Mother’s Day 2026
Fun Facts & Stats
With 50 years of Mother’s Day expertise, 1-800-Flowers.com continues to offer a real-time look at how gifting trends are evolving – from who we celebrate to how and when we shop.
15 million stems
delivered
Including 7 million roses and 2.5 million tulips, making Mother’s Day one of the largest floral moments of the year.
What are the most popular flowers (in order) expected to be ordered at 1-800-Flowers for Mother's Day 2026?
Roses
Tulips
Daisies
Peonies
Lilies
Carnations
71% of gifts
are for Mom
“Mom” remains the top recipient (71%), followed by wife (8%), grandma (4%), daughter and sister (3% each), with aunts, friends, and others rounding out the list.
What’s Trending
The rise of analog and experiential gifting
The “analog” trend is growing, with 750K+ social posts and counting. Consumers are embracing unplugged, screen-free, hands-on moments – like arranging their own farm-fresh bouquets – turning gifts into meaningful, memorable experiences.
Search trends highlight seasonal favorites
Top-selling bouquets
Customer favorites include Mother’s Embrace, Fields of Europe for Mom, Lovely Lavender Medley and Assorted Tulips.
Personalization sells out
Personalized vases were a breakout hit last year – selling out ahead of the holiday – and are returning with new photo-driven designs.
Premium gifting is on the rise
Luxury options like preserved Magnificent Roses® (lasting up to a year) continue to gain popularity.
Bright, bold color trends
Pink and purple dominate, alongside vibrant mixed bouquets featuring hot pink and yellow tones.
A near 50/50 split
Mother’s Day flower purchasing is nearly evenly split between men and women (49% vs. 51%) – a unique trend compared to other floral holidays.
Last-minute shopping dominates
63%
of all Mother’s Day orders are expected during the week leading up to the holiday (May 4-9).
Millennials are leading the surge in same-day delivery orders, while Boomers tend to shop 4-7 days in advance. West Coast shoppers skew last-minute, while Midwest shoppers plan ahead.
This behavior is reflected in search trends, where 1-800-Flowers.com ranks among the top results on Google for convenience-driven queries like “same-day flower delivery” and “last-minute Mother’s Day flowers.”
Millennials drive last-minute gifting
Primarily shopping for moms, wives, grandmothers, and sisters, Millennials favor same-day delivery and top bouquets like Mother’s Embrace and Fields of Europe for Mom.
When does 1-800-Flowers.com stop accepting orders for gifts to arrive on Mother's Day?
Florist design/Shari’s Berries/FruitBouquets.com
We accept orders through 11:30 AM* in most parts of the country, in the recipient’s time zone, on Mother’s Day.
TBD on extension with Uber in specific markets
Plant orders need to be placed by 2 PM on May 8* in order to arrive in time for Mother’s Day (while supplies last).
Direct Floral orders need to be placed by 4 PM on Friday, May 8* in order to arrive in time for Mother’s Day (while supplies last).
Depending on inventory, we will have some skus that extend to a 10 PM cutoff on Friday, May 8.
Gift orders such as Magnificent Roses need placed by May 8* at 2 PM in order to arrive in time for Mother’s Day (while supplies last).