This Sunday, February 14, the Day of Love and Friendship will be commemorated. Traditionally, the most common gifts are flowers and chocolates. While many people choose the first option, there is a wide variety, ranging from the type of flower to what accompanies it or the size of the arrangement.
This year, despite the conditions of the Covid-19, there are many enthusiasts who remain steadfast with the idea of pleasing with a detail and therefore are very careful when choosing it. The flowers can be a unique gift or extra, or even to decorate.
But how much does it cost to give flowers?
The team of Social, by Listín Diario, has looked through the offer of florists in Santo Domingo to know the different options. Most establishments have put together the great variety that exists through their catalogs. They range from simple pouty roses to more luscious arrangements.
Constance Garden
Creole roses predominate in this place’s offering, at a modest price of RD $ 750, for a pack of 25 roses, they also have a basket box of 12 roses for 3,540 pesos. Heart-shaped arrangements, tall white rose vases, and flowers with chocolates range in prices from RD $ 6,838 to RD $ 7,434.
Dahlia flower shop
The prices of the packages in this establishment range from 2,250 to 9,500. Simple pots from 2,250 to 4,500; vases from 4,300 to 7,500 and other arrangements of roses, from (12) 4800 the white and pink and 5500 the 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 exciting color and can mean love, passion, action and aggressiveness, it is also associated with danger and the excitement of what is forbidden, it means setting aside romantic love to give way to the wild and passionate side of the moment .
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 it not only represents that passionate love, we attribute it to unconditional and true love, such as the love of a mother or sister.
BLUE
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 tranquility, depth and purity.
They can express trust, harmony, affection, friendship, loyalty and love. Flowers of this color reflect a desire for spiritual balance, understanding, awareness, trust and communication.
ROSA
Pink is the feminine color par excellence, it is a color that calms the nerves, associated with naivety, romance, tenderness, kindness and delicacy. Moreover, it is the color of childhood, of unselfish love, admiration and dreams of children.