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Flowers are an important gift item in modern society. They are suitable as gifts on a variety of occasions- Birthday, Graduation Day, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day, to name a few. One thing that is worth keeping in mind while presenting or receiving flowers as gifts is the meanings associated with different flowers. These meanings came to be conventionally accepted and seem to vary from culture to culture. In the western culture, there are some standard meanings associated with different flowers. The convention of associating meanings with flowers has been systematized and is now talked of as the language of flowers.

The reason for preferring flowers to convey a message rather than use words is very simple. This way, the communication of the idea becomes more beautiful and subtle. The visual effect seems to make the experience of giving and receiving gifts stick to memory in a more effective way than a mere stream of words.

Flowers in the News

South Texas Gardener - Mother's Day Plants and Flowers (KIII Corpus Christi)
Flowers and plants make a sweet Mother's Day gift, but what should you consider before making a big purchase. Dan Caballero has some advice in this edition of the South Texas Gardener.

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Keeping Mother's Day all day long with fresh flowers (North Lake Tahoe Bonanza)
For the next year Jean Thoms will have fresh flowers in her home, and it's all thanks to her daughter Lindsey, 13, thinking she's the best mom ever.

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Tips for tulips, cut flowers (Baxter Bulletin)
Sunday is Mother's Day and moms everywhere are about to get bombarded with flowers. How long they last is up to mom. For roses, carnations and mixed arrangements, the key is a clean vase, cool water and stems that are cut before adding to the vase. Tulips, however, may need some extra attention. A few simple steps will extend the life of these spring gems:

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Flowers 'wave' at passing insects (BBC News)
Flowers "wave" at passing insects to get their attention and increase chances of pollination, scientists find.

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Valley of Flowers to be same, yet different this year (North County Journal)
The Florissant Valley of Flowers Festival: Is it still the same after all these years?

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Celebration of spring: Valley of Flowers Festival marks 45 years in Florissant (North County Journal)
Tracy Keck has been watching the Florissant Valley of Flowers parade for 36 years, and she's noticed that some things change, while some remain the same.

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Buying Flowers? Expect Price Jump (KMBC-TV Kansas City)
Sending flowers to Mom for Mother's Day is going to cost more.

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Price of Flowers For Mother's Day Jumps As Gas Prices Climb (KTHV Little Rock)
Flowers for Mother's Day are popular gifts, but be aware, the bill may not be as pretty as the bouquet. "We adjust like every retailer. We go up on our prices," says Jim Watts, owner of Crocus Flowers, Gifts , and Interiors on Rodney Parham.

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E-retailers promote hearts, flowers and workout programs for Mother’s Day (InternetRetailer.com)
From exercise programs to e-cards, there’s no shortage of options for online consumers who want to show their moms some love this Mother’s Day. E-retailers like Wal-Mart.com, 1-800-Flowers.com and American Greetings.com are all fighting for a piece of Mother’s Day profit .

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Baskets of Flowers Help Beautify Downtown Reno (KTVN Reno)
If you're going to be at the Reno River Festival this weekend, you'll notice some beautiful baskets of flowers starting to go up in the downtown area.

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