5 Pet-Friendly Flowers, Non-Toxic

Receiving flowers can be a joyful experience, bringing comfort during tough times and adding grandeur to special occasions. It’s essential to be mindful of the potential harm non-pet-friendly flowers can pose to pets, so when ordering floral designs, it’s necessary to consider the recipient’s pet ownership and their pet’s behavior around flowers. Choosing pet-safe flowers will protect pets and alleviate the recipient’s worries. Unintentionally sending non-pet-friendly flowers can be disheartening, so understanding the importance of pet-safe flowers and communicating clear instructions when placing orders, whether online or in person, is crucial. Selecting pet-friendly flowers will not compromise the quality and beauty of the floral design.

Rest assured that a talented floral designer can create a stunning and impactful floral arrangement using a limited selection of flowers. It is possible to achieve beautiful results while ensuring that the chosen flowers are safe for pets. Although there are fewer pet-friendly options, the available choices are of high quality and offer a variety of colors. It’s important to consider the options available to local florists based on your region. By trusting the expertise of the floral designer, you can expect excellent results with any flowers! Below, you will find gorgeous flowers that you might not know are non-toxic to dogs; these might be your favorite.

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Reminder: Nntoxic plants aren’t a usual part of your paw baby’s everyday diet, so it would be a good idea to keep any flower arrangements out of their reach and avoid chewed petals strewn everywhere and from pets being choked. While limiting nontoxic flowers, floral designers can make gorgeous floral arrangements.

“The number of flower options available doesn’t determine the quality of a floral arrangement but how the flowers are skillfully arranged to create a visually stimulating and joy-inducing final product while considering the safety of pets.”

– Julio Cesar Roman, Owner and Founder of Micro Plant Studio

Gerbera Daisies

Gerbera daisies are vibrant, colorful flowers commonly cultivated in gardens as bedding plants or containers and used by local florists for making gorgeous floral arrangements. They originate from South Africa, belong to the aster family, and are linked to sunflowers and marigolds. The genus Gerbera was named in tribute to the 18th-century German naturalist Traugott Gerbera. Gerbera Daisies have enduring 3- to 4-inch flowers in various shades of yellow, white, pink, red, orange, lavender, salmon, and bicolored. The central floral disk can vary from yellowish to light-bronze to black in color. Gerberas produce blooms from late spring through autumn in the garden, and their blossoms are long-lasting as cut flowers. Gerbera daisies usually reach a height of 6 to 18 inches. The head of the flower varies in size. Unlike other toxic blooms, Gerbera daisies are perfect for pet lovers, as their flowers are safe for dogs and cats. Fun fact about the production of Daisies, India exports most of its Gerbera flowers to the Maldives, United Arab Emirates, and Oman and is the world’s largest exporter of Gerbera flowers.

Symbolism: Generally, gerberas symbolize innocence, purity, cheerfulness, and loyal love.

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Sunflowers

Sunflowers belong to the diverse Helianthus family, which encompasses over 70 different varieties originating in North America. These resilient flowers have been cultivated for over 4,500 years, representing a rich heritage. Recognized for their robust, towering stems covered in coarse hairs, sunflowers can reach impressive heights, ranging from 6 to 10 feet and occasionally even taller. They boast a striking array of colors, including cream, gold, yellow, orange, red, mahogany, and chocolate brown. Notably, every part of the sunflower plant is edible, from the leaves to the roots, offering a versatile culinary resource. The broad serrated leaves and composite inflorescences made up of numerous tiny flowers characterize these remarkable flowers. Additionally, sunflowers demonstrate heliotropism, tracking the sun’s movement during the day and returning to their original position by nightfall. Ukraine holds the distinction of being the world’s largest producer of sunflowers, a tradition dating back to the 19th century. It is worth noting that nearly all parts of the sunflower are not only edible but also offer a unique, bittersweet, or subtly nutty flavor profile.

Symbolism: Generally, sunflowers symbolize positivity, friendship, happiness, and optimism.

