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.
[I:0:J]When choosing Valentine Day flowers most suitors will go with the traditional colors of either red or white for roses. Clever suitors will researches the meanings behind the flower type and its color to produce a truly meaningful and heartfelt arrangement of Valentines Day flowers.
Love can be expressed in many ways through flowers. Flowers are often symbols for emotions. The petunia, for example, means "you soothe me," while the orange blossom is often used to symbolize marriage or a forthcoming engagement. Give phlox to signify that two souls are united. Lilies are elegant and majestic but the orange lily means hatred. A white carnation can symbolize pure love but when sensuality is the characteristic you want to imply, give a Spanish jasmine. Purple hyacinth is the flower to choose when thinking about forgiveness.
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 flowers, 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.
It is usually much more romantic to deliver the flowers yourself, but if someone delivers a bouquet of roses to work it will give the person receiving them bragging rights. But the main thing is making sure your florists delivery is on time, for example, Valentines flowers arriving on the 15th of February are likely to cause trouble, no matter what their meaning, rather then affection. - 16732
[I:0:J]When choosing Valentine Day flowers most suitors will go with the traditional colors of either red or white for roses. Clever suitors will researches the meanings behind the flower type and its color to produce a truly meaningful and heartfelt arrangement of Valentines Day flowers.
Love can be expressed in many ways through flowers. Flowers are often symbols for emotions. The petunia, for example, means "you soothe me," while the orange blossom is often used to symbolize marriage or a forthcoming engagement. Give phlox to signify that two souls are united. Lilies are elegant and majestic but the orange lily means hatred. A white carnation can symbolize pure love but when sensuality is the characteristic you want to imply, give a Spanish jasmine. Purple hyacinth is the flower to choose when thinking about forgiveness.
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 flowers, 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.
It is usually much more romantic to deliver the flowers yourself, but if someone delivers a bouquet of roses to work it will give the person receiving them bragging rights. But the main thing is making sure your florists delivery is on time, for example, Valentines flowers arriving on the 15th of February are likely to cause trouble, no matter what their meaning, rather then affection. - 16732
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