This is an incredibly hard time for anyone and when consoling mourners it is important to do the right thing. Flowers and meanings in a funeral service in different religions are an important part of the funeral process. Sending the wrong arrangement or an offensive color will upset the family and make you look very bad.
It is important to be sensitive to different religions beliefs and preferences when sending flowers to a funeral. Some of the more common religions do not have rules as to what color and type of flower to send. Most Christian faiths do not have specific funeral flower meanings or rules.
At a Christian funeral it is a good idea to send flowers and normally the family dictates where to send the flowers to. You will send it to the graveside, church or the family’s home. Other religions have different strictures about flowers and sending them. In the Jewish faith it is not accepted to send any form of flower.
In most religions it is not at all offensive. It might just not be wanted. Sending a fruit or gift basket is appropriate in these cases. The Jewish faith prefers this as a form of sympathy. They do not believe that flowers are a good thing at the funeral.
Flowers are very common in different religions and some arrangements might not be welcomed. In the Mormon religion it is not good to send anything that is in the shape of a cross. In buddism you can send flowers but normally they go to a funeral home and not the temple. In Eastern Orthodox it is particularly good to send white flowers.
When you are sending flowers it is important to be sensitive about which religion the deceased practices. Some religions believe in sending flowers, others do not. Most of the time it is not deeply offensive to violate tradition but you do not want to make this time any worse for the family.
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