Question!

[rosalinda-143.livejournal.com]

This'll be short... so don't go anywhere.

I just want to ask you one simple question: what do you think consists of a romantic bouquet? I mean I know like roses but I want more than roses I want an array of different romantic flowers (kind of like a wedding bouquet, but not exactly; they aren't getting married).

So anyway thanks again! ^.^

peace.love.happiness.

- Rosie

Comments

[shinoakkitenshi.livejournal.com]

Well it really depends on the people. Some people find wildflowers romantic. There's also tulips, lillies, gladiolis.

I found this site for you. I hope it helps. (you'll have to copy and paste, I suck at html)

http://www.flowerpossibilities.com/encyclopedia.html

[clawfoot.livejournal.com]

THE most romantic bouquet is one that contains the recipient's favourite flowers. The flowers themselves aren't romantic: the fact that someone went to the trouble of finding out what would be most appreciated is.

I used to work in a floral warehouse. The most common thing that goes with roses is "baby's breath" (or gypsophilia -- it's those tiny little white flowers), and either leatherleaf or tiki fern. Leatherleaf looks like stiff fern fronds, great for "framing" the outside edge of the bouquet, and tiki fern is a lot thinner and wispier, and gets interspersed within the flowers. You generally don't see both tiki and leatherleaf together. There's usually only one kind of greenery in a bouquet.

Other good, popular flowers are gerbera daisies, alstromeria, iris, and lilies (one of the more popular types of lily are Stargazers; they're pretty big, though). Carnations are the poor man's rose, I've heard it said, but they're my mother-in-law's favourites.

[lady-fellshot.livejournal.com]

A "romantic bouquet" is any plant matter given with the intention to emphasize the giver's feelings towards the recipient.

Some people prefer live plants to dead flowers.:)

[superrevolver.livejournal.com]

I think that the personal message of a flower is most important, so the exact type wouldn't matter. However, I would stay away from lilies, irises, and especially poppies, since each of these traditionally represent death(and are pretty prominent in funeral bouquets).