Carnations

The sweet, ruffled face of the carnation has brought many a smile to the lips of its recipients, as one of the most popular flowers in the world.  Available with both small and large blooms in a wide variety of pastel and vibrant colours, this flower finds itself in bouquets and arrangements for many cheerful occasions, such as weddings and births, and is the flower of choice for Mother’s Day.  With its heady aroma often associated with the scent of cloves, a bouquet with this flower on its own or in combination with others would be a charming surprise for any recipient.

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The name of the genus, Dianthus, comes from the Greek dio for ‘god’ or ‘Zeus’ and anthos for ‘flower,’ combining to literally mean ‘divine flower.’  However, there are several theories as to where the carnation itself got its name.  One possibility is that the name came from the coronation or corone, as this flower was used in crowns in ancient Greece.  Another theory is that the name comes from carnis or carne, for flesh, associated with the incarnation of God into flesh.  It is also said that the colour pink was actually named after another earlier word for the flower, as opposed to an item being named after a colour as is more common.

The association with motherhood, and specifically Mother’s Day, came from one of the origin myths of the carnation.  A Christian myth says that carnations first appeared in the world when the tears of the Virgin Mary fell upon the ground when she saw her son Jesus carrying the cross, and carnations sprung forth.  However, myths dating from the Greco-Roman times suggest that the beauty of the carnation was valued long before Christian times.  Legends from medieval Europe attach the flower to such occasions as marriage and childbirth.

Carnations come in a wide variety of colours, such as white, cream, yellow, light and dark pinks, red, orange, peach, purple, and a light purple which closely resembles blue and can be used in bouquets to welcome newborn boys into the world.  The red carnation is said to mean admiration, making this a favorite for Valentine’s Day.  A mixture of pink and white is a popular selection for newborn girls, and a gift of white carnations to a woman is said to represent a sentiment of good luck.  There are also many attractive striped varieties, or varieties with a delicate shading around the edges, called ‘border’ carnations.  No matter which carnation you choose, these aromatic blooms with their unique faces will be received with joy by your friend or loved one. 

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Flowers

Name
Price
15 Classic Carnations

15 Classic Carnations

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£13.99
Sunshine Bouquet

Sunshine Bouquet

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£13.99
Special Bouquet

Special Bouquet

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£13.99
15 Classic Carnations

15 Classic Carnations

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£14.00
Blush Carnations Mixed

Blush Carnations Mixed

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£15.95
Fragrant Confetti

Fragrant Confetti

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£15.99
20 Classic Carnations

20 Classic Carnations

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£16.99
20 Classic Carnations

20 Classic Carnations

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£17.00
Indian Summer

Indian Summer

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£18.99
Summer Meadow

Summer Meadow

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£18.99
Simply Carnations

Simply Carnations

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£19.00
Simply Carnations

Simply Carnations

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£19.00
Simply Carnations

Simply Carnations

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£19.00
Carnation Celebration

Carnation Celebration

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£19.00
Flight of Fancy

Flight of Fancy

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£19.99
Carnival Bouquet

Carnival Bouquet

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£19.99
Secret Garden

Secret Garden

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£19.99
15 Classic Carnations with Courier Delivery

15 Classic Carnations with Courier Delivery

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£20.00
Candy Stripe

Candy Stripe

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£23.00
20 Classic Carnations with Courier Delivery

20 Classic Carnations with Courier Delivery

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£23.00
Candy Stripe

Candy Stripe

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£23.99
Indian Summer - flowers

Indian Summer - flowers

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£24.99
Secret Garden Bouquet with Free Chocolates

Secret Garden Bouquet with Free Chocolates

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£24.99
Pink Surprise

Pink Surprise

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£24.99
Finest Bouquets - Hope

Finest Bouquets - Hope

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£24.99
Pink Carnations - flowers

Pink Carnations - flowers

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£26.99
Manhattan

Manhattan

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£26.99
Afterglow

Afterglow

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£27.00
Pink Candy

Pink Candy

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£27.00
Simply Pink

Simply Pink

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£27.99
Pretty Pink Pastle

Pretty Pink Pastle

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£29.00
Pretty Pink Pastels

Pretty Pink Pastels

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£29.00
Little Boy Blue

Little Boy Blue

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£29.00
Finest Bouquets - Hope - Deluxe

Finest Bouquets - Hope - Deluxe

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£29.98
Misty

Misty

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£30.00
Raspberry Ultimate Bouquet

Raspberry Ultimate Bouquet

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£31.99
Orange Carnation Cube - flowers

Orange Carnation Cube - flowers

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£32.99
Red Carnation Cube - flowers

Red Carnation Cube - flowers

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£32.99
New Baby Girl Flowers

New Baby Girl Flowers

, alstroemeria, baby, carnations, clare, delianne, florist, flowers, girl, pink, shades, welcome...

