Valentine’s Day is in a couple of weeks, which means that roses will soon become any Toronto florist’s top seller. Despite the variety of flowers available, roses remain the most popular Valentine’s Day gift every year. Why?

Well, the most important reason is that roses symbolize love. They express love and adoration in tangible form, making the bloom a perfect gift on Valentine’s Day and other romantic occasions. Choose a vibrant and luscious shade of red to truly express your fiery emotions! 416-Florist.com delivers more roses in red than any other colour on this day, which is why we offer such a huge selection of arrangements featuring it.

If you want to send roses to someone but want to express a different emotion, try choosing another colour. Here is a short list of colours easily found at any florist and their respective meanings. Our clients tend to select one or two shades for their arrangements:

Coral/Orange: Burning with desire? Send coral/orange Valentine’s Day roses. They’ll express your need to be with them, romantically or platonically.

Yellow: Send a friend Valentine’s Day roses in cheery yellow to express your happiness with their friendship, without overstepping any boundaries.

Pink: Appreciation and thankfulness can be expressed with pink Valentine’s Day roses. Send a bouquet of these to a friend, lover or even family member however avoid lighter shades as they symbolize sympathy (unless the situation is appropriate).

White: Reverence and humility are symbolized with white Valentine’s Day roses. White can also represent purity and innocence.

A Little History
Cultivation of this flower is believed to have began in China about 5000 years ago. Other countries, such as Italy and England (which boasts the rose as its national flower), also have a long history of cultivation, growing roses for medicinal, cosmetic and recreational purposes.

At one point, roses were so popular that they were used as a form of currency!

Although thousands of varieties exist, only a few are cultivated for florists. These varieties tend to be hardier and best adapted for tropical or greenhouse environments. They are bred in a range of colours and have longer stems, prettier heads and better scents.