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Florists say sales of flower’s this year are wilting

Cupid 2.0 aims Valentine’s Day love arrows at more than sweethearts these days – people show their love and affection with flower gifts to sweethearts, friends, lovers, family, teachers and pets according to research from The Society of American Florists.

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The smell of roses filled Dellart floral today while employees were hard at work. And the employees at Always Flowers and Plants, LLC are in the business of making this holiday noteworthy for that special someone.

“Valentine’s Day helps a lot in terms of more traffic, but we still have a lot more expenses, too, because we have to pay the vendors for the flowers over time, so we’re actually spending a lot to make someone happy”, Johnson said.

Dellart Floral in Pocatello.

Perhaps nothing else has the inherent ability to say it all quite like a bouquet of flowers: “I love you”, “I’m sorry”, “congratulations”-and even, simply, letting a loved one know you’re thinking of them-a flower communicates a common theme of warmth and compassion”.

· Sixty-two percent of adults say they celebrate Valentine’s Day.

This year, the younger generation has also taken to greeting cards as compared to chocolates as they are more personal and heartfelt, he said. Tuesday is Valentine’s Day.

“Rainbow roses are getting more popular”, Urban said.

Fortunately, most deliveries are to the workplace, he said.

The Kenyan flower industry is betting on this year’s Valentine’s Day to increase sales volume after depressed performance last fall.

The florist has run out of roses early on Valentine’s Day before, but she is confident people will be able to get their flowers all day long this year. “I order hundreds of roses”.

· Surprisingly, mixed flower arrangements edge out red roses as the top flower shop pick.

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“There is a high demand on cheaper flower bouquet below RM100, but we do have some requests which can reach up to RM1000 per order”, she added.

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