This Sunday, February 14, is the Day of Love and Friendship. By tradition, the most common gifts are flowers and chocolates. Despite the fact that many people choose the first option, there is a wide variety, ranging from the type of flower, to what to accompany or the size of the arrangement.
This year, despite the conditions given by Covid-19, many are lovers who remain firm with the idea of enjoying a detail and are therefore quite careful when choosing it. Flowers can be a unique gift or as a supplement, and even to decorate.
But how much does it cost to give flowers?
Team Social, from Listín Diario, reviewed the offers of florists in Santo Domingo, to know the different options. Most units have combined the great variety that exists through their catalogs. They range from simple, moldy roses to more lush arrangements.
Constance Garden
Creole roses predominate in the offer of this place, at a modest price of 750 US dollars, for a package of 25 roses, they also have a box with 12 roses for 3,540 pesos. Heart-shaped arrangements, tall white rose vases and chocolate candy flowers range in price from $ 6,838 to $ 7,434.
Dahlia flower shop
From 2,250 to 9,500, the prices of the arrangements in this unit vary. Single pots from 2,250 to 4,500; vases of 4,300 to 7,500 and other arrangements of roses, of (12) 4800 white and pink and 5500 red, the arrangements of 24 vary between 6000 and 6500 and 48 roses, 8500 to 9500.
Colors and their meaning
RED
It is the most interesting of the colors and can mean love, passion, action and aggression, it is also associated with the danger and enthusiasm of what is forbidden, it means leaving aside romantic love to give way to the wild and passionate side.
That is why red flowers are associated with love as a couple, passion and seduction. Red is the color with which we represent our heart, so not only does it represent that passionate love, but we also attribute it to unconditional and true love, such as the love of a mother or a sister.
BLUE
The blue flowers are enigmatic, mysterious and have a very sentimental connotation. It is a fresh and relaxing color, the color of the sky and the sea, of peace, depth and purity.
They can express trust, harmony, affection, friendship, fidelity and love. Flowers with this color reflect the desire for spiritual balance, understanding, awareness, trust and communication.
rosa
Pink is the quintessential feminine color, it is a color that calms the nerves, which is associated with naivety, romance, tenderness, kindness and delicacy. In addition, it is the color of childhood, altruistic love, admiration and children’s dreams.