A casket spray also known as castop top is the main flower arrangement used to adorn a casket and is usually the centrepiece of the decoration on a casket.

It is a classical way to honour your loved one - using a beautiful arrangement of flowers to convey love, sympathy and respect. Some of our popular casket spray include Casket Flower Spray, Gracefulness and Table Flower Spray.

In addition, flower sprays are generally one of the few flower arrangement that crematoriums will typically allow to be brought in together with the casket for the incineration.

 

• Full-couch/lid spray - " Covers most of the casket, usually for closed-casket ceremonies
• Half-cough/foot spray - " Usually for half-open caskets

 

Casket sprays are usually situated on top of the casket.

The exact positioning depends on the type of casket used, as described above.

• For closed caskets, the spray is usually placed in the center
• For half-open caskets, the spray is usually positioned below the window

 

The closest family members of the deceased are typically the ones doing the ordering of a casket spray, together with organising the funeral. If you would like to contribute, it is advisable to check in with them first to avoid double ordering. Alternatively, you could also order other types of condolence flowers, which you will be able to find in the article 'How to Order Flowers for a Funeral'.

We understand how overwhelming it can be to organize a funeral for a family member. To save you the hassle of collecting the spray amidst the hustle of funeral arrangements, we provide a variety of casket spray delivery options to suit your schedule as best as possible. Be it same day delivery, next day flower delivery or urgent flower delivery, we offer them all, at all times of the day and week, and will try our best to accommodate your requests in such trying times. Note that for urgent deliveries, we advice customers to choose from our catalogue, as these casket sprays are usually readily available for delivery. Note, flowers are seasonal and subject to our replacement policy.

At 24hrscity florist, casket flowers are specially curated so that they can best honour the deceased, as well as express the sentiments of the grieving towards their loved one.

Similar to other funeral flowers, casket flowers usually include one or a few of the following - lilies, chrysanthemums, carnations, roses. However, if your loved one had a favourite flower, feel free to include that in the spray as well. The spray is, after all, a gift intended for your loved one.

Typically, the mainstay colours of funeral flowers will be the following - white, yellow, pink, peach - to suit the atmosphere and mood of the event. For more masculine casket sprays, more yellow, orange, blue and green colour can be added in the form of flowers or leaves.

If you would like more information before making a choice, do refer to this article 'How to Order Flowers for a Funeral'.

Just like any bouquet, the longevity of the casket spray is dependent on a number of factors:
 

• Type of flower (carnations last longer than lilies)
• Environment that the flowers are in (flowers last longer in cooler temperatur such as in an air-conditioned room)

If you are unsure, feel free to drop us a call/email and we can help you to work out the best arrangement for the funeral.