Apart from gratifying human senses aesthetically and serving the purpose of expressing feelings between people, flowers also serve as a national symbol for nations. Just like the national flower of the USA is the rose, the national flower of Russia is chamomile. There is deep meaning and significance to the choice of the national flower by every nation.
Russian people have a very deep connection with this flower, anchored in their culture, literature, songs, and even folk medicine. The chamomile flower originated in West Asia and then spread to many other areas. It now grows prolifically throughout the territory of Russia and many other countries.
It is a special pleasure for any Russian person to walk through a field of chamomiles. It is just this special relationship that they have with this flower that is rooted deeply in the culture. Many people living in villages, suburbs, or those who have a “dacha” have chamomiles in their garden.
There is even a folk tradition of using a chamomile for fortune-telling. Every Russian girl plays this little fortune-telling game in which she plucks off one petal at a time saying “loves me, loves me not, loves me, loves me not” with every petal plucked off. The last petal is the answer to the question whether he loves her or not.
A bouquet of chamomiles is always a wonderful way to connect with a Russian person. Nowadays you can order a bouquet of chamomiles to be delivered to most cities in Russia and bring special joy to a recipient with something culturally meaningful for them.
As for popular flowers in Russia, the list would probably start with tulips, lilies, carnations, roses and peonies. Most of these flowers traditionally grow in people’s gardens and, when an occasion occurs, make a beautiful bouquet. One can still find Russian babushkas (grannies) selling tulips, lilies, peonies and gladioluses from their gardens starting in early spring and until September, with one flower succeeding another according to the season.
Normally those flowers sold in the streets are considerably cheaper than the ones in the flower shops, but that comes with fewer conveniences. If you are not there walking down the street where there are a few babushkas with flowers, ordering flower delivery from a local flower shop or flower delivery company is the only option for you to get flowers to a recipient. Flower shops have a wider variety of flowers including those not in season locally. Besides, bouquets made by professional florists simply look more presentable and professional, which any recipient most likely will appreciate.
Interestingly enough, roses do not seem to be the most popular flowers in Russia as they are in many other countries. Google and Yandex search analysis shows that the most popular search words among flowers are lilies, orchids, violets, but not roses. Flower delivery companies confirm that the most popular flowers during the peak season of March 8 (International Women’s Day) are tulips, with half of all flowers sold in that period being tulips. However, this statistic reflects only a part of the year, as tulips are not available beyond spring.
Ordering a mixed bouquet or a bouquet with roses is always a safe and appropriate choice for any occasion. With their availability all year round, roses, alstroemerias, lilies, gerberas, carnations and chrysanthemums make beautiful bouquets and arrangements and are always a great choice for flower delivery to anywhere in the world.
