What are the best flowers to buy for someone who lost a loved one to cancer?

A friend of mine lost her Father to cancer and I want to send her and her mom some flowers and a card but I wanted to find out what flower would be good for something like this.

What are the best flowers to buy for someone who lost a loved one to cancer?
First of all, I'm sorry to hear about your friend.





To answer your question, different cultures have different meanings for different types of flowers, so you might want to be careful, if your friend is traditional and looks very closely into flower meanings.





+ Forget-Me-Nots are beautiful flowers, which stand for 'good memories'.





+ White Hyacinths mean 'prayer', and purple stands for 'sorrow'.





+ White Chrysanthemums and Lillies traditionally stand for 'death' and 'loss'.





+ Iris usually mean 'have faith/hope' and 'friendship'.





+ Marigolds stand for 'grief'





+ White poppies 'consolation'





+ Tea roses for 'remembrance'





+ White roses for 'memories' and 'truth'





+ Sweet Pea stands for 'good-byes'





+ Zinnias to 'remember a lost friend'








You can also ask your local florist for ideas on flower arrangements-- I'm no expert, but I hope that helps!
Reply:there is no flower for each event you can chose any flower but you dont even have to send flowers my teachers wife died of cancer and i just got him a card and he appriciated it very much
Reply:I think that it doesn't matter what type of flower. Just a lovely boquet of your choosing and a card should be sufficient. If there is a type of flower that is particularly meaningful to this family, you could send a boquet of those. It's very thoughtful of you to want to reach out to the family during this horrible time. Your friend is really going to need all of your support right now.
Reply:i believe that ur friend will treasure whatever type of flowers u send. its the thought that counts. she will also feel glad that at least you are a true friend who will stick by her when the going is bad for her
Reply:White lilies show sympathy and are beautiful! Calla lilies are very nice!