National Flower of Italy

The love for values, beliefs and customs of the Italians is easily seen in the symbolic flowers of Italy. The flower emblems of the country have been alienated in to three categories-The traditional symbolic flower for Italy is Rose while, White Poppy or White Lily serves as religious symbolic flower and according to popularity Violet is considered a flower symbol in the country.

Other Native and Popular Flowers of Italy

In Italy, the garden is reserved for vegetables and flowers are grown on the balcony, which makes for a healthy population and pretty houses. The flowers which the people love to grow in Italy are Oleanders, Bougainvillea, Jasmine, Crocus, Cyclamen, Bluebell, Violets, Periwinkles, Alpine Pasque Flower, Spring Gentians, Aquilegia, Aster Alpinus, Convolvulus, Cornflower, Cosmos Bipinnatus, Dahlia Semplicegazania, Geranium A Grandi Fiori, Giant Daisy Margherita Gigante, Lunaria O Moneta and Del Papa(Honesty Flower).

The most traditional flowers used for gifting in Italy are Orange -Tree Flower, White Lily, Violet, and White, Yellow And Pink Roses. Hand-crafted, edible and decorative Italian confetti flowers are also liked by Italians specially on the occasions of Birth Days. To be avoided carefully is the Chrysanthemums, since in Italy it is said to be the flower of funerals and mourning.

Online Florists Italy

A few of the major online florists who cater to Italy are Pickupflowers,Zenoflor operates from Ercolamo, Italy and delivers flowers all across Italy. Zenoflor specializes in traditional floral arrangements and bouquets. For a list of Italy florists who do business online, please visit our page on Online Florists in Italy.

Send Flowers to Italy

The Flower Expert has arrived at a few parameters on which florists can be compared so that the customers can select a good florist who suits their needs. You can go through the comparative analysis of the top florists presented in this table. This comprehensive table will help you decide which florist gives the best service when you want to send flowers to Italy.

Facts about Italy

Having a boot shape, Italy, a southern European country is a peninsula bordered on three sides, and shares a border with four countries: France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia.

Being the biggest Black Economy in Western Europe and having one of the lowest birthrate and fertility rate in the world, Italy on one hand, is a modern, industrialized nation and a Mecca of style and fashion and on the other side, it is a Mediterranean country with agricultural land covering much of its countryside, where life still grinds to a halt in the middle of the day for a siesta, and where the culture is strongly family-oriented. Italy is the fourth most visited country in the world and Coat of Arms serves as the national symbol for Italian Republic.