When we give flowers on Valentine's Day, we follow a tradition that dates back thousands of years.
Folklore tells us, for example, that when Cleopatra gave a feast for Marc Antony, she covered the entire floor with a carpet of fresh roses.
Poets use the connection between love and flowers in their work. In his plays and sonnets, Shakespeare mentions the rose more than 60 times.
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