15 Songs About Flowers to Spruce Up Your Spring Playlist: Staff Picks

If April showers bring May flowers, then now is the perfect time to refresh your playlists with a bouquet of songs about nature’s prettiest, petaled plants.

And luckily, flowers have served as inspiration for countless tracks over the decades. It’s easy to see why; from roses to buttercups and daisies, each of the colorful creations is a gorgeous work of art that usually smells as beautiful as it looks, their visual elegance translating delicately to lyrical beauty when referenced in song. You’ll notice them sprouting up in love songs in particular, because after all, is there anything sweeter to compare a romantic muse to than a flower?

But in addition to looking and smelling pretty, flowers hold a lot of symbolism, too. In general, they represent life, love, new beginnings, rebirth and, at times, death. We hand out bouquets to congratulate friends on jobs well done, gift them on Valentines Days and anniversaries to say “I love you,” and — be it at weddings or funerals — surround ourselves with blossoming arrangements to commemorate both the best and worst moments of our lives. Flowers have been infusing meaning into our days for as long as humans have been around, which means songwriters have abundant opportunities for metaphor and wordplay when incorporating the plants into their musical creations.

So to celebrate one of the best parts of May and springtime, Billboard has rounded up some of the best songs ever made about flowers, from modern pop hits to timeless classics and more. Allow your musical collection to blossom by checking out our picks, listed in no particular order, below.