If you keep aside all your worries about the short shelf life of the sweet-smelling flower, you may even like to ‘invest’ in a premium multi-hued rose that can last for two to three years. These specially grown and curated flowers exude the same touch and feel as fresh cut roses. Due to the unique production and preservation techniques used, each long-lasting rose can cost upwards of Rs 2450, and as much as over Rs 4,000. While gift boxes of nine long-lasting roses, slightly smaller in size, can command a cool Rs 11, 500. Jet-setter Menaka Bhandary has kept a red, yellow and cobalt blue coloured long-lasting rose at her high-end blowdry bar, Blown, in Bangalore.

Source: dna April 12, 2018 23:48 UTC