Valentine's Day Flowers
February fourteenth is a day dedicated to love, a day where couples have the excuse to openly flaunt their affection for each other, usually by giving gifts, some of which are small and some which are outrageously lavish. The most popular gifts are chocolates, jewelry, and stunning flower bouquets. Flowers have become an integral part of Valentine's Day, not only because they are beautiful, but because they have the power to say so much with no words at all.
Rose bouquets are far and above the most common gift and Valentine's Day bouquet. The reason for this is because the rose represents so many different emotions. Red roses are a symbol of love, desire, and passion, the three emotions that Valentine's Day is most known for. Pink roses can represent love, happiness, passion, grace, or joy, depending on the shade. Lavender roses represent that elusive concept of love at first sight, yellow roses signify happiness, and orange represents desire. The list goes on and on. A red rose bouquet tells a person that you love them with all of your heart. A colorful bouquet of roses tells them that you not only love them, but you find joy with them, you desire to be with them, or they ignite in you a flame of passion. So many feelings can be communicated with roses, but you didn't utter a word.
While roses make beautiful Valentine's Day flower arrangements, they are by no means unique to the holiday, nor are they a unique way of expressing your affection for your significant other. A red flower arrangement, made completely with tulips, can be another way of expressing your affection. Tulips are beautiful, cheerful, and by giving a red tulip bouquet, you are declaring your love. The tulip itself is a symbol of undying love. For Valentine's Day, that undying love is the romance and passion you are trying to communicate, and the tulip enables you to express that in a unique way. Other flowers that symbolize love include carnations, red chrysanthemums, forget-me-nots, and primrose. The aster is a talisman of love, and the calla lily is a symbol of magnificent beauty. All of these flowers are unique, all of them are beautiful, and all of them say in one form or another that you love and cherish your significant other.
For a unique Valentine's Day arrangement, consider a bouquet of while calla lilies, with one rose in the center. A red rose would be a dramatic contrast, but the color of the rose wouldn't really matter because a single rose, regardless of the color, means "I love you." By giving a rose surrounded by calla lilies you are essentially saying I love you and I think you are magnificently beautiful.
In some flower arrangements, the color of the arrangement is far more important than the flower actually used. A purple bouquet, for example, shows that you admire the person you are gifting the arrangement to. Lavender is a representation of feminine beauty. White represents humility, innocence, and even reverence. A white and red rose bouquet sends the message that you love that person with a passion, but that your love is not superficial. Instead, it is grounded in a more concrete base, one that is not ruled completely by desire. A pink flower bouquet shows that you are happy with the person you have chosen. The meanings are endless, as are the flower combinations.
By putting some thought into your Valentine's Day bouquet, your simple gift suddenly takes on a different meaning. It is a gift of purpose, of devotion, of passion, and of love. Valentine's Day flower arrangements, particularly those that have been created specifically for that special person, are the perfect way to show the one you love the depth of the emotion you feel for them. That is one reason why flowers are, and will continue to be, one of the Valentine's Day gifts of choice.