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Roses

Roses are a diverse and adaptable flower primarily found in Asia, with a smaller number indigenous to North America and a few to Europe and Northwest Africa. Due to the ease of interbreeding between roses from different world regions, hybrid types have emerged, blurring the distinctions between parental forms and making basic species more complex. Roses typically have glossy, green leaves with serrated edges, and the size of their flowers varies. Their stems are prickly and display a wide range of colors, from soft pastel pink, peach, and cream to vibrant yellow, orange, and red. Many roses are fragrant, and some bear berry-like fruits known as hips. All roses are edible, with the darker varieties renowned for their more pronounced flavor. Miniature rose varieties can be used as garnishes for ice cream and desserts, while larger petals can be scattered over desserts or salads and even preserved in ice cubes for floating in punches. Notably, emerging centers of rose production are found in developing countries such as Ecuador, the largest producer and exporter of roses globally; Colombia, the second largest exporter globally with a market established for over 40 years; Ethiopia, Kenya, and India.

Symbolism: Generally, Roses symbolize love, royalty, beauty, sensuality, secrecy, and mysticism.

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Carnation Flowers

The carnation has been cultivated as an ornamental for thousands of years, first recorded by the Ancient Greeks. The genus Dianthus comes from the Ancient Greek words ‘dios’ meaning ‘divine,’ or ‘of the gods,’ and ‘Anthus’ meaning ‘flower.’ Carnations probably originated in the Pyrenees as single-flowered specimens, but none of these naturally occurring, single, wild varieties exist today. The beauty of its flower, its longevity as a cut flower, and the ease with which it could be cultivated are combined to give it instant popularity in many cultures. The carnation is one of the oldest cultivated flowers known since Greek and Roman times. According to some legends, the Greek botanist Theophrastus gave the flower its scientific name: , a combination of the Greek words dios, which means divine and anthos, the word for flower. There are 3 main types of carnations: large flowered, spray, and dwarf (multiple flowers growing off a single stem). Carnations are known for their long vase life well after they’ve been cut and being edible! The flowers are a popular choice of garnish and decoration for cakes, other baked goods and even salads. Carnations are the official January birth flower and official 1st wedding anniversary flower. Production of the Carnation moved into the west to Colorado and Southern California which have the high light that carnations need to grow best. Today most of the world production is in Bogota, Columbia, with some production still in those two western states.

Symbolism: Generally, Carnations symbolize devotion, love, distinction, and fascination.

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Dahlia Flowers

Dahlias are members of the aster family (Asteraceae) and are native to the higher elevations of Mexico and Central America. There are approximately 40 species of dahlias. While originally found in the wild, about six species in the Dahlia genus have been specifically cultivated for use as ornamental flowers, making them quite popular in both the floral industry and gardens. There are thousands of dahlia cultivars, which are categorized into various types including single, double, pompon, cactus, waterlily, peony-flowered, and dinnerplate dahlias. Dahlias are tuberous perennials, and most have segmented and toothed or cut simple leaves. The compound flowers can be found in white, yellow, red, or purple colors. While wild species of dahlias have both disk and ray flowers in the flowering heads, many ornamental varieties, such as the common garden dahlia (D. bipinnata), have shortened ray flowers. Dahlias typically thrive in most garden soils and begin flowering late in the summer. Their flowering continues until they are affected by frost in the autumn. The Dahlia was first brought to Great Britain from Spain in 1798, and many varieties of dahlias, including double-flowered forms, were subsequently developed in Britain and other locations from the species D. variabilis and D. coccinea. Dahlias possess a versatile flavor profile, rendering both their flowers and tubers suitable for consumption. The discernible flavors and textures are contingent upon the cultivation conditions, encompassing a spectrum from water chestnut to a piquant apple or even evoking notes of carrot, showcasing considerable variation.

Symbolism: Generally, Dahlias symbolize elegance, creativity, positivity, growth, strength, and gracefulness.

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