Looking for a gift for the plant lovers on your list is an easy project, and at the same time, it’s also a very difficult one. It’s easy because you know what to get: anything nature- or plant-related will delight them. At the same time, there’s such a variety of choices — from live plants and bouquets to decor and plant care equipment — that you might have a hard time choosing the one perfect gift.
To help you out, we’ve compiled some suggestions for gifts for the nature enthusiasts in your life based on their tastes, lifestyle, and hobbies. You’re sure to find the perfect gift for all the nature enthusiasts on your list here.
The Glamour Girl
We all know someone, whether your friend, cousin, or sister, who’s always on trend and impeccably turned out in her own unique style. Her home reflects her tastes, and all the furniture, artwork, and furnishings are in perfect taste.
The perfect gift for the Glamor Girl is The Glitz, with a live white orchid in a golden vase. Its subtle fragrance will enhance the beauty and elegance of whichever room it is placed in. Of course, we wouldn’t want to typecast: live orchids may also be the perfect gift for your grungy hippy guy friend from college who has a green thumb and a fondness for nature.
The Urban Dweller
City life has a lot going for it, but clean, unpolluted air is not one of them. The Quinn, with its picturesque snake plant leaves, is a natural air purifier, filtering toxins from the air to create a breathable living space. Some believe that the plant fuels creativity too. The sleek white ceramic pot fits neatly into any space in a cozy urban apartment.
The Traditionalist
The Traditionalist loves winter, the holly and the ivy, and all the festivities of the season. The Jolly has a festive bright red poinsettia in a white ceramic pot, which is a perfect way for them to bring a little holiday cheer inside their home. It also comes with a white vetiver-scented candle. All it needs is a cozy fireplace, a playlist with holiday tunes, and, of course, snow outside.
The Stressed-out Friend
This is for the person who does too much, helps everyone out, and never asks for anything in return. With The Cleanse, you give a gift of self-care and relaxation in the form of an enforced time-out and a multitasking hardy ZZ plant.
The plant removes toxins from the air and is easy to maintain, and the active charcoal mask gives your friend a relaxing mini-spa moment while deep-cleaning the skin.
The Nester
The Nester can be any age, any gender, have a house full of kids and pets, or live alone, but has one major characteristic: their home is the center of their existence. The house is not only picture-perfect, but it’s also ready to be admired by the whole world. All it needs is The Douglas, with its fragrant blue-green pine needles and green foliage, to add the right accents for the season.
The Music Lover
For the friend who is a music lover as well as a nature enthusiast, The Nutcracker bouquet is the obvious choice. It mixes Mayra Roses, Spray Roses, Carnations, Safari Sunset, Hypericum Berries, and Pine in a symphony of seasonal red and white, along with fresh floral scents.
The Hiker
Summer may be long gone, but The Catskills dried bouquet in autumn colors with Craspedia, thistle, burgundy eucalyptus, mini pampas, and starflowers arranged in a small white vase will keep the memory of the rugged outdoors alive. It makes the perfect gift for your friend who can’t wait to get back out into the mountains again. Great for campers, bikers, birders, fishing, rafting, and all kinds of outdoor adventurers.
The Sophisticate
The perfect finishing touch to a luxury Manhattan apartment, or any other dwelling, The Lexington dried floral bouquet mixes the colors of Eucalyptus, Aveena Oats, Starflower, and Helichrysum Italicum in a sleek vase to make a statement of understated elegance. Plus, it has a clean, energizing scent that will freshen any room.
The World Traveler
For the global nomad whose heart was left behind on the shores of the Aegean, The Mykonos dried arrangement brings home the blue and gold of the Greek islands. With Skeleton Fern Helecho, Stargrass Briza Segro, and dried Bunny Tail in a blue vase, it’s a striking conversation and memory piece that will be treasured for a long time.
The Green Thumb
This is for your friend whose home resembles a tropical jungle and who can make walking sticks sprout leaves. Your gift of the Clear Glass Mister will be welcomed with enthusiasm for its elegant design and ability to keep moisture-loving plants contented and happy.
The Beach Bum
This simple dried arrangement of bunny tails and aveena grasses in a white and beige bottle will keep your beach-loving friend happy until the next trip to the Cape. The Dunes will bring back many happy memories and inspire new adventures.
The Kitchen Gardener
The UrbanLead Garden Kit literally lets your friend start a kitchen garden with herbs like basil and parsley right on the kitchen window sill. It comes with a starter guide, seed packets, soil inserts, and labels. You may have started a lifelong passion for fresh herbs and produce. And if you’re lucky, your friend will share the bounty!
