Flowers Used For Corsages

Corsages are floral fashion accessories.

A corsage is a grouping of flowers worn as an accessory. Wearers typically sport them with formal evening wear or for weddings. They adorn the waist, shoulder, bodice, wrist, or pocketbook. Corsages date back to the eighteenth century but became a must-buy for men to gift to women for formal events in the twentieth century.

Roses

A rose is perhaps the most traditional flower for corsages. Give your date a rose corsage based on the many meanings attributed to the flower: red for love, pink for appreciation, white for reverence, yellow for joy, or orange for desire. You can also chose roses because they match the attire of the wearer or as part of the color scheme for the floral presentation at an event. Growers even cultivate or dye them to come in tones of blue and green.

Orchids

Like roses, orchids come in almost every flower color and typically smell lovely. They are arguably more exotic and chic as well. With 30,000 known species of orchid, you are sure to find one that will thrill your dance partner and show your appreciation and affection with elegance and good taste.

Orange Blossoms

Orange blossoms usually mix with other flowers in a corsage because they smell beautiful, have long-lasting waxy petals, and are white, which goes with anything. They make a very nice stand-alone corsage as well: light, airy, and youthful. You can also eat them, but it is not advisable to eat any florist-provided products, because they may be treated.

Lilies

Like orchids, lilies come in many colors and sizes and look exotic. Some smell very nice, while others are relatively scent-free. White Easter lilies symbolize beauty and hope and are very appropriate for corsages. As with all lilies make sure the florist removes the pollen, because it will stain fabric permanently.

Gerberas

Gerbera daisies are joyous. They come in all shades of white, yellow, pink, red, orange, and mixtures of these colors---some are cultivated and dyed for other colors. They are age-appropriate for the young and young-at-heart, due to their simplicity and cheeriness.

Gardenias

Gardenias are white, white, white. They are not a finely, repetitively structured flower. If you are buying a corsage for an outdoor-lover's wedding, gardenias are perfect, and they smell sublime.

Carnations

Carnations take up dye better than any other flower and are easy to match to any apparel or event color scheme. Because they are prolific propagators and common, they are an affordable and popular choice for those with limited budgets.

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