Pink flowers are used as a symbol of love and awareness. For decades, pink flowers have been used to decorate weddings as a symbol of love. They can also be used as a display of love at funerals, as demonstrated at the funeral for Anna Nicole Smith. More recently, pink flowers have come to symbolize breast cancer awareness. They may also be used as an expression of thanks, or just enjoyed for their aesthetic beauty.
Species Species of pink flowers include:
Allium (flowering onion) Alumroot or Coralbells Aster Astilbe Azalea Begonias Bougainvillea Butterfly bush Camellia Carambola tree (starfruit) Cosmos Cranesbills Carnation Cherry Japanese Cherry Clematis Clover Coneflower (Echinacea) Cypripedium acaule (lady's slipper orchids) Dahlia Dianthus family (carnation, pink, and sweet william, and especially garden pink, whence the colour got its name) Flowering plum tree Hollyhock Hibiscus Hyacinth Hydrangea growing in alkaline (basic) soil Lotus Saucer Magnolia Mallow Forget-me-not (Myosotis) Oleander Orchid Oxalis or Shamrock Oriental lily Papaver orientale (Oriental poppy) Peony / paeony Petunia Phlox Evening Primrose Rhododendron and Azalea Roses Rose Campion Sabatia angularis (rosepink or bitterbloom) Sea thrift or Sea pink Tulips Vinca
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