Funeral Flower Traditions

Funeral Flowers for Buddhist: The funeral will almost always take place in a funeral home and never in a temple. Sending funeral flowers is considered appropriate for a Buddhist funeral.

Funeral Flowers for Hindus: hold a funeral service on the day of death, before the sun goes down if possible. Sending flowers isn’t part of the Hindu tradition, but it may still be seen as a thoughtful gesture. You can safely send a nice funeral spray to commemorate the dead.

Funeral Flowers for Jewish: tradition doesn’t include the sending of flowers at death. It’s more appropriate to send gift baskets or fruit during the period of mourning. However, younger Jews may be more open to receiving flowers at home or at the foyer of the synagogue. The practice of sending flowers is better understood by ‘liberal’ Jews, while Orthodox Jews may not be appreciative.

Funeral Flowers for Mormons: (or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) appreciate flowers and funeral sprays at the time of mourning. Don’t send them in the shape of a cross as this may offend, and note that Mormon funerals are not held in the temple.

Funeral Flowers for Muslim: or Islamic cultures may have differing opinions concerning funeral flowers, depending on their ethnic origin and perhaps even on what particular branch of Islam they are from. Ask the opinion of someone close to the family, if you can.

Funeral Flowers for Protestants: and Other Christian faiths accept all forms of funeral flowers. Certain branches or denominations farther out of the mainstream (especially in some Reformed traditions) may have particular ideas concerning simplicity and adornment, however.

Funeral Flowers for Roman Catholics: welcome flowers and funeral flower arrangements. There may be some particulars concerning delivery of funeral flowers to a church or cathedral

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