My girl does not like roses, what should I do?

Ok the world is not going to come to an end. Give her two lips, ha ha. Really any flowers are beautiful. Sunflowers for instance, lots of people love the sunny look of sunflowers. They can be upscale, or country. Lily's are great too.

What if she has allergies? Oh dear, maybe you could find her some artificial flowers.
There are some really high quality realistic looking flowers available these days. Not like Grandma's old plastic stuff. You can get some astounding looking roses that are artificial also. We even found some novelty type roses that were huge once.

We once made a Texas sized rose vase. this thing was about 4 foot tall and with a rosebud that was about the size of a football. It was very neat and entertaining. We even made a dozen rose arrangement out of some really large open garden type roses that was about 6 feet tall and about four feet in diameter. the roses were as big as a large serving platter. It made quite a splash.

So just use your imagination and I'm sure you can find something neat and creative, because I think that is what impresses them more than anything when you give them a floral gift.

Why are red roses the most popular?

My thoughts are, from years of taking orders is, that is what people have heard of are familiar with. Kinda like us southern folks asking for a Coke, but meaning just about any brand of soda.
Red roses are safe and usually readily available and most guys are familiar with that so there it is.
Of course flowers for Valentine's Day are mostly purchased by men for women. It is easy to see why so many are sold when you think about it. That even carries over to the term single rose or dozen roses. Refer back to the Coke comment earlier.

When people become more educated and familiar with flowers in general then they become more adventurous with the floral order. Much like going to a new restaurant, folks usually try the tried and true until they become familiar with how different items taste and so on.

Flowers are beautiful and meant to be shared. They bring a lot of beauty and happiness as gifts.
So don't forget your sweetie, whether it is with a single lovely red rose or a stunning display of a dozen, it really is hard to mess up.

Is one rose enough? Or should I get more?

Well, generally speaking one can mean just as much to whom you are giving it too as much as a dozen. We sold roses in all different ways and numbers. Wrapped, boxed, arranged, and even just loose. Lots of guys would buy as many roses for as many years as they had been married for instance. I remember one fellow had a 36th anniversary that we helped him with. That was quite a splash.
One Valentine we even sold an arrangement that consisted of four dozen in an arrangement! That was heavy. Then we have sold countless single roses. Delivering them all gave me a chance to see the faces of those receiving the flowers and they were all just as happy.
I truly believe that just the thought of getting flowers is what makes people appreciate them so much.
Whether you are buying them for somebody for an anniversary or someone in the hospital, when the flowers arrive and their face lights up, well, you know it was worth it. So, don't worry about how many too many or too little, just buy some and enjoy the glowing smile you see when you give them to someone special.

Roses For Valentines, Wrapped in paper, or arranged in a vase?

Many people wonder which is the best option. Yes you can save a little money by buying flowers wrapped in paper versus arranged in a vase. But if you forget to recut the stems as you put them in water then you are harming the longevity of the flowers and they will die prematurely.

As a professional florist I would rather that people buy them prearranged because of the fact that the stems stay wet, and the flowers stay hydrated helping to promote longevity in your floral purchase. So unless you plan on having a high priority of recutting your stems I recommend purchasing arrangements and not wrapped flowers.

You really aren't saving any money if the flowers don't last. Not to mention bad feelings towards the place you bought flowers from. We really don't want you to have a bad experience, especially with the one you are purchasing the flowers for.