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Orchids Versus Roses — A New Trend For Valentine’s Day?
Delray Beach, FL — February 5, 2007 Roses and chocolates. The keys to your sweetheart’s affection on Valentine’s Day? Not so fast! According to some, that’s the wrong message!
“Well, perhaps chocolates,” states Carlos Fighetti, the president of the American Orchid Society (AOS), an 86yearoldnonprofit organization headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, “but orchids are immeasurably superior in almost every regard to roses. The rare beauty and seductiveness of a single blooming orchid should absolutely be the symbol of Valentine’s Day.”
Sacrilegious? Perhaps, but the AOS’s president offers some intriguing logic for his position.
“Roses are almost neverlasting compared to an almost everlasting orchid,”
continues Fighetti. “Think about it. Which message would you rather impart on your special sweetheart? That you spent $85 on a dozen roses that will last in peak condition for maybe four days and then begin to rapidly wilt? Or that you spent less than half of that amount on a striking orchid, perhaps with two or three magnificent sprays of flowers that will stay in bloom for weeks and perhaps months with just a little tender loving care, all the while reminding your special someone of who tenders their affection?”
Need more convincing? “Try reblooming those dozen roses,” states Fighetti with hardtoargue logic.
“Not a problem with the orchid!”
“Orchids show longevity, commitment and love,” says Fighetti. “Shouldn’t you be showing your wife, mother or sweetheart that your love blooms longer than a cute bunch of roses — and that you’re a smart shopper, too? Buy a striking orchid and you’ll still have enough money to take your sweetheart to dinner!” Orchids come in a wide variety of colors, shapes and sizes — according to the AOS, there are really no limits to the possibilities for gift givers this Valentine’s Day. With prices that start around $25 for a blooming orchid plant, there’s an orchid for every sweetheart.