Thursday, January 29, 2009

Valentine Day Flowers: Buying Other Alternatives Than Roses

By Aurelia Fleur

There is much debate concerning the origin of Valentines Day. Some believe it began as a Greco-Roman holiday called Lupericalia. This holiday celebrated romantic love. Others claim it was inspired by a poem written by Chaucher. While it is fun to speculate about the origins of this holiday, it is more important to remember your lover on this day. A romantic gesture, such as a bouquet, is mandatory.

It is a common tradition to choose roses, the red one or the white, to be gifted to your loved ones on Valentines Day however selecting Valentines Day flowers are not so restricted. On studying the Victorian flower meanings the option for selection seems to be large and hence you can select beautiful and emotive types of Valentine Day flowers to make it special for your loved ones.

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 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.

Just because you know what the and colors mean, that doesn't mean that she will know, so you can send with the bouquet a short note explaining the meaning of each flower, and how it applies to your relationship. In addition you can send her favorite flower, no matter what the color or type. There are some flowers that have negative connotations associated with them, so you should avoid yellow chrysanthemum, for example, which stands for slighted love.

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 delivery arrives on the fifteenth of February irrespective of the meaning associated, will lose all its significance. - 16003

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