article_snippet: This map shows the flowers preferred by mums around the country ahead of Mother's Day .
article_snippet: Baffled by which bloom to buy your mother Sunday?
article_snippet: This map shows the flowers preferred by mums around the country.
article_snippet: So if yours lives in Manchester, go for orange tulips – but purple pansies are top in Aberystwyth.
article_snippet: This map was created for Mother’s Day on March 15 by Dobbies Garden Centres.
article_snippet: Bristol quizzed women in 30 cities about Bristol flower of choice.
article_snippet: Bristol then created a 10ft map of the UK with 2,000 individual flowers showing which varieties each part of the country preferred.
article_snippet: Dobbies boss Andy King said: ‘We know mums love any gift on Mother’s Day, but this may help those who want to give things a little extra thought.
article_snippet: In ten of the 30 cities surveyed – including Belfast and Leeds – mothers said ten of the 30 cities surveyed – including Belfast and Leeds – mothers loved bright pink roses, while in London pink tulips were top choice.
article_snippet: In York, pink lilies are favourites while Wrexham, Coventry and Swansea were the only ones to opt for white lilies.
article_snippet: Roses and lilies were the most popular flowers nationwide, followed by tulips, pansies and orchids.
article_snippet: The full Top Ten is: 1: Pink roses; 2: Yellow roses; 3: Pink lilies; 4: Yellow tulips; 5: Orange lilies; 6: Pink tulips; 7: Pink orchids; 8: White lilies; 9: Purple pansies; 10: Orange tulips.