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Your Guide to Giving Flowers for Valentine’s Day

As Valentine’s Day approaches, you may be thinking about giving flowers to someone might be wondering about how to go about the whole process. Unless you buy flowers close to where you live, and then give them to someone who is near you, it can be a bit of an ordeal to choose flowers and then make sure they get where they need to go.

We’re here to give you a guide to picking and sending flowers for Valentine’s Day, so your giftee can receive your beautiful blooms without any issues. We don’t want anything standing in the way of you expressing your love to your beloved, or to your close friend or family member.

Fun Ways to Give Valentine’s Day Flowers

  • When you send your Valentine’s Day flowers, time their delivery so that they’ll be at your intended’s place of work when he or she arrives.
  • Instead of sending a bouquet of flowers on Valentine’s Day, arrange for a single flower to be sent on each day of Valentine’s week.
  • Send flowers to your Valentine a day or two early, with a note that says you couldn’t wait to show your love.

 Ordering Flowers Online 

  • When you’re ordering flowers online, you’ll want to place your order at least a week in advance. This gives you more options in terms of what flowers are available, shipping rates, and delivery times.
  • You don’t necessarily have to go with a Valentine’s Day-themed bouquet from an online florist. Sometimes, those are the arrangements that are priced higher for the holiday. Go without whatever stands out to you from the florists’ selection, or customize your own bouquet.
  • If you need to place a same-day delivery order for Valentine’s Day, call your online florist to confirm that the delivery options you’ve signed up for on the website are correct and will be honored.

 The Right Flowers for Valentine’s Day

  • Red roses are universal symbols of deep and passionate love. Pink roses offer casual or new love, and yellow roses are perfect for the love one has for a friend or family member.
  • Other flowers that you might want to consider for Valentine’s Day include beautiful lilies, tulips, gerbera daisies, hydrangea, orchids, or freesia.
  • Popular flower colors for Valentine’s Day bouquets ae red, white, and pink. But, we love the idea of giving mixed-color and vibrantly hued bouquets with flowers in shades of purple, yellow, orange, peach, and magenta.

Use this guide to buying Valentine’s Day flowers and your giftee will certainly be delighted with what you’ve chosen, and sent.

The Most Popular Flowers to Give

If you’ve ever wanted to give someone flowers, but didn’t know which ones to choose, we just made things easier for you. We’ve put together a list of some of the most popular blooms that people give to those they love, want to thank, or wish to send good thoughts to.

We’ve also noted a bit of information about each one in case you need help determining which flower might be best for your offering.

Whether you’re looking for a flower that expresses love, says Happy Birthday, or offers congratulations, you’ll be able to find something that’s perfect by referring to the guide below.

Roses

Roses have long been the most popular flower for giving. The reason why might lie in the variety of colors, sizes, scents, and shapes that the rose offers. The rose is often considered a symbol of love. But, it can represent friendship, condolences, and many other expressions from one person to another.

Carnations

Carnations were the first flower given for Mother’s Day. Miss Anna Jarvis, the founder of the holiday, chose this blossom to give because it was her mother’s favorite flower. Carnations are commonly referred to by their scientific name, “Dianthus,” which was given to the blossom by the Greek botanist, Theophrastus, and which means “The Flowers of God.”

Gerbera Daisies

The Gerbera daisy is the third most popular flower, after the rose and the carnation. It’s a genus of the family of flowers that includes sunflowers, daisies, and asters. Through hybridization, this flower has become available in a wide variety of colors like orange, bright red, pink, dark yellow, and scarlet.

Other flowers that top the list of most popular blooms to give include anemone, chrysanthemums, tulips, orchids, sunflowers, and peonies. If you’re looking for a floral gift for anyone special to you, you’re sure to please if you choose any one of these.

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