13 Spring Flower Centerpiece Ideas for Your Easter Table

One of the most enjoyable parts of preparing holiday meals, for me, is creating a memorable tablescape with a gorgeous flower centerpiece. There’s something about a beautiful table that makes guests feel cherished and special. I love to see the beautiful arrangements that friends and family create for their holiday tables, almost as much as I enjoy creating my own. 

Easter is the perfect holiday to showcase some of the incredible flowers that bloom during the spring, and there certainly is a bounty to choose from. An Easter flower centerpiece should reflect not only your style but also the formality and elegance of the occasion. 

Whether you are planning a chic brunch, a lavish luncheon, or an inviting evening meal, there are a host of beautiful directions to take with your centerpiece. Fortunately, Easter tends to be a day for dressing up, allowing you to create a table to match that vibe. Let’s look at some stunning, whimsical, and elegant centerpieces for your Easter table. 

Sakura Simplicity

Sometimes simplicity makes just the right statement. It’s elegant, clean, and if you have one beautiful flower to showcase without distractions, simplicity is certainly a way to go. Spring is the time for forcing flowering branches, and I can’t think of any that are more beautiful than cherry, or Sakura blossoms.

A clear vase of cherry blossom branches evokes spring elegance. The perfect shade of blush and a soft, sweet fragrance make these ideal for a centerpiece on your minimalist Easter table. If your tree is not blooming yet, bring your branches indoors a few days ahead of time. The warmth of the house will make those flowers blossom faster. 

Delightful Daffodils

I have a soft spot for daffodils, with their gentle but heady fragrance and sunny disposition. In fact, at my Easter Saturday wedding, my bridesmaids carried daffodil bouquets, and they will forever remind me of that happy day. Daffodils are easy to grow in most climates and colonize beautifully.

Daffodils are lovely on their own, like a vase full of sunshine. They also mix wonderfully with other spring flowers like tulips, hyacinths, and irises. They last a surprisingly long time in a vase so that they will stick around for a week or more after your get-together. 

Peony Perfection

Peonies are, in my opinion, some of the most singularly spectacular blooms in the plant world. The large, fluffy confections in shades of pink, red, white, yellow, and coral need very few accessories. They make a fabulously romantic bouquet, and each bloom is bold enough to stand alone if you want your guests to focus on its specific beauty. 

I love the casual elegance of these blue-green glass jars juxtaposed with the flamboyance of the grand peonies. They are luxurious and wonderfully fragrant without making it difficult to talk to friends on the other side of the table. 

Clean and Crisp

If you have a special set of China or other table decor that you want to complement, consider going with a simple arrangement of pure white blooms. White goes with everything, and it’s a great way to accentuate a special vase or vessel. White blooms brighten up a space without overpowering it. 

Stagger vessels of differing sizes on your table and fill them with fluffy peonies, daisies, or white azaleas. This idea allows you to exercise so much creativity and truly make use of those special serving dishes that you only bring out on occasions like this.  

French Country Florals

If you’re truly a floral aficionado, French country style is always in style. This takes an eye for balance and symmetry, but when done well, it’s absolutely stunning. It’s somehow both opulent and pastoral at the same time. 

A mixture of poppies, roses, and ranunculi create a soft, warm color pallet in an Easter flower centerpiece. Add a few strategically placed, slender branches for a refined but dramatic aesthetic. This curvy vessel is perfect for the style, and the pastel linens and decor are perfection. 

Heaven Scent

If you desire an Eastern centerpiece that engages both the sense of smell and sight, you can’t go wrong with hyacinth flowers. They are the absolute smell of spring and, for me, of Easter Sunday. As a child, our church filled the sanctuary with small pots of spring flowers as a treat for children to bring home. I always chose a hyacinth, and to this day, that intoxicating perfume transports me to a room full of pastel dresses, hats, and gloves. 

This sweet combination of hyacinths and daffodils is perfect for the children’s table. Mingled with whimsical dishes and trinkets, this centerpiece will create an indelible memory for guests, both young and old. 

He is Risen Ranunculus

For many of us, Easter is a holiday with deep religious significance. If you prefer to treat your decor with an air of reverence on this day, an elegant bouquet of cool white ranunculi in an ornate vase echoes the formality of the clean, white table settings. These green glass goblets are nothing short of sensational. 

Ranunculi are somewhat more challenging to grow, as they are warm climate, cool season plants. In cooler climates, they are a bit more work, as you must dig up the corms to store indoors for the winter. They are some of the most intricately lovely blooms in my garden though, I could get lost in layers upon layers of delicate petals. 

Incredible Irises

Speaking of intricate flowers, I could get lost in them. Irises are majestic flowers that represent faith, hope, rebirth, and royalty. This is another wonderfully symbolic flower for those who have a deep spiritual connection to the occasion. 

These bearded irises are spectacular, and the pop of yellow is a perfect complement. Siberian irises have a more subtle beauty, but that cool blue-violet is hard to resist. Though the flowers have a quiet fragrance, the iris root plays a starring role in some of the most elegant perfumes.

Snapdragon Sweetness

I will grow snapdragons in the spring for as long as my hands can work the soil. This nostalgic childhood favorite makes an incredible cut flower with its spikes of fluffy blossoms and adorable snapping jaws. These dragons are toothless, though, so little fingers can marvel at the way they open and close when squeezed. 

Snapdragons have a nice, long growing season. In the South I plant mine in the fall, and they survive temperatures in the low 20s (around -7°C) with no protection. By Easter, they are prime for cutting. If you cut them when only the first couple of blossoms are open, they will continue to open and have an exceptional vase life. In this decorative vase, they have creative movement alongside soft dusty miller, which is also quite cold tolerant. 

Egg Hunt

I love the idea of incorporating Easter eggs into your flower centerpiece. Children at the table will love this nod to one of their favorite pastimes, the egg hunt! This idea gives plenty of room to use bright, bold colors and adds a fun, whimsical element. 

To recreate this pretty pink centerpiece, center a smaller glass or plastic vessel inside a larger one that will put your filler on display. Then, fill in around it with vividly dyed eggs and other fun elements. 

Easter Basket Bouquet

I couldn’t resist this allusion to the all-important Easter basket as a flower centerpiece. It’s simply perfect for a casual luncheon or outdoor picnic style meal. The combination of hydrangeas, hyacinths, lisianthus, shepherds purse, chamomile, and peonies is a lovely balance of cultivated blooms with wildflower accents. 

You can take this idea in many directions. If you have little helpers, searching for wildflowers could be a great task to make them feel useful in prepping for company. 

Loveable Lamb

The lamb is another important Easter symbol, and this lamb cake is an adorable addition to the centerpiece. I love the use of small-scale flowers to create a proportionate scale. Grape hyacinths, apple blossoms, and an assortment of other small wildflowers make a beautiful meadow for this sweet sheep.

I also love this one for a children’s table. It has a woodland meadow feel, and you know that little hands will be trying to slip a chocolate egg into seersucker suit pockets!

Tulip Tablescape

Tulips are a symbol of perfect love, and rebirth, making them another classic that evokes the religious sentiments of the holiday. They’re also a classic spring flower that is easy to find even if they don’t grow well in your climate. Tulips need a fairly cold winter to perform their best. 

The delicate peachy-pink of these tulips is reminiscent of ballet slippers. The simple glass vase does a wonderful job of showcasing the fleshy stems and broad, blue-green leaves. I love the polished and tasteful aesthetic of this table and centerpiece.