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5 Gifts That Will Drive Your Sweetie Pie Nuts at Valentine’s

 When it comes to flowers for Valentine’s guys can become clueless as to what to get. More often than not they go for the safe bet…Red Roses.
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Just the other day I had a young customer come in to buy his girlfriend flowers for Valentine’s Day. He wanted to really impress her. I showed him a few arrangements and he kept saying “No that’s not impressive enough”. He REALLY wanted to blow her away. So I let it all hang out and sold him a big bouquet of our amazing  Groovy Lovin’ Roses in which each petal is tye dyed along with another dozen red roses added to the arrangement.Now that’s a statement! His bill came to over $200! Wow!

Wanna be a hit Valentine’s and have you bumpkin’ swooning all over you? Here’s 5 can’t miss gifts from Knight’s Flowers:

  • Groovy Lovin’ Roses- The most talked about roses we carry and we only get them at Valentine’s. Each petal is dyed in a rainbow of colors to create the most psychedelic look you’ll ever see in flowers. When your honey bun sees these beauties he’ll be speechless.

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  • Pretty In Pink-Our number one selling Valentine arrangement. Girls just loooove pink. Yep, I know what your thinking…red means love, but pink also means love. This is the most fenimine of colors that coveys caring and nuturing. Induded in this arrangent are one of the gals favoite flowers-pink Stargazer Lilies. With a few red roses added, this stunning arrangement will have your loved one bowled over with joy.v13Pretty in Pink1
  • Valentine’s Jewels Bouquet-Each year we feature a new rose that not red for that descriminating customer that wants something different. This year we are featuring the lavender rose variety called ‘Purple Haze’, with it’s light lavender petals that have hot pink edges on the petals.Valentines-Jewels
  • Chocolates-Sure, we’re a flower shop. We petal flowers. Chocolates? We’ve come across the most mouthwatering  handmade truffles from our chocolatier Sweet Shop USA we’ve ever tasted. Much, much better than that stuff you get at the drug stores. Perfect by themselves or added to a flower arrangement.GOCHOC
  • Red Roses-The most fail safe flowers a guy can give a girl. Are there any gals that don’t like red roses? We carry not just any red rose. We carry the greatest red rose in the world. No, I’m not kidding. We are one of the few florists in the country that carry the beauty called ‘Corazon’ , which is spanish for heart. This rose opens fully into a gigantic garden rose look and best of all it lasts and lasts. For over 10 days! Dozen Red Roses

So there you have it. An insider’s guide for men that gets your the biggest, wettest kiss and bear hug of all time.

Oh, one more thing. If you gals are reading this pass this along to you other half. You know what I mean? Don’t go away disapointed this Valentine’s. Make sure your pootsy wootsy gets his flowers from Knights.

The 4 Top Rose Color Trends for Valentine’s

Back in the early 1950’s when Knight’s Flowers started in business in Lake City, just about the only rose color your true love got for Valentine’s was red. A florist might have a few white or pink roses back then, but 60 years later we have kaleidoscope of colors. At Knight’s we carry over ten different rose colors. Now there are over 120 different rose varieties to chose from, many which last over 10 days!

The 3 top selling colors for Valentine’s are:

Ravishing Reds

The new reds for roses range from shades of bright raspberry to majestic scarlet to velvety-dark red to orange-kissed hues. At Knight’s we use the heart stopping Corazon rose from Rio Roses, which is a bright red rose that opens fully, last for over 2 weeks and amazingly doesn’t droop. Check our our ‘Dozen Red Roses’ arrangement that is sure to impress your love one.
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Pretty Pink Roses

This year we have traditional bridal pinks or adopted siblings of hip hot pinks. Cousins on this family tree include peaches, apricots, corals and lavenders. Check out our ‘Valentine’s Jewels’ bouquet for a wide variety of pink color tones this Valentines.
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Wild Yellows

Whether crisp lemon, buttery hues, golden yellows or trendy two-tones, the variety of yellow roses cover a broad spectrum of color – and appeal. If you’ve never given flowers to a man before, introduce him to this family of colors. Yellow is the second most popular color cited by men. This year at Knight’s we have a wicked yellow rose that has red tinted edges on its petals called ‘Circus’. Check our ‘2 Dozen Circus’ roses arrangement that sure to brighten up any lovers day.
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Rainbow Roses

One of the hottest new trends in Valentines colors that past couple of years is a rose color called ‘rainbow roses’. Each petal on this rose is dyed a different color to create a spectacular show. If you want to just blow away you sweetie pie this valentines order this rose arrangement we call “Groovy Lovin’ Roses”.
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Roses are like fine wines, a delight to be savored and cultivated. Like an expanding wine cellar, Knight’s Flowers coolers are now stocked with more choices worth learning about. After all, variety is the spice of life.