The new trend about the concept for living with decluttering concept make people start thinking what are really essential in our life. Therefore, in order to avoid the receiver to receive something they found useless for them, sending houseplant as plant gift consider as a safer choice for many of us. However, we should truly understand symbolism of different plants and that could help us express our feeling accurately to the receiver and avoid the awkwardness because of sending the unsuitable gift.

Graduation

Philodendron symbolise abundance growth & experiencing growth. Sending it as plant gift during convocation symbolise blessings for the receiver to get a good job and have abundance growth in his future career. Sunflower mean good luck and lasting happiness, it wishes the receiver get a good job after graduation. Jade plant symbolise friendship, jade plant may send to our friends, to express the appreciation of friendship even after graduation.

Promotion in Career

Pothos symbolise reaching a new height and good fortune, sending it as plant gift means wishes the promoted person may achieve his/her higher goal in career and bring good fortune as well. Ficus benjamina symbolise peace, it hopes the receiver get along well with his subordinates and his office in peace.

  
New Business Opening

Peace lily symbolise harmony and peace, it wishing the receiver’s business going smoothly. Pilea peperomioides (Copper Coin Plant) symbolise prosperity and wealth, sending Pilea peperomioides wishes the receiver have a prosperity business in the future. ZZ plants same as Pilea peperomiodes symbolise prosperity and wealth, it gives blessing to the receiver for good business.

Discharge from Hospitals or admitted in hospital

Cactus symbolise endurance, persistence and never give up. It giving hopes to the patient, do not give up until overcome the obstacle. Chlorophyllum comosum symbolise health and mindfulness, it hopes the patient could discharge soon. Peperomia symbolise everything will be alright, hopes the patient feel at ease during this difficult time. Sansevieria symbolise healthy and longevity, it gives blessing to the patient recover soon and may lead a healthy life after that.

Birthday 

Plant gift can be sent as birthday present too. But sending to different person, the type of plant gifts should be different. 

Friends

Adiantum fern symbolise health and good luck, sending Adiantum means giving best wishes for leading a blissful life in the year ahead. Calathea (Prayer Plant) symbolise a new beginning and may bring away bad luck. The Dracaena fragrans symbolise bring away bad luck and bring prosperity. Both of it giving the meaning almost same as Adiantum, wishes your friend leading a good life.

  
Parents or elderly relative /elderly friends

Monstera deliciosa symbolise longevity, happiness and prosperity. It is very suitable to sending for parent or other elderly relative. Sansevieria symbolise healthy and longevity, the meaning also similar with sending Monstera deliciosa. healthy and longevity is what the elderly person needed mostly.

Move to new House

Aloe vera, Calathea (Prayer Plant), Ficus Elastica (Rubber Plants) symbolise bringing good luck to the receiver. Chlorophytum comosum symbolise healthy and mindfulness, wishing the receiver may have a healthy and pleasant life. Dracaena sanderiana symbolise safety, while Spathiphyllum (Peace lily) symbolise peaceful and harmony. Sending Dracaena sanderiana or Spathiphyllum wishing the receiver keep away from chaotic life.

Wedding Anniversary 

Kalanchoe symbolise persistance, eternal love while Lavender symbolise devotion, persistence and love. Sending Kalanchoe or lavender may express the feeling of appreciation between the sender and the receiver. Callisia spp. plants symbolise beauty, it giving a praise to the receiver. He or she is the beauty in the sender’s eyes. 

If you’re still confusing what should you send to your friends, family or your lover. Now we may start changing our sending gift behaviour. Choose a more sustainable choice by sending plants gifts instead of the other materials stuffs that we are not sure whether it is needed by the receiver.