Inseparable from Valentine’s Day, roses still represent 58 % of the flowers offered that day. Whether you choose or receive them, take the time to count the stems: their number has much more sense than it seems!
Even if they are not seasonal flowers in February, the roses are still as popular for Valentine’s Day. The reason? In the language of flowers, they are the symbol of love and each color specifies this feeling: red for passion, pink for tenderness, white for purity, orange for desire … and as If it was not already complicated enough, the number of roses also has a meaning and reveals a hidden message. If tradition has it that we always offer an odd number of flowers to ensure the harmony of the composition, this rule is no longer valid when the bouquet has a large number of flowers. Nevertheless, the number always has a meaning that it is better to know to avoid communication problems, that we offer a bouquet or that it is received.
Contrary to what one might think, the quantity does not necessarily make the quality of the message. A single pink is enough to signify a love at first sight and 3 roses allow you to say “I love you”. Of course, the biggest bouquets are not outdone! With 9 roses, love is eternal, just that, and with 10 roses love is perfect. If you offer or receive 12 roses, prepare the banns, because it is a marriage proposal. With 20 roses, the feelings are sincere and they are devoted if we add one more rose. The 24 roses in a bouquet refer to the 24 hours of a day and express thoughts day and night. Beyond that, the messages get carried away: with 36 roses, love is crazy, with 50, it has no limits and with 100 and beyond, it is absolutely unique.
If most bouquets of roses will have a positive meaning, some will not be quite a good thing. Beware of numbers 2 and 15, because they evoke forgiveness and excuses respectively and therefore suggest that the person who offers the bouquet has something to blame themselves. Also beware of the bouquets of 13 roses in the context of a romantic relationship since they rather refer to friendship. Last thing, know that if the roses are offered without stem as in certain compositions, it means a desire to break the relationship! You are warned!
