Easter Flowers & Gifts

Easter flowers bring spring color to a brunch table, a grandmother's kitchen or a friend's front door. Choose tulip bouquets, Easter lilies, baskets with eggs tucked between the stems, pastel arrangements and bulb gardens, each prepared by hand by a local florist near the recipient.

Easter falls on a Sunday in March or April, and there are no Sunday deliveries. The guide below covers traditional flowers, gifts that last and timing.

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How to choose Easter flowers

Lilies, tulips and what Easter flowers mean

The white Easter lily is the flower most tied to the holiday, often seen as a symbol of purity, hope and the Resurrection. Three lily plants here carry that look: the Easter Lily Plant in a wicker basket with a ribbon bow, in 6, 8 or 10 inch sizes, plus the Easter Sentiments Lily Plant and the Easter Blessing Lily, which both arrive budded. Tulips are linked with new life and fresh starts, and Tremendous Tulips, Vibrant Tulip Charm and the Easter Tulip Bouquet bring them by the bunch. Lilies are highly toxic to cats, so for a home with a cat, pick a lily-free bouquet.

Easter flower arrangements for the table

For a holiday meal, look for low, wide designs that let guests see across the table. The Easter Centerpiece gathers roses, daisies and mini carnations around a pair of taper candles with a few plastic eggs tucked in, and Designer's Choice - Easter Centerpiece is built long and rectangular from the week's freshest blooms. The handled Easter Egg Basket moves easily from the front step to a side table. Find all three among our Easter centerpieces.

Easter gifts that keep growing

A living gift lasts well past the holiday. Easter Blooming Flowers is a basket packed with soil, garden tools, blooming plants and flowering bulbs, ready to plant outside once the weather turns. The Sweet Serenity Bulb Garden holds rooted tulips and muscari in a basketweave planter, and the Sweet Spring Tulip Bulb Garden shows pink, purple and yellow tulips in a bright blue container. Our Easter plants also include orchids and a pink calla lily.

Choosing an Easter bouquet by color

Pastels are the classic Easter palette, and Easter Egg-Stravaganza fills a clear vase with pastel blooms and festive plastic eggs. Lovely Lavender Medley keeps to lavender and white, while the Yellow & White Delight Bouquet mixes roses, alstroemeria and carnations in sunny tones. For bolder color, the Spring Awakening Bouquet skips pastels for roses and anemones in red, orange, purple, pink and yellow, and Spring Regal Wrap bundles roses, sunflowers and delphinium in kraft paper. Timeless Tulips for Easter comes with a Happy Easter balloon.

Easter flower questions

What is the traditional flower for Easter?

The white Easter lily. Its trumpet-shaped blooms are widely seen as a symbol of the Resurrection, and many churches fill their altars with them on Easter morning. Tulips, daffodils and hyacinths are popular Easter flowers too, since they're among the first to bloom each spring.

Can Easter flowers be delivered on Easter Sunday?

No. Easter is always on a Sunday, and there are no Sunday deliveries, so choose Saturday or an earlier day. Ordering a few days ahead helps, since busy holiday weekends can occasionally delay a delivery. Two of the lily plants arrive budded, so a Friday delivery gives them more time to open.

What can I give for Easter instead of candy?

Flowers and plants make a cheerful swap. Kids tend to notice the Happy Easter balloon on Timeless Tulips for Easter first, while adults may prefer a bulb garden they can enjoy for weeks. The Easter Tulip Bouquet can include a box of chocolate if you'd like both.

How do you keep Easter tulips fresh?

Trim the stems, use cool water and top it up often, since tulips drink a lot. They keep growing a little after they're cut and lean toward light, so turn the vase each day to keep them upright. Find more tulips any time of year.

What flowers bloom around Easter?

Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses and muscari bloom outdoors around Easter in much of the country, and florists also have lilies, roses and anemones on hand. The muscari in the Sweet Serenity Bulb Garden, sometimes called grape hyacinth, is a true spring bloomer. Browse our spring flowers and gifts.