Ever wondered what the favorite flower is of some of your favorite female celebrities? In honor of Women’s History Month, South Carolina’s premier florist, Expressions Unlimited, are spotlighting some famous women who have made a positive impact on the world and how their favorite flower accurately reflects their character.

Mokara Orchid

Angelina Jolie – Orchid

Angelina Jolie’s preferred floral is the orchid. Known for its beauty, mystique, and refinement, this particular plant is collected by avid orchid fanatics around the globe. Its delicate three petal design comes in different shapes and colors driven by the specific species.

Anemones

Anne Hathaway – Anemones

Anne Hathaway’s favorite flower is the colorful anemone. A brightly colored wildflower, this delicate flower adds a pop of color to gardens and floral arrangements alike. Each differently-colored wildflower has its meaning with white symbolizing purity and sincerity, red and pink meaning forsaken love, and purple representing protection from evil spirits. With such a wide range of connotations, it’s no wonder Anne loves this flower as she has a wide range of acting skills.

Purple Hydrangea

Katy Perry – White and Purple Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are a favorite flower of many due to the beautiful full head of colorful blooms. The significance of hydrangeas varies across cultures. For example, in Japan, hydrangea flowers represent heartfelt apologies and an understanding of emotion. In Europe, hydrangeas represent boastfulness and arrogance due to the plant producing an abundance of flowers but with very few seeds. Colors symbolism is a lot more consistent across several countries, although, and Katy Perry’s preferred flower colors of purple and white symbolize purity, peace, and love for white and royalty, understanding, and gratefulness for purple.

White Peony

Jackie Kennedy Onassis – White Peony and Blue Cornflower

Jackie Kennedy Onassis, fashion icon and graceful First Lady, favorite two flowers are the blue cornflower and white peony. As First Lady, she made it her project to beautify the White House grounds once more by updating the gardens that had long been dismissed. Here, she utilized the vibrant blue cornflower to add a fresh pop of color. The cornflower represented unity, devotion, and hope and was the right message to have in the gardens of the White House. Jackie’s other favorite flower – the white peony – symbolized good fortune, grace, and purity.

Lavender Bluebells

Lady Bird Johnson – Lavender Bluebell

Lady Bird Johnson loved native wildflowers and the lavender bluebell was one of her favorite flowers. During her time as First Lady, she spearheaded many projects, including the Highway Beautification Act, which called for planting flowers along highways in cities across the U.S. She also was the founder of the National Wildlife Research Center in Houston in 1982. Her favorite flower, the Lavender Bluebell, is a beautiful and colorful flower that symbolizes gratitude, undying love, humility, and devotion.

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