A rosy picture for florists

Dream designs

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and what better way to celebrate it than with red roses? The shops are all set to offer the best quality  roses and designs for the season. The demand for roses during the season is high and so are the prices.

The roses that are in demand this season are ‘Taj Mahal’, ‘Grand Gala’ and ‘First Red’. Around five million roses are expected to be exported from Bengaluru to  Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia. Orchids are imported from other countries like Holland, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. CG Nagaraju, managing director, International Flower Auction Bangalore Ltd, says, “The quantity and quality are better this time as the weather was feasible and moderate for the conditioning of roses. The roses are sold for Rs 18 to Rs  25 in the market and 25 lakh roses are expected to be sold locally.” Nearly 250 hectares were used to produce roses from in and around Bengaluru and Hosur area.

Be it dozens of roses or just a single one, florists are coming up with unique and romantic designs to charm

the people. Several online stores like ‘Winni’ offer fresh roses this Valentine’s Day. The store has roses in red, orange, yellow, pink, white and also colours like green and blue based on demand.

The store also offers a variety of designs and arrangements to woo customers. Sujeet, the owner of ‘Winni’, says, “We offer different arrangement of roses, there is one side arrangement of roses, 1,000 bouquet flowers and so on. But it is the heart-shaped design arrangements that are very popular on Valentine’s Day. Roses can be arranged with other varieties of flower to bring out the beauty of it all.” The store also offers customised service where roses are arranged based on your interest.

For florists, the business booms on Valentine’s Day. The owner of Citi Center Florist on MG Road, says, “On Valentine’s Day, business is significantly high and more roses are sold on this day than any other day of the year. The prices of roses are increasing by the day. Today, it is Rs 5 but on Valentine’s Day, it usually increases to Rs 10 because of the demand.” 

Meghana A, a professional, feels that flowers have always been associated with love. “Some flower arrangements are meant for women and some for men, but ultimately it all comes down on our personal taste. I like to use my creativity and arrange flowers for my lover which is far more romantic.”