Flowers for Your Girlfriend: What to Choose and How to Send Them

The best flowers for your girlfriend are varieties she enjoys, in colours she likes, arranged in a size that suits the occasion and her plans that day. If you do not know her preferences, choose a manageable bouquet with a restrained colour palette, consider fragrance, and include a personal note. For a girlfriend in Russia, an odd number is customary when giving a small bouquet with clearly countable stems.

At Pyat Tsvetov (5 Flowers), choosing a gift often starts with practical details: whether she likes roses, has a vase at home, or will be carrying the flowers after a date. We have worked in Saint Petersburg since 2011 and have three flower shops in the city. Those everyday details help narrow the choice more reliably than a rule about which flower is the most romantic. Here is how to choose thoughtfully and arrange a delivery that fits her day.

Start with her preferences and where the flowers will go

Look for preferences she has already shared: a favourite flower, a colour she wears often, or bouquets she has enjoyed before. A photograph of flowers in her home can offer a useful clue, although one gift does not establish a firm preference. If you are unsure, choose a simple palette instead of combining many strong colours. Use the bouquets catalogue to compare the overall shape and colours, as well as the individual varieties.

Size should suit the setting. A bouquet presented at home can be fuller than one she needs to carry through dinner, on public transport, or around the city. For a desk or small flat, a compact arrangement is often easier to place than a wide bouquet with long stems. Fragrance also matters: if she dislikes scented flowers, avoid strongly fragrant varieties such as some lilies and hyacinths, and check the particular selection before ordering.

Choose varieties and colours without overreading their meaning

Roses are a familiar romantic choice, but her taste should decide the colour and style. Red roses make the romantic intention clear; pink or pale mixed flowers can suit a quieter gesture. Tulips offer a different shape and a less formal appearance, while chrysanthemums can add texture and fullness to a mixed bouquet. Treat these as visual choices rather than a fixed language: a favourite yellow flower can be more personal than red roses chosen only by convention.

Consider how the varieties will behave at home as well as how they look when presented. Tulips may continue growing and bend towards the light after cutting, so a loose outline can change in the vase. Lilies can have a strong scent and are highly toxic to cats, so leave them out of a bouquet going to a home with a cat. If you are exploring a particular style, our guide to varieties, colours and timing develops these choices further.

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Match the gesture to the relationship and the occasion

For an early date, choose something she can accept and carry comfortably; a very large bouquet may create a practical problem before the evening begins. In an established relationship, a familiar favourite can feel more personal than changing varieties simply to make every gift different. For a birthday or anniversary, connect the bouquet to a detail you share, such as the colour of flowers from a memorable day. The note can explain that connection without making the arrangement larger.

In Russia, odd numbers are customary for small gift bouquets with countable stems; even numbers are traditionally associated with mourning. This convention is less visually obvious in a full mixed arrangement, but it is worth keeping in mind when selecting a simple bunch. Colour symbolism varies between people and families, so avoid assuming that every recipient interprets yellow, white or red identically. If she has expressed a preference, follow it rather than trying to correct her taste with a flower dictionary.

Write a useful card and plan a considerate surprise

A good card sounds like something you would actually say. Mention the occasion or one specific thought: “I remembered you loved these colours” is more personal than a long borrowed verse. If the flowers are an apology, acknowledge what happened plainly and leave room for her response; a gift does not settle the disagreement. Read the message once before submitting it, especially names and words written in a language you do not use every day.

A card with your text is free, and delivery is anonymous by default: the courier does not name the sender. If you want your girlfriend to know the flowers are from you, include your name or an unmistakable sign-off in the message. Keep a workplace card suitable for other people to see, and consider whether she enjoys receiving attention at work before choosing that address. Anonymity can preserve a surprise, but an unsigned romantic message may also leave her unsure who sent it.

Arrange delivery in Russia around her actual schedule

We deliver flowers across Russia, with city delivery costing 500 RUB. For remote districts and suburbs, the operator confirms the delivery price when confirming the order. Start with the recipient’s city, full address and a telephone number where she can be reached, then choose a time when she is likely to be available. Check the address carefully, including any apartment or office details needed to locate her, and review the delivery and payment information before checkout.

In large cities, express delivery takes 1–2 hours after the order is confirmed. You can also arrange delivery at an exact time with a tolerance of ±30 minutes, choose a window of 09–12, 12–15, 15–18 or 18–21, or pre-order 1–30 days ahead. In Saint Petersburg, delivery is available around the clock. For a dinner reservation or departure, allow room for the stated timing tolerance rather than planning the handover for the last possible minute.

The courier calls the recipient about 15 minutes before arrival, so plan for a short call even when the bouquet is a surprise. If she is absent, we agree a second delivery the same day or hand the flowers to a neighbour or concierge with the sender’s consent. Online checkout uses CloudPayments; customers ordering from abroad should check the payment options displayed there, since acceptance of every foreign card cannot be assumed. For questions about an order, call 8 (812) 507-67-05.

Help her enjoy the bouquet once it arrives

Have a clean vase ready if you are presenting the flowers at home. Remove any wrapping that would sit in the water, trim the stem ends with a clean, sharp tool, and remove leaves below the waterline. Use flower food according to its instructions if supplied, and check the water daily because a fresh bouquet can drink more than expected. Replace cloudy water promptly and clean the vase before refilling it; do not add household mixtures that may damage the flowers.

Place the bouquet away from radiators, direct sunlight and ripening fruit, and give the stems enough room rather than forcing them into a narrow vase. Remove fading flowers and submerged foliage as they appear, while keeping the remaining stems in clean water. Different varieties open and fade at different rates, so a mixed bouquet will change over time. If she has limited space or little interest in arranging flowers, choosing a manageable bouquet at the start makes these small care tasks easier.