Flower Gifts by Country and Flowyric Region Settings

Flowers are read differently from place to place and from person to person. It is therefore rare for their meaning to fit neatly into a single statement such as, “This country sees this flower this way.” This guide examines a few ideas that often come up and explains which of them Flowyric reflects in its region settings. If you plan to send flowers to someone in another culture, asking the recipient or a local florist directly is the most reliable way to check.

How Stem Counts Are Set

Flowyric region settings currently contain two stem-count rules. With Japan selected, arrangements totaling 4 or 9 stems do not appear in the recommendation list; with China selected, arrangements totaling 4 stems do not appear. The fact that the two settings differ is worth noting in itself: the 9-stem arrangements excluded for Japan remain available for China. The first China recommendation for Anniversary Gift, “Peony Fortune,” has nine stems: four Pink Peonies, two Magenta Dahlias, one Pink Waxflower, one Pink Statice, and one Ruscus.

These rules apply to the recommendation list. Changing the region to Japan leaves flowers already in your bouquet untouched, and “Pick flowers” does not stop you from making an arrangement of exactly 4 or 9 stems yourself. The “Finish bouquet” button remains available as well. If an occasion calls for an exact stem count, it is more reliable to count as you add flowers under “Pick flowers” than to use a recommendation unchanged. The counter on the stage continuously shows how many stems are in the bouquet, so you can use it to reach the count you need.

The Share of White Flowers

When China is selected, one additional rule applies to recommendations for two celebratory themes. In Anniversary Gift and Celebration recommendations, neutral stems — white and green — do not exceed 34% of the total. Several default arrangements with many white flowers and greens are therefore removed from the list. Examples include, for Anniversary Gift, “White Day” and “Pure White Letter,” both made entirely of white and green stems; for Celebration, “Buttercream,” in which white and green account for more than half, is removed. Instead, “Peony Fortune” and “Riches and Honor,” both led by Pink Peony, move to the front of the list. To aim for a similar proportion in your own composition, keep white flowers and green materials to no more than one of every three stems and fill the rest with colored flowers.

Chrysanthemums and All Saints’ Day

When France, Germany, or Italy is selected, four autumn recommendations containing chrysanthemums are removed from the list, and autumn arrangements without chrysanthemums appear instead. With France selected, examples include “Provence Countryside,” made with Sunflower and Orange Tulip, and “Provence Amber,” made with Orange Gerbera and Yellow Freesia. The chrysanthemum information published by the French horticultural society SNHF separately mentions varieties cultivated for All Saints’ Day, or Toussaint. This shows a connection between chrysanthemums and the occasion strong enough for varieties to be grown for it. It does not, however, establish a rule that chrysanthemums must never be given as gifts. If you are sending flowers to France, asking a local florist where chrysanthemums are mainly used there will give you a more accurate answer.

By contrast, autumn recommendations containing chrysanthemums appear when Korea or China is selected. “Autumn Chrysanthemum” in the Korea setting contains three Orange Chrysanthemums, two Yellow Tulips, one Pampas Grass, and one Ruscus. Flowyric labels Orange Chrysanthemum with the meaning “A sincere heart”; this is a service label displayed under “Pick flowers” and in the “Flower Encyclopedia.” Books assigning meanings to flowers surged in popularity in France and England in the early nineteenth century, and English Heritage notes that writers at the time assigned different meanings to the same flower. Even for the white rose alone, it says, different interpretations such as innocence, silence, and a holy death circulated side by side. If you write a flower meaning on a card, adding a line about where the interpretation came from helps convey it more precisely.

The Stories Carried by Rose of Sharon and Cherry Blossoms

South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety introduces Rose of Sharon as the country’s national flower in its guide to national symbols. It says the flower became even more beloved after the lyric “무궁화 삼천리 화려강산” was included in the song Aegukga, that this feeling continued through Japanese colonial rule, and that after liberation Rose of Sharon naturally became established as the national flower. Cherry blossoms carry another history. The U.S. National Park Service writes that the tradition of celebrating the spring bloom of cherry trees in Japan is centuries old and that sakura has rich meaning in Japanese culture. It also records that Washington’s cherry trees began with a gift of friendship sent in 1912 from the people of Japan to the people of the United States. Acting on a proposal by Jōkichi Takamine, Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki decided on the donation, and 3,020 trees representing twelve cultivars were shipped from Yokohama. These histories can give a flower clearer meaning when shared with it. Flowyric’s “Unwavering devotion” for Rose of Sharon and “A pure heart” for Cherry Blossom Branch are service labels, so you might write a line about one of these histories on the card instead of a flower meaning.

What Region Settings Change

In the top bar, open “Region · Language” and, under “Region,” choose from seven options: Korea, Japan, China, United States, France, Germany, and Italy. Region is independent of the language shown on screen, so you can, for example, read in Korean while setting the region to France. Changing the region changes the recommendation list: arrangements made for that region are added to the front, some overlapping default arrangements are removed, and the rules described above are applied to the list. The upcoming-occasion banner also follows the region. White Day appears for Korea, Japan, and China; Parents’ Day, Teachers’ Day, and Pepero Day appear for Korea; and Valentine’s Day and Christmas appear for every region. Changing the region preserves the flowers currently in your bouquet and your selected theme. Only the selected recommendation is cleared if it is absent from the new region’s list.