Valentine's Day

When it comes to Valentine's Day gifts, carefully selecting the flower varieties and colors you send will result in a thoughtful, gift your sweetheart will treasure. Men respond well to vivid, crisp colors such as red, orange, and purple. Women tend to relish pastel tones of pinks, peaches and lavenders.

Roses in Unique Colors

A dozen red roses remains the classic Valentine's Day favorite. However, many women report that they adore roses in other colors just as much. There are many rose colors to pick from.

Rose Trivia

The Real Beauty in Roses is the Story Behind Them

For centuries, roses have inspired love and brought beauty to those who have received them. In fact, the rose's rich heritage dates back thousands of years. People have been passionate about roses since the beginning of time. In fact, it is said that the floors of Cleopatra's palace were carpeted with delicate rose petals, and that the wise and knowing Confucius had a 600 book library specifically on how to care for roses.

Wherefore art thou rose? In the readings of Shakespeare, of course. He refers to roses more than 50 times throughout his writings.

1,000 years old. That's the age the world's oldest living rose is thought to be. Today it continues to flourish on the wall of the Hildesheim Cathedral of Germany.

Why white roses are so special is no mystery - it's a myth. Perhaps it started with the Romans who believed white roses grew where the tears of Venus fell as she mourned the loss of her beloved
Adonis. Myth also has it the Venus' son Cupid accidentally shot arrows into the rose garden when a bee stung him, and it was the"sting" of the arrows that caused the roses to grow thorns. And when
Venus walked through the garden and pricked her foot on a thorn, it was the droplets of her blood which turned the roses red.

The rose is a legend in it's own. The story goes that during the Roman empire, there was an incredibly beautiful maiden named Rhodanthe. Her beauty drew many zealous suitors who pursued her relentlessly. Exhausted by their pursuit, Rhadanthe was forced to take refuge from her suitors in the temple of her friend Diana. Unfortunately, Diana became jealous. And when the suitors broke down her temple gates to get near their beloved Rhodanthe she also became angry, turning Rhodanthe into a rose and her suitors into thorns.

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Rose Care Tips

If your roses arrive in plastic water tubes, remove them before arranging.

Remove any leaves that will be under water, taking care not to cut through or scrape the green bark.

Recut stems by removing 1-2 inches with a sharp knife.

Immediately after cutting, place roses in a clean, deep vase of water containing a flower food provided by your florist.

Check the flower food solution daily and make sure to keep it full, clean and fresh. If the solution becomes cloudy, replace it entirely.

Keep roses in a cool place, out of direct sun and drafts.

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