Still trying to decide what to give Mom for her special day (May 13)? One of our favorite gift ideas — for any occasion — is a flowering plant. They always last longer than cut flowers, and if Mom likes, she has the option for transplanting it to her outdoor garden, where she’ll be able to think of you every time she smells the lavender, mees, hydrangea or tulips. Here’s the best of the bunch we’ve seen in all the many Mom’s Day gift guides out there now.

We love Hydrangea and this plant from Smith & Hawkin comes in glazed terra cotta plant from Portugal. $70 at smithandhawken.com.

Real Simple magazine put a Calyx & Corolla Dutch Tulip Plant in their best bouquets online list last year. We like this new Spring Dutch Tulip Plant with its chic plaid ribbon. $40 at calyxandcorolla.com.

Over at Red Envelope, they have a bunch of well packaged plants, but this lavender plant is not only lovely, it is fresh and uplifting. Perfect for a stressed out Mom! $50 at redenvelope.com.

This Mees plant from Windowbox.com come in a glavinized champagne bucket. They last three weeks inside before moving to the garden. Give them lots of sunshine! $25 at windowbox.com.

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