Beyond The Red Roses: Other Flower Gift Ideas For Valentine's Day

Nothing actually. And yes, red roses can certainly be a good gift choice. Its lovely crimson color can signify love and passion and the rose itself has practically become a symbol for Valentine's Day what with its vibrant red color, reminding people of hearts, and how it's always given as a gift to loved ones.

It's practically expected that there should be roses on the day of hearts. Time and time again, people don't even need to think about what kind of flowers to give to their special someone. Everyone already knows that if you're giving flowers on Valentine’s Day, it’s almost always going to be red roses.

But that's just what can be identified as the problem.

If you still want to go with a red-colored gift (since red does help to symbolize love), then know that roses aren't the only red-colored flower in this world.

There are many other flowers that also come in a beautiful, vibrant and magnificent shade of red, which is doubly perfect if your lover's favorite color just happens to be this hue.

What are some of these flowers?

There are a number of flowers with appropriate meanings that would befit a present for the day of hearts.

You can even make use of these flowers to communicate or convey a message of love to your soul mate.

With this, you can express many things even without saying anything at all.

Let's take a look at some flowers, with appropriate meanings, that you can consider giving on the fourteenth of February.

Some of these flowers are even available in red color (note, however, that the meanings listed below only pertain to those relating to Valentine’s Day. These flowers have other meanings):

Give bird of paradise to your lover if you want to convey your joy about your relationship with her as well as the excitement and eagerness that you feel as you look forward to getting to know your partner more and spending more time with her. 

This is because bird of paradise means ‘joyfulness, magnificence, exciting and wonderful anticipation’.

This flower is a pretty good choice for those that are newly-wed or those that have just started dating as it can help you declare and convey that you want to get to know your soul mate better while also saying that you feel much happiness at being or spending time with her.

Of course, since we are talking about Valentine's Day gifts, you can't go wrong with giving your significant other flowers that mean love. 

And, yes, roses aren't the only ones that mean love.

There are a number of other flowers that can help you tell your soul mate just how much you love her.

Go with daisies (means loyal love) if you want to say that you will be loyal and faithful to your partner.

If you have a newfound relationship and are looking forward to getting to know your girlfriend better, then give her daffodils, which means 'new beginning, joy, happiness'. It can also mean 'unrequited love'.

Give gardenias to your soul mate to tell her 'you are lovely' but the flower can also mean 'sweetness, joy, secret love'.

If you want to say the phrase 'I love you', then go with chrysanthemums, which can also mean 'love, truth and loyal love'.

Think no words can describe your love for your significant other?

Tulips might be able to help as the flower means 'perfect love, declaration of love, hopelessly in love'.

Yarrow, which means 'everlasting love', jasmine, which means 'sweet love', zinnia, which means 'lasting affection' and heliotrope, which means 'devotion, eternal love' can also help you convey that message.

Perhaps you can get them all together into one bouquet to really express yourself more.

In that case, you might as well add carnations, which means 'love and fascination, pure love, sweet love, admiration, my heart aches for you' for even more messages of love that's perfect for your girlfriend or wife for Valentine's Day.

The aforementioned are all perfectly good alternatives to red roses.

If both you and your significant other are sick and tired of crimson roses by now, you can choose to give her a bouquet of these other beautiful and gorgeous flowers with equally appropriate and wonderful meanings that will surely delight and please your soul mate.

What do you think of these flowers?

Do you think that your wife or girlfriend will want to get any one of these flowers as a Valentine's Day gift?