There is much debate surrounding the origins of Valentine’s Day. Many historians argue that it is linked to the Greco-Roman holiday Lupericalia, that was a celebration of romantic love, while other’s argue that Valentine’s Day was adopted from Chaucer’s poem, “The Love Birds.” But the origins of Valentine’s Day don’t matter if your forget to buy your significant other a bouquet of flowers on this special day.

It is a common tradition to choose roses, the red one or the white, to be gifted to your loved ones on Valentines Day however selecting Valentines Day flowers are not so restricted. On studying the Victorian flower meanings the option for selection seems to be large and hence you can select beautiful and emotive types of Valentines flowers to make it special for your loved ones.

Petunias tell someone that their presences sooths you, orange blossoms are a symbol of marriage (this makes this flower very appropriate for presenting during a proposal), and phlox tells someone that “our souls are united”. The lily is another elegant flower which tells someone that your love is honorable, pure of heart, and majestic but use caution as the orange lily is interpreted to be a sign of hatred. Spanish jasmine represents sensuality, the purple hyacinth begs forgiveness, hibiscus tells someone that you are consumed by their love and beauty. Pure love is represented by white carnations.

If you are a sending a bouquet that includes flowers with special meanings, you may want to include a card that refers to the significance of each flower and why you included it in your arrangement. Some flowers you will want to avoid are orange lilies, asphodels, oleanders, rhododendrons and striped carnations. These buds mean respectively hatred, grief, caution, danger, and refusing to love. Try not to use yellow chrysanthemums either, as they refer to slighted love.

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 might not be as romantic as delivering your flowers in person, but having Valentines flowers at work will sure impress your loved ones coworkers! The most important thing is that the delivery is on time; if your Valentine’s Day flowers arrive on February 15, you’re going to face an angry spouse no matter how noble your intentions.