Bouquets of 101 Roses in Mexico City

Bouquets of 101 roses in Mexico City: count, colour and the form they come in

Bouquets of 101 roses in Mexico City share shelf space with smaller counts. Alongside the full 101, the grid also lists roses in 55 and 65 stems — 55 Pink Roses, 55 Red Roses "Amelia", 55 Roses — Soft Mix, 55 Mixed Bush Roses and 65 Peony Spray Roses in a Basket. So 101 sits at the top of a large count rather than being the only number worth sending. The choice starts with how many stems and which form to send, a bunch, a bouquet or a basket, and only then moves to colour.

101, 55 or 65 roses: what the count changes

The section is named for its top count, but 55 and 65 stems are real options with names of their own. Named individually, they are 55 Pink Roses, 55 Red Roses "Amelia", 55 Roses — Soft Mix, 55 Mixed Bush Roses and 65 Peony Spray Roses in a Basket, all sitting alongside the full 101.

All three counts, 55, 65 and 101, are odd. In Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and most of the former Soviet Union, an odd number of flowers is what you give someone living, while an even number is kept for graves and memorials. Outside that custom a dozen is the more usual gift, and there is no single rule that applies everywhere. A bunch of 55, 65 or 101 works simply as a large, generous bouquet, whichever tradition the sender follows.

Bunch of 101 White Roses and Bouquet of 101 White Roses stand next to each other in the grid, and both are built the same way. Baskets take a different route: 101 Red Roses in a Basket, 101 White Roses in a Basket and 65 Peony Spray Roses in a Basket all stand without a vase.

The bunch and the bouquet are both hand-tied in a spiral. Stems are laid at an angle, each crossing the last, so they all meet at one point roughly a palm's width below the heads. Tied this way, the flowers fan out evenly and the whole thing stands upright on a table on its own.

A basket works differently, because wicker does not hold water. The florist lines it first, then stands the stems in a block of wet floral foam inside that liner. The foam needs watering every day, over its whole visible surface, since once it dries out it barely takes water back. For a hotel room or a desk with nowhere obvious to put a vase, flower baskets solve that on arrival.

The colour list runs from plain to layered: 101 Red, Pink, Cream, Dutch and Tall roses, Peony-Style Bush Roses, Multi-Colored Julie, Mixberry, Jumilia and Gumilla with Decor.

Victorian flower dictionaries gave red roses the meaning of passion, pink a gentler affection and white purity, though no single dictionary was ever agreed, so the same stem could read differently from one book to the next. Julie and Mixberry take the opposite approach and put several colours in one bouquet rather than settle on one. Jumilia is a variety in its own right, with a bud up to seven centimetres across, white at the base and edged in pink. The peony-style roses, full and many-petalled, are usually David Austin varieties or close relatives bred to the same rounded shape.

"Dutch" on the label marks a classic greenhouse variety, not a colour, with a stem usually between forty and seventy centimetres. Longer stems, from seventy centimetres to a metre or more, come from high-altitude plantations such as those in Ecuador; the section's Tall roses reach into that range without being tied to any one country of origin.

101 roses delivery in Mexico City: what happens after you order

Every bouquet here is put together to order, and the flowers are bought only once payment has gone through. A photo of the finished bouquet reaches the sender before the courier leaves, and there is still time to ask for a change at that point. If one variety is out of stock, the florist substitutes a close match in shade and price, and that swap shows up in the same photo.

Orders for a set date and time slot are accepted for any part of the city, and the earlier the order goes in, the more slots remain open. For a restaurant, the time is agreed with the venue's staff beforehand, so the bouquet arrives for the moment it is meant for, a dessert course or a toast.

The recipient is not called ahead of delivery unless the sender asks for that, the card can stay unsigned, and where there is no address, the recipient's phone number is enough on its own. Payment is taken by Visa or Mastercard, delivery to the city centre is free, and how long an order takes shows on the bouquet's own page, alongside delivery terms. Care afterwards is simple: cut the stems at an angle and change the water; a rose usually lasts about a week, sometimes closer to ten days.

Deciding where to start usually comes down to size and setting: a smaller gathering of armfuls works without any wrapping at all, while a taller order such as designer giants suits a room that needs filling. The full picture of what else is on offer sits under all roses, and a card, balloons or chocolate to go with it can be added at checkout.