My favorite flower is the red rose, so I hate that you get gouged at Valentine's Day for this beautiful flower. I don't like it because of the commercialism around it, or that it's pushed as the flower that recognizes "Love"... I love red roses because of the huge rose bush we had in my backyard growing up. 
It always produced such beautiful flowers, and I fell in love with the blooms at a fairly young age. And if we wanted, we could've had a constant flow of fresh roses inside during most of the year! I've yearned to be able to replicate that beautiful bush, but alas, up north, you have to cut them back every year, so they never get as big as the one we had. I came close at my house with the quality of blooms on a small bush I had, but they were still not quite a match.
It always produced such beautiful flowers, and I fell in love with the blooms at a fairly young age. And if we wanted, we could've had a constant flow of fresh roses inside during most of the year! I've yearned to be able to replicate that beautiful bush, but alas, up north, you have to cut them back every year, so they never get as big as the one we had. I came close at my house with the quality of blooms on a small bush I had, but they were still not quite a match.So of course I had red roses for my wedding. More specifically, I had 'Black Magic' roses, which were a really deep, dark red. They were perfect! I didn't even think twice on types of flowers... didn't care of the season or the scene... I knew I wanted red roses. Thankfully, I was married no where wear Valentine's Day, so I wasn't gouged!
I do like other flowers, don't get me wrong. I love the smell of peonies and gardenias. I love the look and smell of lilies, especially the Stargazer Lily, for some reason. I think any flower that has a sweet scent appeals to me, actually...
But roses, red roses, will always be my favorite. If there's every a need to make me smile, send a red rose my way and you'll see my smile a mile away.
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