Valentines day is all about love an professing that love and showering that love on someone and valentines day is all about expressing it with elan, with style and with a certain sensuality as well as saying it to last for a whole year.

There are numerous things that can help you do this and the most common ones are flower and the chocolates and the cuddly dear which is the teddy bear.

Have you ever given a thought as to why a rose and why not some other flower though there have been other flowers which also signify love but a red rose simply assumes another dimension. But why so ! Read on to get the answer.

 A flower originates from the genus Rosa and is a shrub or a vine. The family is Rosaceae and it has about 100 species. Well 100 different rose for your girlfirend Valentines day.

Simply at a botanical level the rose as a flower has five petals whic are 5 - 15 centimeters long. Each petal is divide into distinct lobes.

This should be enough to know even though there is more to be described.

 The Romans considered rose to be a close subject of the goddesses of love which is Venus as well as Aphrodite. It even came to symbolise the Virgin Mary.

The phrase sub rosa originated because of the fact that the rose was kept in front of the door where there was a secret discussion going on.

Then came Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet and he penend those immortal lines which were What's in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.

Yes very correctly said that rose is the best and that feel of red petals is such a great thing that it came to be symbolised as the flower of love.

The roses come in various colors though predominantly it comes in red color and of course it is a symbol of love so mostly given on the valentine's day.

That is not to say that other colors are not suitable but the fact remains that other colors that great in the time of valentines though on other occassions this is not the case.

Red Roses symbolise love and say somthing which is "I Love You"

White Roses suggest innocence,humility,spiritual love and youthfulness and white of course is the color which signifies pure love.

Yellow Roses signify something like a start of a new relationship and they also mean joy and a special friendship and mind you it is not love.

Pink Roses have come to signify the traits that are gratitude,sympathy and thankfulness.

Peach Roses though less seen but they represent the charm and the optimism in life.

If you are bored and tired of giving roses on each valentines day then there are other flowers which I am going to list here and hopefull these will help you rediscover the valentine romance and the valentines meaning.

Amaryllis is one such flower and it also comes in the shade of red, pink or peach. It is also known as the Knight star or the Belladonna Lily and has its own romantic interpretations.

Daisies - Though not availble in that ftaming red color these are available in the best clor which is white an these tend to epitomise the spring and in some places it is the flower of the girls waiting for the marriage to happen.

Hibiscus - A state flower of Hawaii and the national flower of Malaysia and South Korea this flower defines the relative spirit of freedon and youth and the delicate touch.

Daffodil - Never give single daffodil as it means misfortune but together it is all about love and especially if it is your tenth year together or if you are celebrating the tenth valentines day together then go for the daffodils

Acacia - This flower has come to represent the love or rather concelaed love and also in some countries it is given as the flower for the International Womens day.

Camellia -This flower is all about long distance love and is known as the flower to be given symbolising the longing for you.

Carnations(Various colors) - Various colors in the carnations are there which signify a lot of different things but the best be espcially if you are getting carnations in a bouquet are fascinations,love and especailly divine love. Some carnations are only for Mother's day which is white carnations. These are great flowers to give especially if you are trying to add these to a last minute valentine's day gift.

Fuschia - If it is your thirs valentines day together then go for the Fuschia.

The art of giving the valentines day gift is also every much the heart of what you want to say to your valentine.

That means you need to think of novel and special ways to send your Valentine the flowers. The old way is to take your special bouquet and hold your hands together behind your back with the bouquet and when she meets and hugs you then you bring the bouquet in front and then go down on your knees and say I love you my valentine.

It definitely works like a charm.

However in the new world there are other ways like ordering it online and it will directly reach your valentine your wife but yes the fun and the love really goes out for a toss and hence present the bouquet yourself.

If not then at least make sure that you have one rose in your hand even if the you have the bouquet already ordered. It is that single stem of the rose that will say a million things which may not be there in the whole bouquet.

Make sure that bouquet has carnations and wrapped in a nice paper . Also the trend is all about vases and it is based on the simple practicality of the situation that while you give the bouquet where and how the bouquet will be kept later is an issue and hence the need for you to order a bouquet that comes along with the vase and you will be considered thoughtful.