Why do people give flowers on Valentines?

With the air soon to be filled with the love of valentines day, you may be thinking that you need to head to the store for some flowers for your special valentines' day guy or gal. After all, even if you forget the present, forget the note, and forget the name of the person the flowers are meant for the one thing you should never forget is the valentines' day flowers. Flowers have been a special part of valentines' day for as long as most of us can remember. Maybe is because a red rose symbolizes love, maybe is because girls are supposed to like flowers, or maybe its because flowers are the easiest thing to grab in a hurry next to chocolate for those who do forget until they are about to head home. that's why!