Flowers?

[Jeff Holdeman]

I was told MANY times during my year in St. Pete that one takes an odd
number of flowers when visiting. An even number is reserved for
deaths/cemeteries. What _I_ was interested in finding out was: Are there
any taboo colors for flowers? In France, yellow flowers are for the dearly
departed and should not be brought as gifts. When I asked in Russia, no one
knew about any such Russian color custom/taboo for flowers.

Jeff Holdeman
The Ohio State University