Winthrop Rockefeller and Barbara Sears tied the knot on February 14, 1948. If those names ring a bell, they should; Winthrop was part of the Rockefeller oil empire and an Arkansas governor, while Barbara was a scion of the famous Sears family. They shifted their marriage up from Friday the 13th and within a year had a son and a divorce. But at least this grand society marriage started out right.

Send roses for Valentine's Day

We at daFlores don’t go back that far, but we reckon they should’ve sent more flowers, and our flowers are fit for the grandest setting. When flowers have their own language, sending them can help to bridge the gap in poor communication. And the fact that they chose the year’s most romantic date to marry speaks volumes about intent.

Valentine’s Day is the most common day to marry, and daFlores can help you with your wedding flowers. Whether it’s sprays of white roses to fill your church or centerpieces for your wedding table, our worldwide team of expert artisans has the skills and loving touch you need. Red roses, white roses, and delicate lilies are all perfect choices for your special romantic occasion. And, used often through the years, they keep that love obviously alive and well.

Fair warning, though: If you’re hasty like Rockefeller and Sears, we still can’t do same-day delivery on Valentine’s Day. Order early and we’ll move heavens and earth to make your beautiful flowers.

When you get married on Valentine’s Day, that’s a fairytale starting. The fairytale ending is really up to you. But we at daFlores are on hand 24×7 to assist in your long journey together. Never forget romance and never forget an anniversary when you use daFlores.com on your February 14 wedding day or anniversary.

Psst…forget something? The next-but-one Monday is Valentine’s Day. This means that you still have plenty of time to order Valentine’s Day flowers or gifts but time is running out. Fortunately, we make ordering incredibly easy for you. Just wander up to the daFlores.com website, pick your language and country, then browse to our Valentine’s Day section.

Valentine's Day Flowers

There, you’ll find a wonderful array of gorgeous red roses, fresh from the garden, along with gifts that you may add. Some of our gifts are combinations: take a look at our 18 red roses with chocolates and teddy bear, for example. Who wouldn’t love such a classic and cute combination on Valentine’s Day? But you can also add extras to any bouquet: these extras include plush toys, chocolates and delicious, crisp wine.

Everyone deserves special recognition on Valentine’s Day. Not only is it one of the most romantic days of the year, it’s a day for expressing love of all kinds. Send some pink roses or lilies to mom, or a big, sunny bouquet of tropical flowers to your best friend. They’ll know what you’re trying to say and appreciate it.

Our Valentine’s Day flowers are guaranteed to stay fresh for a week and, with care, can last  longer. All our florists use blossoms that were growing that very morning. But the warm, fuzzy feeling of being loved, acknowledged and thanked lasts much, much longer, remaining after the last chocolate is eaten and the last sip of wine enjoyed.

This message has been brought to you through your friendly local daFlores blog (and partner florists, who can’t wait to lovingly craft your gift of love, a Valentine’s Day bouquet). We can send Valentine’s Day flowers to dozens of countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe. Order by noon local time and, in most cases, you can still get same-day delivery of your Valentine’s Day flowers. To send flowers to Dominican Republic or any other country in  the Americas please visit daFlores.com

Meaning of Pink Roses by daFlores.com

Around 150 species of roses, in the rosa family, exist in nature. Early roses tended to be pink, white and magenta and they grow all over the northern hemisphere. It’s believed that the Chinese were the first to cultivate roses, something like five thousand years ago. The Romans also liked them, growing these flowers in the Middle East. Not only were they decorative, they were used as confetti, to brew medicine, and for perfume. Romans even started public rose gardens in the south of Rome.

Medicinal uses

In Persia, what we know now as Iran, rose oil and oil of attar were made from damask roses. These were highly sought-after commodities. The Greeks scented olive oil to use as perfume, as disease repellents and to bless their dead. Rosa gallica officinalis cropped up for the first time in the 1200s, and was turned into all sorts of powders and potions to cure all sorts of ills. (It probably didn’t do much good, but at least it smelled better than most medicine.)

Roses as money

In the seventeenth century, roses became popular enough to be counted as legal tender. They were used for rose water, perfume and just as flowers. You could actually barter with roses and pay bills with them. Josephine, Napoleon’s wife, established a huge rose garden at Chateau de Malmaison, near Paris.

What about pink roses?

Pink roses, the large blossoms that we tend to think of today, didn’t start to emerge until the late eighteenth century. Rose breeders started hybridizing natural roses to see what they could come up with. Well, we all know the answer to that one!

The color “rose” is a gentle pink. “Rosy-cheeked” implies health and vigor, and is a popular girl’s name.

Old-fashioned roses

The first modern rose is said to have been La France, introduced in 1867 (yes, it took growers that long to develop our big, stunning blossoms). La France, incidentally, is a pale pink large-blossom rose.

An Old Garden Rose is of a type that existed before that time. Damask roses belong to this class and arose as a natural cross between two species. Parson’s Pink China roses were introduced in 1793. There are many, many more varieties of pink roses, old-fashioned and modern. In more recent times, a revival of interest in these old garden roses has resulted in modern hybrids.

The meaning of pink roses

So now we come to the meaning of pink roses. They’re a gentler alternative to the passion or red roses in a romantic relationship. Pink roses speak of affection and can be sent to your beloved and also to female friends and family. Great for mom, each exquisite pink rose is a reminder of caring and remembrance. Light pink roses means gracefulness, admiration and sympathy, while you can express appreciation and gratitude with darker pink roses.  To send flowers to Lima or any other city in Latin America please visit daFlores.com

The blue rose does not appear in nature; the rose does not have a natural gene that is capable of producing such a rich and unusual color. Thus, the blue rose has become a symbol of mystique and unattainability. Read the rest of this entry »

Roses are not just for Valentine’s Day anymore! In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation that name the rose as the United States national flower. Since every state had already adopted a flower as its emblem, the United States needed one as well.

Ronald Reagan’s proclamation explains the choice of the rose. This flower has long been a symbol for “life and love and devotion, of beauty and eternity.” All of these ideas are fundamental elements of the United States.

The United States has gone through many troubles, and yet has weathered its storms as a nation. The USA is a land rich in natural beauty, with the vast majority of its people decent, kind-hearted souls. There is no other flower that sums up the character of this nation so well. The rose’s many different colors and varieties can be said to symbolize the many different types and races of people who populate the USA’s land.

Roses have grown in the United States for millennia; archaeological evidence suggests that the plant may be as much as 35 million years old! George Washington, the first president, had a rose garden and a variety he bred and named for his mother, the Mary Washington Rose is grown to this day. There is an extensive rose garden at the White House, and some of the state capitols maintain rose gardens as well (one example is the International World Peace Rose Garden in Sacramento, California).

While not every rose grows everywhere, roses are cultivated in all fifty states, making the flower a fitting symbol for a diverse, though unified, country. Other countries have used the rose as a symbol of unity, and so it is in the United States. The rose is the perfect national flower for the diverse, beautiful, loving USA.

Send Roses from daFlores.com today!

Roses have been around for many generations. During the Medieval Period, they were used for tea and other medicinal purposes. Many rose gardens were even used as a form of defense against invaders. By the 18th century, they were used romantically as courtship gifts, as chivalrous men send roses with white color to symbolize true love. But as time passed, red ones replaced it as a universal symbol of passionate love, while the white rose had become associated with innocence. Read the rest of this entry »