Roses
Red still reads as romance in most U.S. rooms. Pale peach reads as thanks. Yellow is friendship until a family treats it as apology.
Meaning file
What people think they are sending
Lilies
White lilies carry funeral air even when the card says birthday. If the house has cats, skip them for a different reason.
Sunflowers
They photograph as joy and travel poorly in heat. Tell the recipient to recut the stem the same afternoon.
Orchids
Readers treat them as “I thought about you for more than a day.” They also overwater them within a week.