Colorado Flowers Gift Baskets Delivered Same Day By Local Florist

Colorado florists cater to many events, such as weddings or unfortunately, funerals. They offer many choices when it comes to finding the perfect bouquet or funeral flowers. These may include fresh flowers, sympathy flower arrangements or funeral flowers with standing funeral sprays.
The Colorado state flower is the gorgeous lavender and white Rocky Mountain Columbine also known as the Colorado Blue Columbine. There is also a pink version of this beautiful flower and thus it is used in many flower arrangements for various occasions. Whether it be a wedding, a birthday, anniversary or a funeral - The Rocky Mountain Columbine is a favorite with our Colorado Florists.

The Rocky Mountain Columbine was designated the official state flower of Colorado in 1899 after winning the vote of Colorado's school children. Discovered in 1820 on Pike's Peak by mountain climber Edwin James, the Rocky Mountain columbine is a lovely flower with a rich aroma to attract bees, hummingbirds and butterflies to it's nectar. The Latin word aquila means "Eagle" and refers to the claw-like spurs at the base of the flower.

Columbines bloom in pastel shades of blue, violet, red, yellow and white. There are 70 species of columbines in the world and about 1/3 are native to North America. Colorado specifies the white and lavender Rocky Mt. Columbine which has blue-violet petals and spurs, a white cup and yellow center. Blue is a symbol of the sky, white represents snow, and yellow symbolizes Colorado's gold mining history.

A law was enacted in 1925 to protect this rare & delicate flower. The Colorado General Assembly wisely made it illegal to uproot the flower on public lands and the gathering of blossoms and buds is limited to 25 in one day. It may not be picked at all on private land without the consent of the landowner.

Another honor was bestowed on the Rocky Mountain columbine in 1915 when the song "Where The Columbines Grow" was adopted as the official Colorado state song.
Thanks to States and Symbols for this useful information.

What does the word Colorado mean?

Colorado is of Spanish origin, meaning "colored red." The name was applied to the Colorado river (because of the red sandstone soil of the region) and came into use for the entire territory after the discovery of gold in the Pike's Peak region. In 1861 congress chose Colorado as the name for the Territory.

Colorado is also called "Colorful Colorado" because of the magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers and plains.

Colorado Florists - And Colorado Hospitals - We Delivery To All Hospitals and Nursing Homes

Colorado has about 100 hospitals. Three are nationally ranked and 14 others meet standards for strong performance within the state. U.S. News also ranked hospitals in the Denver metro area.
University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, CO is ranked nationally in 9 adult specialties. It was also high-performing in 3 adult specialties. University of Colorado Hospital is a 467-bed general medical and surgical facility with 24,791 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 7,437 annual inpatient and 8,901 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 67,386 visits. University of Colorado Hospital is a teaching hospital. We deliver to the University of Colorado Hospital Daily.
12605 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045-2545
(720) 848–0000

Assisted living homes and nursing homes are also readily found in Denver and Colorado as well as other major cities. These homes are often used by those who need help with daily life and are mostly elderly patients or have other complications such as serious injuries where they are unable to be taken care of at home. Colorado florists frequently deliver bouquets to these locations.

Retirement homes and Retirement living communities are also very popular in Colorado. Our florists frequently deliver beautiful fresh flowers to these locations:
Cherry Creek Retirement Village
14555 E. Hampden Avenue
303-693-0200

GrandView of Roxborough
6265 Roxborough Park Road
Littleton, CO 80125
303-744-8000

Boulder Meridian Retirement Community
801 Gillaspie Drive
Boulder, CO 80303
303-494-3900

Palisades at Broadmoor Park
4527 Palisades park View
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
719-226-2273

Harvard Square
10200 East Harvard Avenue
Denver, CO 80231
303-696-0622