From You Flowers Visualizes the Love for Mom with a Mother's Day Flowers Infographic

OLD SAYBROOK, Conn., May 8, 2012  /PRNewswire/ -- From You Flowers, a top online flower company, is celebrating every Mom this Mother's Day, as they release their infographic about Mother's Day. The infographic covers fascinating and surprising information about the history behind the holiday as well as facts around the most popular Mother's Day gifts. What percentage of people will get Mom flowers? Check out the infographic to find out!

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(Infographic: Mother's Day Infographic Image)

The infographic shows that there are two billion moms in the world and 82.5 million moms in the U.S. Additionally, 4.3 babies are born every second. In America, the average age of new moms is 25, which has risen five years since 1970.

The first attempts to establish a "Mother's Day" in the U.S. were mostly marked by women's peace groups. In 1868, Ann Jarvish formed a committee to create a "Mother's Friendship Day," whose purpose was to "reunite families that had been divided during the Civil War." Her daughter saw that it became a national holiday. On May 9, 1914 President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation declaring the first National Mother's Day.

The average amount of money individuals spent on Mother's Day has been over one hundred in the last five years. In 2007 and 2008, the amount spent was around $140. During the recession the total money spent dipped to $120 and rose back up to $140 in 2011.

What kind of gifts do people buy on Mother's Day? See what the most popular gifts are by percentage of people who gift them to their mothers.

• 13.3% - Jewelry
• 31.8% - Clothing
• 54.7% - Dining Out
• 64.9% - Flowers

Popular flowers to give are mixed bouquets, carnations, daffodils, roses, and tulips.

Thank you for checking out our infograph and we welcome you to visit FromYouFlowers.com for all of your Mother's Day flowers and gift needs. 

About FromYouFlowers.com

Founded in 2002 by CEO, Michael Chapin, FromYouFlowers.com is a leading online retailer of flowers, plants and gift baskets, offering hand arranged, same day flower delivery for every occasion and sentiment.  In 2011, the firm was acquired by and currently operates as a subsidiary of Tenth Avenue Commerce, an affiliate of Tenth Avenue Holdings, LLC.  Tenth Avenue Holdings is a private diversified holding company.

Shoppers can conveniently make flower, plant and gift basket purchases 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week via the toll-free number, 1-800-838-8853 as well as online at www.fromyouflowers.com.

SOURCE From You Flowers