Need Another Gift Idea For February? Send A Plant!

Colorful Croton Houseplant

Valentines Day is over and the chocolates are probably eaten. However, there are many other occasions this month that call for good gift ideas. To the rescue once again, here is a suggestion that should no longer be overlooked:

Send a plant!

The brilliance of that suggestion deserves more fanfare. Customers in flower shops often overlook houseplants as gift ideas when they should instead be drawn to plants for many reasons; practicality, longevity, and beauty among them. Houseplants are as diverse as flowers but bring a lot more to the table (or the corner, or the desk, or the nook). They are definitely worth a mention when discussing gift ideas with your local florist.

Chrysanthemum Blooming Plant

Your florist will be able to guide you as to which plants are easier for beginners and experts. This will help you choose just the right plant for your friend or loved one. When ordering plants from a florist, be sure to ask if they have plant care information available. Many times this information can be included with the enclosure card, helping the recipient’s plant last longer.

If your florist does not have this information, Flower Shop Network has plant care information for many houseplants such as daffodils, African violets, Norfolk Island pine, Schefflera, English ivy and others.

A dish garden or houseplant lasts longer than a typical cut flower arrangement. Want the best of both worlds? Send a blooming houseplant such as kalanchoe, exacum or hydrangea. While the natural beauty of many flowers is unrivaled, houseplants preserve a special memory of their sender. Help perpetuate wonderful thoughts of a budding relationship by sending a houseplant along with plant care information.