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Valentine Flowers

Do we realise why we celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th each year? Why valentines, hearts, and roses? Why on this day does romance flourish all over the world as we demonstrate our love for each other through flowers and gifts? What is the importance of flowers on Valentine's Day?

Why Flowers for Valentines?

According to legend, Valentine's Day flowers started in 496 AD when Pope Gelasius declared February 14th as a day to honour Saint Valentine. From this day on Saint Valentine has been the Patron Saint of Lovers. So why the sending of Valentine's Day roses?

Saint Valentine (Valentinus in Latin) was a Christian priest in the third century AD. The Roman Emperor of the time, Claudius II, believed that his Roman legionaries would make better soldiers if they didn't have wives and children - so he passed a law banning marriages for the legionaries. Valentine was a strict Catholic priest and defied the Emperor by continuing to carry out marriage ceremonies in secret. When news of this reached the Emperor Claudius, Valentine was arrested, imprisoned, and sentenced to death. While in prison, Valentine gained huge support, with many people visiting him bringing with flowers and messages. He also befriended the jailor's daughter, to whom on his execution, he left a note signed, 'Your Valentine'.

Valentine Selection

Why Red Roses for Valentine's Day ?

So why red roses for Valentines? The red rose has been long recognised as a symbol of love, and this message has been heightened in popular consciousness by poems such as Robert Burns' A Red, Red Rose and photography. Nevertheless, red roses also stand for respect and courage. Red rosebuds mean 'pure and lovely'. A single rose stands for simplicity. In full bloom, a red rose means 'I love you' or 'I love you still'. Along with a single red rose, half-dozen or a dozen red roses have become popular choices on Valentine's Day.

flowers4 can deliver your Valentine's roses in many places around the world, and unlike some of our competitors, our flowers are always made up freshly on the day and delivered to the door by a florist (never by post).

Other Valentine's Day Flowers

Roses are not always the choice to send for Valentine's day. A nice bouquet or basket, perhaps including a single red rose, is becoming more popular. But you don't have to follow a trend! Did you know that you can send Valentine's Day flowers and say 'I Love You' without a single red rose? You can send other flowers if you know the true meaning of flowers. For example a red carnation means 'my heart aches for you'. The red tulip also means love. To learn more, see our colour meanings of flowers page.

Valentine's Day Flowers Delivered in the UK

To send flowers for Valentine's Day you will need a delivery address of course, but perhaps not your own name! For all Valentine's deliveries within the UK you will need the postcode and a contact telephone number. This telephone number is just a contact back-up - only used if the address cannot be found - we won't be calling your valentine to spoil the surprise. In the unlikely event that we cannot find the address, we will call for directions, but never give away the surprise.

Valentine's Day Flowers Delivery Outside the UK

Sending Valentines roses and flowers on Valentine's Day internationally can be harder in some countries, so we would always recommend you get your Valentine's flowers ordered early. At flowers4 we pride ourselves in getting your order of fresh flowers hand-delivered by a florist local to the delivery location. Contact the flowers4 team by email, Freephone (0800 1383 222) or chatbox for roses, other flowers, chocolates, and custom gifts for Valentine's Day.

A Red, Red Rose

Oh my luve is like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June:
Oh my luve is like the melodie,
That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only luve!
And fare thee weel a while!
And I will come again, my luve,
Tho' it were ten thousand mile!

Robert Burns