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£34.99
Colour Burst - flowers

Colour Burst - flowers

, appeals, arena, bouquet, carnations, deciding, deliberation, favourites, finally, firm, flowers, freesias, gerberas, hq, lilies, occasions, orange, purple, red, roses, took, truly, twotone, varied, white...

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£34.99
Blue and Lime Posy

Blue and Lime Posy

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£35.00
Red Christmas

Red Christmas

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£35.00
Love

Love

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£35.00
Wild Nobility - flowers

Wild Nobility - flowers

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£36.99
White Sunrise hand tied flower bouquet

White Sunrise hand tied flower bouquet

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£37.00
Rose & Freesia Hatbox

Rose & Freesia Hatbox

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£37.99
Carosa

Carosa

, buplerum, carnations, delivered, flowers, handtied, mixed, palm, pitto, roses, round, ruscus, vari, water, yellow...

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£39.00
Carosa

Carosa

, buplerum, carnations, delivered, flowers, handtied, mixed, orange, palm, pitto, roses, round, ruscus, soft, vari, water...

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£39.00
Carosa

Carosa

, buplerum, carnations, delivered, flowers, handtied, mixed, palm, pitto, red, roses, round, ruscus, vari, water...

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£39.00
Carosa

Carosa

, buplerum, carnations, delivered, flowers, handtied, mixed, palm, pink, pitto, roses, round, ruscus, sugar, vari, water...

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£39.00
Carosa

Carosa

, buplerum, carnations, delivered, flowers, handtied, mixed, palm, pitto, pure, roses, round, ruscus, vari, water, white...

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£39.00
Scarlet Fever

Scarlet Fever

, alstromeria, bouquet, carnations, flowers, gerbera, hypericum, red, roses, traditional...

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£39.00
Pure and Simple

Pure and Simple

, broad, carnations, delicate, delivered, flowers, handtied, leaf, pitto, pure, roses, round, vari, water, white...

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£40.00
Quattro

Quattro

, &, aspidistra, carnations, divided, flexi, flowers, folded, germini, grass, grouped, handtied, hooped, hypericum, red, roses, tones, water...

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£40.00
Pink Quattro

Pink Quattro

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£40.00
Sunflower Quattro

Sunflower Quattro

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£40.00
Pure & Simple

Pure & Simple

, broad, carnations, delicate, delivered, flowers, handtied, leaf, pitto, pure, roses, round, vari, water, white...

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£40.00
Perfect Christmas

Perfect Christmas

, arrangement, candle, carnations, ceramic, flowers, germini, hypericum, leucodendron, posy, raised, red, rosesspray, round, vase, white...

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£40.00
Quattro

Quattro

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£40.00
Rose & Freesia Hatbox with Mother's Day Chocolates

Rose & Freesia Hatbox with Mother's Day Chocolates

, 110g, arranged, arrangement, box, carnations, chocolates, decorative, delivered, display, eflowers, expertly, firm, florists, flower, foliage, fragrant, freesias, hatbox, largeheaded, lilacs, lisianthus, luscious, luxurious, mother's, mothers, mum, p...

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£42.95
Pink and White Wreath

Pink and White Wreath

, carnations, cerise, cinerea, eustoma, flowers, freesia, lether, open, orientals, pink, pink/white, roses, sp, white, wreath...

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£45.00
Pink Cushion

Pink Cushion

, blue, carnations, cushion, eryngium, eustoma, flowers, leather, open, parvi, pink, roses, sp, xanth...

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£50.00
Butterfly

Butterfly

, &, base, butterfly, carnations, decoration, double, flowers, gerbera, kermit, massed, pink, roses, white...

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£195.00