So, recently a friend of the female variety told an amusing story about asking her boy for a yellow tulip for her birthday. The poor guy got her a very nice boquet with an orange lily...He couldn't find yellow, so he hoped orange was close enough, good try, probably would have succeeded...if it had been a tulip. So to save my fellow men from floundering in the flower store, here are my tips and advice.\n";
echo "UPDATE: Same girl, different boy...Still wanting her yellow tulip, but this year she got a white carnation :)
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echo "Giving Flowers
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echo "\n";
echo "Identify Her Favorite Flower
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echo "As my friend's story showed, better the wrong color than the wrong flower. Here is an excellent website with pretty pictures for you guys; http://www.floristdex.com/types-of-flowers/
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echo "Potted Plants
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echo "\n";
echo "- Pointsettas are for christmas, not dating.
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echo "- Marigolds are always good.
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echo "- Don't fill the bottom inch with stones...a single stone covering the drain hole (not sealing) is all you need.
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echo "- Be creative with your 'pot', fancy tin cans, plastic popcorn containers, etc, show you put extra thought in.
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echo "- Include one of those self watering bulbs.
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echo "- Bamboo is fun.
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echo "- Geraniums are meh, but still pretty.
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echo "- Venus fly-traps can be fun.
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echo "- A cute little cactus or miniature cactus garden is cool.
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echo "- Peppers are colorful and edible!
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echo "- Ferns are nifty.
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echo "- This would be awesome to give: Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
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echo "
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echo "Advice
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echo "\n";
echo "- Roses are horribly formal. Save them for anniversaries and valentines day.
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echo "- Carnations are for high school grad.
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echo "- Unless she says otherwise, you can't go wrong with gerber daisies.
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echo "- Score bonus points, give a nice vase too. Nothing too big, but one that will hold 2 or 3 flowers.
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echo "- Daffodils are toxic, but pretty.
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echo "- Pointsettas are poisonous.
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echo "- Marigold can be used as an antiseptic and anti-inflamitory.
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echo "- No one gives violets, I don't know why. I think they are nice.
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echo "- Generally avoid tulips, they apparently scream 'cheap'. But if you're asked for one...
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echo "- Avoid flowers on the first date...But mega points if you give them (once) on date 2 or 3.
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echo "- Avoid dyed flowers (unless they are your wedding colors). Dyed blue roses are silly when there are real blue roses out there.
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echo "
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echo "And remember, when it comes to flowers, SHE always knows best.
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