We all like to receive and organize pleasant surprises for those who we love and respect. We know that the most simple and sincere way of showing affection is to give someone a flower. What we don't know is that every flower and its color have their own meaning.
Such plants gift as a beautiful bouquet can have hundreds of different meanings. When picking out flowers for a lady you should remember than tender flowers in full bloom (not buds) are needed. You should take the size and coloring into consideration - white and red combined go well together in a festive bouquet, but red-only is not a symbol of just love, but a full-blown proposal so don't get yourself into an embarrassing situation.
Flowers that only live one year are only acceptable in an official bouquet when combined with long-living flowers like roses. If the flowers are for a dear friend then a big bunch of decorative daisies will do, but such flowers are unacceptable as a business gesture.
While putting together a bouquet (or choosing flowers for such) take into consideration the color of the flowers. Romantic characters will love pastel-colored flowers and more passionate persons are most likely to love the bright and vivid colors. Just be careful with yellow - this is traditionally the color of parting and forgetting.
Flowers for a girl should be mostly buds and men are usually given less fragile and sophisticated species. Simple forms and strengths are the qualities appreciated in bouquets for men. Elderly people tend to get sentimental so freshly cut flowers are not the best choice - better opt for living flowers in a pot that will live a long time.
Flowers with strong flavors such as lavender or rosemary may look good but when adding such plants into the bouquet choose the surrounding flowers carefully because due to thin stems these plants are the first to wilt. In this case you should choose the flowers that all will last relatively similar time in a vase or direct your gift-choosing attention to some other flowers to spice up the bouquet.