If there were an official flower of Valentine's Day, it would without a doubt be the rose. Roses have long served as a symbol of love, dating back to Greek mythology, and here, thousands of years later, they are still a symbol without parallel in that department. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” wrote William Shakespeare. But how long will that sweet smell, and those beautiful colors, last once you've put them in a vase on Valentine's Day?
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