So you see, it’s actually quite easy to find the perfect gift for a nature enthusiast once you factor in their tastes and personalities. These thoughtful gifts will be appreciated year-round and help connect your friends and loved ones with the natural world, even when it’s far away.
Related:
- 12 Best Gifts for the Plant Lovers in Your Life
- Do you know the symbolism of these common houseplants?
This article originally appeared on UrbanStems.com and was syndicated by MediaFeed.org.
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Do you know your state’s official flower?
As the months get warmer, flowers are starting to bloom, dotting the landscape with swaths of vibrant color. In celebration of spring, we’ve put together this list of every state’s official flower, with lovely photos and a little history as well.
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- Year it became official: 1959
- How to find it: Look for delicate light pink petals folded up tightly, although you can also find the flower in a variety of other colors across the South.
Camellia by junichiro aoyama (CC BY)
- Year it became official: 1917
- How to find it: This dainty purplish-blue flower has a yellow-white core. You can find varieties of the forget-me-not across Alaska.
Alpine Forget-Me-Not by Meneerke bloem (CC BY-SA)
- Year it became official: 1931
- How to find it: Unsurprisingly, Arizona’s state flower is a blooming cactus. Look for white flowers with a yellow center at the end of a cactus. When the flowers haven’t bloomed yet, you’ll likely see large green buds attached to the cactus.
Arizona: Saguaro Cactus Blossom by raelb Follow (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Year it became official: 1901
- How to find it: Given Arkansas’ history as an apple-growing state, it only makes sense that the apple blossom is its official state flower. If you can’t make of the state’s many apple blossom festivals, you can still find this white and pink flower naturally across the state.
apple blossom by to.wi (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Year it became official: 1903
- How to find it: This vibrant “golden” flower is a great choice for the Golden State. It has elegant, flowing petals that wrap around its stem.
california poppy by docentjoyce (CC BY)
- Year it became official: 1899
- How to find it: The columbine is a white and lavender flower with graceful yellow seeds hanging from its center like tentacles. If you couldn’t tell by the name, you can find it in the Rocky Mountains, among other places around Colorado.
- Year it became official:1907
- How to find it: This flower is known for its star-shaped petals and reddish-pinkish specks.
mountain laurel by Arx Fortis (CC BY-SA)
- Year it became official:1895
- How to find it: Look for bold pinkish-orange petals, like the color of an actual peach.
Peach Blossom by pepperberryfarm (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1909
- How to find it: Unsurprisingly, Florida chose the orange blossom for its state flower. Look for a white-cream petal with an orange-yellow middle.
Orange Blossom by (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Year it became official: 1916
- How to find it: This is a white rose with a bright yellow middle.
Cherokee Rose by Courtney McGough (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1988
- How to find it: Look for a hibiscus-shaped flower that’s a bright golden yellow.
Pua Aloalo by Rosa Say (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1931
- How to find it: This flower has four white petals with pastel yellow seeds in the middle.
Syringa by Brent Miller (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1908
- How to find it: Keep your eyes peeled for a small flower that is, well, violet.
violet by Maia C (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1957
- How to find it: This is a bold, fluffy flower that’s most commonly a vibrant pinkish-red, although it can be found in other colors, too.
Peony by Bob Gutowski (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Year it became official: 1897
- How to find it: The flower has small, delicate pink-white petals and a thick stem with lots of leaves.
Wild Rose by jinjian liang (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1903
- How to find it: Look for thick stems and its signature yellow petals. You can find sunflowers across the state.
Sunflowers by LynnK827 (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1926
- How to find it: The goldenrod is shaped like a lightning bolt speckled with tiny yellow buds.
Goldenrod by Elaine (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Year it became official: 1900
- How to find it: Magnolias have thick, curved petals and are most commonly found in a cream-white color.
- Year it became official: 1895
- How to find it: White pines can be seen across Maine. Just look for the massive white pine trees, and the pine cones are sure to follow.
- Year it became official: 1918
- How to find it: As the name suggests, this flower has a strong, big black middle and is surrounded by yellow petals.
Black-Eyed Susan by Dendroica cerulea (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Year it became official: 1918
- How to find it: Look for bunched-together small, star-shaped petals. They’re most commonly found in shades of white and purple.
