Why are the prices of flowers so high at Valentines?

• January 8, 2025
• Admin

Imagine you agree to bake 25 cupcakes for your child’s classroom to be delivered on Feb 14.  Easy peasy!  Then imagine the school asks you to bake cupcakes, for the same day, for the entire school population plus faculty and even the parent volunteers – a new total of 1000 cupcakes.  All for Feb 14!  To take this on, you would need to do some serious planning, buy additional supplies, find more ovens, more icing (my favourite part) and find additional man-power to get the project complete.

That’s growing roses for Valentines.  Around the world, the rose farmers need to plan, plant, care for, and finally harvest a crazy ton of roses for One. Single. Day!  And as always, the additional costs incurred are passed down the lines. 

The flower shops are not usually making any more money since they too are paying extra to get those sought after roses. 

At Panda Flowers, we understand the supply and demand of this annual cycle.  We’re here to chat about your Valentines order 403-816-7220 or online at pandaflowers.ca