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Thursday, January 28, 2010

How Roses Became Red ~ More on Venus and Her Son Cupid One day Cupid was stung by a bee while in his rose garden. He reacted by accidentally shooting his arrows, which became the thorns on the flowers. Later, a thorn drew a drop of blood from Venus'

Day is the Perfect Time to Say I Love You with Flowers

One dozen long stemmed roses, what could be a better gift to say I love you? At our house, they are not just for Valentine's Day. We often have fresh cut roses on our table. Beautiful displays of red roses or mixed bouquets with other varieties. Many of my favorites are displayed on this page.

Do you know why roses are the flowers of love? Here you can also learn a bit of rose trivia.

Are You a Traditionalist?

If so, these are for you

To the traditionalist, nothing says I love you quite like one dozen long stem red roses. (Except for maybe two or three dozen long stem red roses) These even come with a vase.

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How Roses Became Red ~ More on Venus and Her Son Cupid

One day Cupid was stung by a bee while in his rose garden. He reacted by accidentally shooting his arrows, which became the thorns on the flowers. Later, a thorn drew a drop of blood from Venus' foot and this turned the roses red.

Flowers Are A Wonderful Gift Anytime of Year

Flowers! So many different colors and varieties of flowers each with it's own meaning. Selecting flowers for friends can be based on which is the prettiest flower arrangement; which is traditional or customary for the occasion, which is the know favorite flower or selected by the meaning of the flower colors or meaning of the flower variety.

Here you can find it all. I have created a chart of the meaning of flower colors as well as a chart of flower color by birth month. I have added a small table highlighting the meaning of some of the more common varieties offlowers , and a link to a very comprehensive chart. And to save you a bit of trouble on your selection, I have done pre-shopping and included some of my favorite arrangements.