Easter: sending flowers in Christchurch to celebrate

19 March 2024

Easter means ‘a feast of fresh flowers’, and as the best florist in Christchurch, New Zealand, Fleur’s creative team adore this interpretation. It’s a time of celebration and a wonderful reason to get together with family and friends. At the heart of every celebration, flowers always play a significant role, and Easter is no different. Whether you are hosting, being a guest, or sending apologies for being unable to attend, an Easter flower bouquet, is always welcome.


Why are flowers given at Easter?

For those who celebrate its Christian roots, flowers at Easter time are particularly poignant. They represent new life, symbolising the new life given to Jesus when he resurrected on Easter Sunday, and it is the end of Lent, a period of fasting and penitence. However, the long weekend and opportunity to gather with loved ones enables people of all religions and belief systems to enjoy Easter.


The best flowers to send for Easter

Flowers are symbolic, and there are both secular and non-secular meanings associated with different types of flowers:


Beautiful and elegant lilies

Lilies represent purity, new beginnings and rebirth which makes them a popular choice for a flower delivery in Christchurch when people have welcomed a new baby or moved to a new home. From a religious perspective, the lily traditionally represents the resurrection of Jesus. 



a bouquet of white lilies sitting on top of a wooden table .

Colourful tulips

In seventeenth century Holland, tulip bulbs were more expensive than gold. Choose from single, double, ruffled, fringed, or lily-shaped in a glorious wealth of colours. From the sparkling bright and vibrant through to the gentle pastel colours, there is a tulip perfect for any interior design scheme.


Tulips are found in many church displays, with each colour having their own symbolism:


·        White tulips signify forgiveness.

·        Purple tulips represent royalty.

·        Red tulips symbolise passion.

·        Yellow tulips represent hope.


Exquisite Iris

Iris is the name in Greek mythology of the Goddess of the Rainbow and are available in a range of stunning colours. For Easter flowers, blue irises symbolise faith and hope, purple royalty and wisdom, and delicate white purity.

Bright and joyful sunflowers


Any day is a special day with Fleur’s Sunshine Bunch of sunflowers; a flower delivery of pure unadulterated joy. The sunflower is a symbol of adoration and loyalty, vitality and friendship.


Easter flower decorating ideas

As an award-winning florist in Merivale, Christchurch, our creative team is a little biased, but every celebration deserves floral attention. And what better way is there to raise the stakes than using flowers to elevate your décor? It’s easy to order flowers online for Christchurch, and they are incredibly versatile for a host of locations. 



a bunch of sunflowers with green leaves on a black background

Easter door wreaths: a stunning way to welcome guests to your home. Remember to spritz with water to keep it fresh.


A floral centrepiece for your Easter table: a centrepiece of stunning seasonal flowers adds a delightful finishing touch to the table. Choose colourful posies rather than a high structured flower arrangement for the table so guests can see over rather than through!


Easter tablescaping: rather than a central flower arrangement, tablescaping is using flowers and foliage dramatically across the entire surface of the tabletop. It’s creative, maximalist and utterly divine.


A vase of stunning flowers: a bouquet of flowers immediately brightens the home, and you immediately reap their benefits. Nothing adds colour and warmth to a home like flowers. If you are sending flowers in Christchurch as a gift, Fleur’s Vox Box flowers are a delight. Arranged for a 360° display view and pre-filled with water and nutrients in a vase, they need no further attention – the ideal gift for a busy Easter host. 


If you would like to order specific flowers or a bespoke floral design for an Easter flower delivery for Christchurch, please call us on 03 355 0464. We can help you decide on the best flowers to send and offer some helpful guidance and inspiration too. 

White chairs with draped blush fabric and greenery, arranged for an outdoor event on stone.

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