Flowers to Latvia - information and tips on sending flowers to Latvia

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It goes without saying, that in many countries, as well as in Latvia giving flowers is one of the main components in the development of business and private relations. Though, the tradition of making presents and giving flowers has much in common with European and North American, there are some features that should be mentioned not to be misunderstood and get into awkward situations.

First of all let us discuss the flowers of choice.

Birthday

All Latvian women expect to receive a bouquet on such a day! The flowers are considered to be a part of the main present. No matter, whether it is a single flower or a big bunch or a vase arrangement or a basket. A vase as well as a basket arrangement is the best if you are invited to a birthday party, so that a woman should not worry about flowers and just put the arrangement on a table. Until lately, it was untypical to give the flowers to a man, but in the course of time traditions have been changing and today such a present is quite appropriate.

Nevertheless, a man’s bunch differs from a woman’s in its content, shape and color, so it would be wiser to consult a professional florist before making such a present.

As for corporate holidays and anniversaries, a big table arrangement that can decorate the office, will be the most suitable. A wrapped bouquet is presented rarely, as it will be most probably not left in the office but taken home.

But it will be also appropriate to add a separate bouquet for some of the employees.

The New Year and Christmas

At the beginning of the twentieth century Christmas was not celebrated due to its religious character, and in fact it was substituted with The New Year that retained the same meaning and most of the traditions. Nowadays, both the holidays are widely celebrated, though the New Year remains the main holiday of the year. The most popular gifts are traditional wreaths, table arrangements with candles, ribbons, glass balls and other holiday decorations. Poinsettia is becoming more and more popular. Holiday bouquets should be in the traditional color scale. Christmas colors are red, green and white, and the New Year colors are white and gold. And a decorated Xmas Tree is always the center of home decorations.

St. Valentine’s

Until recently this holiday has not been celebrated in Latvia. But now it is very popular and during the last two-three years was celebrated everywhere in Latvia. This holiday as the related floristic traditions were borrowed from the West and the choice of flowers on Saint Valentine’s Day should be traditional. Red roses are surely the best choice. And some heart-shaped trimmings will also give a Valentine’s look to the bouquet. But if you want to make a great impression you can present a big heart-shaped arrangement.

Women’s Day, March 8th

Women’s Day for Latvian florists is as important as St. Valentine’s Day for the European florists. The prices on flowers in Latvia are high twice as high as during the low season, and the overturn in the holiday period almost equals that of the rest of the year. This day is one of the hardest for the Latvian men’s pocket, because every woman should receive a bouquet. The choice of flowers is enormous - from traditional red roses to cheaper bouquets of spring flowers: tulips, hyacinths and solidago. Just use your imagination if you want to give a special present.

Wedding

Soft cream colors became traditional for bride’s bouquets, as bright contrasting colors for bride-groom boutonniere. If you are invited to the ceremony do not buy a big bouquet, a small compact bunch will be more appropriate. But if you are going to a wedding party a table arrangement is surely the best option.

Funeral and Sympathy flowers

Flowers are also used to show compassion for those who have died and sympathy for close byes. A traditional floral arrangement for funerals is wreath. In the form of circle it symbolizes birth, life, death and rebirth. Wreaths can have different sizes and shapes - from basic ovals to more asymmetrical designs. There are also floral arrangements in a low profile shape - Casket Sprays that are commonly placed on the top of the casket. Casket Sprays are considered to be a more personal tribute and more often sent by the family members and friends. Casket arrangements as well as wreaths are made of bright colored flowers. As for the choice of flowers, roses, lilies and carnations are traditionally used to express sympathy in Latvia.

There are many other occasions to send flowers in Latvia, such as, name days, teachers’ day, new baby. Flowers can also be given to a sick person to wish a speedy recovery. But more often flowers are given for no specific reason just to express love and gratitude.

Latvian Floral Industry

Imported and locally grown cut flowers can be found on Latvian market. Local flowers are always cheaper, but unfortunately, the quality is quite poor. That is why most florists prefer to use flowers from Holland. Nowadays flowers from Columbia and Ecuador are also getting very popular. Large wholesale companies usually offer all kinds of cut flowers that are used by florists in Europe and the U.S.A. But the stock of smaller regional companies is limited, as they do not import exotic and less popular flowers.

Retail

The retail floral market in Latvia is quite different from the European. First of all, it has existed for a short period of time and most of the florists have been running their business for no more than 10-15 years. This market can be divided into two large branches: full-service flower shops with professional designers and a great number of people selling flowers in the streets, in subways, small stalls. Unfortunately, full-service flower shops, especially in small regional cities very often cannot meet competition of street flower sellers. This fact has a negative influence on the market in general. Having no floristic education no conditions for flower storing street flower sellers often offer flowers of poor quality, but rather cheap. Nevertheless, the professional floral market is slowly, but steadily developing and even 5-10 years ago, plenty of professional floral shops could be found in big cities such as Riga, Daugavpils, Leipaja. Today the situation is much better and we are quite confident the development of the floral market in Latvia will go on.

Some basic rules

1. Do not give even number of stems, as it is considered to be a sign of bad luck. And quite the contrary, for funerals and in sympathy bouquets use even number of stems only. This rule does not apply to mixed bouquets and arrangements.

2. Think twice before giving yellow flowers to someone you love as for some people they symbolize decrease of love and jealousy.

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