Do you want to show your lover the depths of your passion? Do you admire their courage? Do you want to express how beautiful your partner is? Olney’s has a Valentine’s Day bouquet that will send the message you feel in your heart.
Valentine’s Day falls on February 14th every year, a time when the promise of spring isn’t far away. This holiday falls on an ancient Roman fertility celebration and is said to mark the beginning of mating season for birds. With birds and bees all turning their minds to the things that birds and bees are known for, it’s no wonder that people’s minds are following the same course.
If you want your partner to get the right message, send them the right flowers this Valentine’s Day. Call or drop in to Olney’s Flowers in Rome, NY and our floural experts will help you design a bouquet that expresses the feelings you want to embody while staying within your budget. Here are some of the flowers that are most popular for Valentine’s Day and their meanings.
Roses! Red roses are the single most recognizable symbol of love. You can’t be misunderstood when you send someone a red rose for Valentine’s Day. But, did you know that roses come in dozens of colors including psychedelic mixtures? Check with your Olney’s Flowers consultant to see what varieties are currently available.
White roses are often used in bridal bouquets and signify innocence and purity. Pink roses show your feelings of friendship, gratitude and happiness. Pink roses are suitable for friends and relatives. A purple rose is given to someone you are enchanted by. Learn more about the different meanings of rose colors.
Roses are by no means the only flowers to give your love interest this Valentine’s Day.
Peonies, with their many different colors and varieties, embody romance, prosperity, and good fortune.
The petals of the white daisy signify loyalalty, purity, beauty, innocence, patience, and simplicity.
Carnations are a lovely flower with an intoxicating fragrance but their different colors come with conflicting meanings. Pink carnations symbolize a mother’s pure love while red carnations represent admiration, deep love, and affection. Romantic white carnations mean pure love and good luck. You will want to avoid striped carnations that can symbolize refusal and yellow carnations which mean rejection. Carnations are also the 1st wedding anniversary flower.
The delicate petals of chrysanthemums, available in a full range of colors, symbolize optimism and joy. White petals mean truth or loyal love, and red petals mean love.
Purple Iris: Delicate blue or purple iris petals symbolize faith, valor, wisdom, and promise. Yellow iris flowers represent passion, and white blooms signify purity.
A gift of daffodils, the quintessential flower of spring, is said to ensure happiness. The bright petals represent rebirth, chivalry, devotion, or unrequited love.
More than anything, use your gift giving to show who you really are. Don’t worry overly much about what everybody else says is the perfect Valentine’s Day flower. Pick flowers, or chocolates, or figurines, or a live plant, that you feel expresses how you feel about the person you are giving them to. The most important aspect of the gift is that you spent time and effort because you care. THAT is what Valentine’s Day is really all about.