Mayflower by Jim Sorbie (CC BY)
- Year it became official: 1897
- How to find it: Michigan named the apple blossom its official state flower since apples grow naturally across Michigan.
apple blossom by to.wi (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Year it became official: 1967
- How to find it: These flowers have unique petals that curve upward, making them look like a multi-colored slipper.
Pink & White Lady Slipper by Orchidhunter1939 (CC BY-SA)
- Year it became official: 1952
- How to find it: Magnolias were chosen by school children to be the state flower. The flower also appears on the state’s bicentennial coin.
Magnolia by pontla (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1923
- How to find it: Look for clustered little white flowers with black seeds.
Hawthorn flowers by Eugene Zelenko (CC BY-SA)
- Year it became official: 1895
- How to find it: Bitterroots have overlapping purple-white petals and white middle.
Bitterroot by David A. Hofmann (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1895
- How to find it: Goldenrods are native to Nevada and be found by looking for fuzzy yellow buds that are grouped together.
Goldenrod by Tim Tonjes (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Year it became official: 1917
- How to find it: Look for tall, fuzzy stems with about three“petals” sticking up straight from the stem.
sagebrush by Joel Hoffman (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1991
- How to find it: This flower has one long petal that curls to look like a slipper.
Pink & White Lady Slipper by Orchidhunter1939 (CC BY-SA)
- Year it became official: 1913
- How to find it: Violets speckle New Jersey’s landscape with bold purple flowers.
Wood Violet by Maia C (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1927
- How to find it: The yucca flower has a signature white bulb, although there are other species of the flower across the state, too.
- Year it became official: 1955
- How to find it: While you may not find roses growing naturally in New York City, you can find them in the state’s more rural or country areas.
- Year it became official: 1941
- How to find it: Dogwood flowers have tiny white petals and bold yellow cores. They are often grouped together like a thunderbolt.
Dogwood by David Hoffman (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1907
- How to find it: The wild prairie rose has light pink petals and a golden center.
wild prairie rose by Alexwcovington (CC BY-SA)
- Year it became official: 1904
- How to find it: This flower’s red petals create a fluffy bulb.
- Year it became official: 2004
- How to find it: The state liked the flower so much, they named it after themselves. This variation of the rose is commonly used in teas.
red rose by Jörg Kanngießer (CC BY-NC)
- Year it became official: 1899
- How to find it: The Oregon grape is a bushel of tiny yellow bulbs arranged like grapes.
- Year it became official: 1933
- How to find it: Mountain Laurels are petticoat-shaped flowers with a star-shaped pattern in a reddish-pink color on the inside. They puff out like an umbrella.
Mountain Laurel by Tim Singer (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Year it became official: 1968
- How to find it: You can find violets across the state, as they are common throughout the northern hemisphere.
violet by Dendroica cerulea (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Year it became official: 1924
- How to find it: This is another delicate but bold flower. The yellow jessamine grows wildly in the state.
Yellow Jessamine by John ‘K’ (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1903
- How to find it: Look for oval-shaped purple petals with a yellow-gold middle.
American Pasque by Hillarie (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1933
- How to find it: Irises have a purple-blue petal with a yellow middle where the two petals combine.
- Year it became official: 1901
- How to find it: Bonnets are small blue buds or redbuds that climb upward, forming the shape of a bonnet.
bluebonnet by Stephanie (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1911
- How to find it: This lily has three oval petals and three triangular ones. It’s most commonly found in white.
- Year it became official: 1894
- How to find it: This flower forms a large bulb out of smaller bulbs. It’s commonly found in red or purple.
Red Clover by Tim Tonjes (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1918
- How to find it: This flower can be found on dogwood branches. Look for small white flowers, although in winter the flower can develop redbuds as well.
dogwood by laura.bell (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official: 1959
- How to find it: Look for pastel reds and pinks stained on a white flower. They naturally grow in the shape of a bouquet.
Rhododendron by Arx Fortis (CC BY-SA)
- Year it became official: 1903
- How to find it: The rhododendron has a series of small cream flowers bunched in a bouquet formation. They have light green seeds in their middles.
Rhododendron by Arx Fortis (CC BY-SA)
- Year it became official: 1909
- How to find it: Wisconsin is one of the many other Midwest states that chose the violet as their flower. The wood violet can be found across Wisconsin.
violet by Maia C (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Year it became official:1917
- How to find it: This flower has a tall stem with flowers budding up and down it. It’s called a paintbrush because the red flowers bloom randomly on the stem, making it look like specks of paint on a brush.
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