifetime, earned your admiration a thousand times over — is there really any other color that will do?

We think not.

The Language That Purple Has Always Spoken

Long before florists or greeting card companies had anything to say on the matter, purple was the color reserved for those held in the highest esteem. Emperors wore it. Queens were crowned in it. It was not easily obtained, and so it was not carelessly given.

That history lives on in every violet bloom, every sprig of lavender, every deep plum petal. When you send your mother purple flowers, you are — whether you know it or not — speaking in a very old and very eloquent language. You are saying: you are someone worth honoring

And truly, is that not precisely what Mother's Day is for?

The Blooms That Carry the Color Best

Not all purple flowers are created equal, and the right choice depends very much on the mother you are celebrating.

Lavender is perhaps the most romantic of the purple family — soft, fragrant, and undeniably nostalgic. It is the scent of warmth and calm, of a house that always felt like home. For the mother who has been your constant comfort, lavender says it without a single word.

Purple tulips carry the quiet elegance of a woman who does not need to announce herself. Clean-lined and graceful, they have a restrained sophistication that is genuinely beautiful — a perfect choice for the mother who prefers things thoughtful rather than showy.

Purple sweet peas are, in our opinion, one of the loveliest things spring produces. Ruffled and romantic and lightly fragrant, they have an old-world charm that feels like something out of a novel. If your mother has a poetic soul, she will adore them.

Lilacs, when the season cooperates, are breathtaking — and their scent alone is enough to move a person to tears. Deeply nostalgic and impossibly beautiful, a bunch of lilacs in May is one of the finest things one can offer another person.

Purple orchids are for the mother of particular elegance — the one with impeccable taste and a certain quiet authority. They are exotic and architectural and unmistakably refined.

Purple for the Mother Who Has Always Been Your Queen

Here is the truth of it: purple is not a timid color. It does not hedge or whisper or arrive apologetically. It says, with full confidence, I think the world of you

That is a rather wonderful thing to say to your moth

Whether she is the woman who sat with you through every heartbreak and every triumph, the grandmother who has now become something even more essential to your understanding of love, or the mother figure who stepped in when one was needed — purple flowers are a declaration. Of admiration. Of gratitude. Of the kind of deep respect that, after all these years, has only grow

Order for Mother's Day at Village Flower Shoppe

Mother's Day falls on Sunday, May 11th this year, and if you would like something truly special — a custom arrangement built around her colors, her favorite blooms, her particular spirit — we are here for exactly that conversation.

We offer same-day delivery across the mid-Peninsula for orders placed by noon, and for custom flower sourcing, a week's notice lets us bring in the very finest seasonal purple blooms just for her.

Order a Mother's Day Arrangement or call us at (650) 328-5992. Let's make sure she feels every bit the queen she i

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