Funeral Flowers for Dad: A Floral Tribute to Remember Him
When you lose your father, choosing the flowers can feel like one more hard decision. These are the coffin flowers, sheaves and other tributes families most often choose for him, each made by a local florist and taken to the funeral director before the funeral service.
Choosing a coffin spray, wreath or sheaf for your father
His children or his partner usually choose the main funeral tribute, which rests along the lid of the coffin. We have three: the Red and White Coffin Spray, red blooms with white lilies; the Blue and White Coffin Spray with delphinium and hydrangea; and the Red Rose Coffin Spray with open white lilies and lily buds. A smaller single-ended design, such as the Funeral Spray for a Man in white with blue statice, can be laid on the coffin, beside it or at the graveside.
A wreath is a circle that stands for eternal life. The wreath made for a dad alternates red and white flowers around the ring, and the Funeral Wreath for a Man is made all in deep reds, with dark anemones among the blooms. For a plainer look, the White Based Wreath with Spray is a ring of glossy laurel and moss with a cluster of white lilies and lisianthus on top. Grandchildren might choose the design made for a grandad, in white and blue. For a simpler funeral tribute, the Red Rose Funeral Sheaf is tied with a deep red ribbon and shows its stems, so the family can lay it at the graveside afterwards.
Many shops sell a letters tribute, with flower letters to spell DAD or DADDY, commonly available in white chrysanthemums, but we don't make funeral letters, so choose a sheaf or wreath and put his name on the card instead.
Colours and flowers that suit him
Red and white is the classic choice for dad funeral flowers: it looks strong on the coffin and reads as love and respect. Blue and white feels calm and fresh, and many families choose it for a man who loved the sea, the outdoors or a team in blue. Deep red feels warm and traditional, and on a sheaf the ribbon is chosen to match the flowers. Pink and yellow can suit a gentler, sunnier man. If he had a favourite flower or colour, start there, and browse our red and white funeral flowers, blue and white funeral flowers or funeral flowers for a man for more ideas. There are no rules; the flowers simply need to feel like him.
Sharing one tribute as a family
Brothers and sisters often club together for the coffin flowers rather than each sending something separate. It keeps the display on the coffin simple and lets every name sit on one card, which the florist attaches to the flowers. Others send one funeral tribute from the children and a second from the grandchildren, in a colour that sits well beside the first. Most designs come in three sizes, Standard, Preferred and Elegant, and the larger sizes add more stems of the same flowers, so a shared tribute can look fuller while keeping the same floral design.
Writing the card: there is no perfect message
Many people feel unsure what to write on funeral flowers card messages, and worry about finding the right words. A few sincere lines are enough: "Thank you for everything. Love always" or "To the best dad, forever in our hearts". From a daughter or a son, a memory you shared, a nickname or the words he always said can mean more than any verse. Our guide on what to write on funeral flowers has heartfelt examples for a dad, a grandparent, or a funeral flowers card for mum.
Sending funeral flowers for dad: delivery to the funeral director
Most families have the flowers delivered to the funeral directors, who arrange them on or beside the coffin and take them to the church, crematorium or burial. If the funeral leaves from the house, we can send them there instead. We deliver Monday to Saturday, from tomorrow onwards, but not on Sundays or bank holidays. AB10 postcodes are outside our delivery areas. Delivery is one charge of £12.49 per order to one address, added at checkout, whether you are sending flowers to the funeral or to the family. Order once you know the date, and choose a delivery day before the service.
Seasonal availability of flowers
Every design is available for local delivery: a florist near the funeral makes it and brings it by hand. Florists buy wholesale flowers fresh, so the exact foliage and flowers may vary a little with the season. If one flower isn't available, the florist may use another of the same colour and style, of equal or greater value, so the design keeps the look, quality and value you chose. Every florist we work with uses fresh flowers; we don't make artificial or silk designs.
Flowers for the wake or a memorial
The Red and White Funeral Flower Arrangement stands in its own container, so it can sit on a table at the wake or a later gathering and go home with the family afterwards.
Questions about flowers for your father's funeral
How much does a dad funeral tribute cost?
An arrangement for the wake starts from £44.00, the sheaf from £49.49, wreaths from £60.49 and coffin flowers from £65.99, plus £12.49 delivery per order.
What flowers can I send to someone whose father has died?
Sympathy flowers sent to their home are a kind gesture in the days or weeks after the funeral. Our sympathy flowers include bouquets and plants for the house.
What can I send from me as his daughter or son?
Children often share the main coffin tribute. If you would like something of your own as well, a sheaf in his favourite colour sits well beside it, and the card can carry a message just from you. You can order both in one go, with one delivery charge to one address.
Can we order single stems for the family to lay on the coffin?
We don't sell a single funeral rose or single funeral carnation on its own. If the family would like one small piece to place together, a funeral posy is the nearest choice.
How long should the card message be?
One to three short lines is plenty. The family will read every card, and a simple goodbye in your own words is what they remember.
