Valentines Flowers: Sending Other Alternatives Than Roses

There is much debate surrounding the origins of Valentine’s Day. Many historians argue that it is linked to the Greco-Roman holiday Lupericalia, that was a celebration of romantic love, while other’s argue that Valentine’s Day was adopted from Chaucer’s poem, “The Love Birds.” But the origins of Valentine’s Day don’t matter if your forget to buy your significant other a bouquet of flowers on this special day.

Traditionally, one opts for vibrant red roses or less common white varieties. However, a smart boyfriend will realize that there are a great many other sorts of blossoms to select from. If you look into the significances of the various blooms going back to the Victorian Era, you can assemble a lovely and truly memorable bouquet of Valentines flowers for the one you love.

Petunias tell someone that their presences soothes you, orange blossoms are a symbol of marriage (this makes this flower very appropriate for presenting during a proposal), and phlox tells someone that “our souls are united”. The lily are elegant flowers which tells someone that your love is honorable, pure of heart, and majestic but use caution as the orange lily is interpreted to be a sign of hatred. Spanish jasmine represents sensuality, the purple hyacinth begs forgiveness, hibiscus tells someone that you are consumed by their love and beauty. Pure love is represented by white carnations.

Along with the bouquet, you could send a small note explaining its relevance and your reason for having selected a particular flower. A note like this could do wonders if accompanied by her favorite flower, if you know what it is. You must avoid sending asphodel which represents grief, striped carnation which stands for refusal in love, yellow chrysanthemum representing slighted love, oleander for caution, or rhododendron for danger, in addition to the orange lily mentioned before.

A benefit of deciding to do this is a substantial savings, since roses become much more costly and hard to locate at the last moment around the holiday, which is not true of all those other blossoms. You will seem romantic either way, as long as you show that you have noted her preferences in varieties and colors. When you put in a little extra effort, you demonstrate that your gift of Valentines Day flowers represents your loving feelings and not just a sense of obligation.

While you may want to deliver the bouquet in person as it is the most romantic thing to do, a delivered bouquet also has its own advantages since it imparts the recipient that moment of glory at the workplace. However, a timely delivery is of utmost importance since if a Valentines Day flowers delivery arrives on the fifteenth of February irrespective of the meaning associated, will lose all its significance.