If I should ever win the war against the sending of useless cards to one another in the mail, I will then set my sights against the sending of dead vegetation to each other in a gesture of… what?  Better to be you than the dead flowers I just sent you?

It seems to be far more pragmatic to send plants to someone.  You could easily send a flowering plant that would serve to add color and beauty to one’s surroundings while also sending whatever message you were intending.  Why isn’t this done more?  Because you don’t get a huge bouquet of live plant?  I try to send plants whenever I can, though I must admit that I do still send flowers to my wife when the need strikes or just on a whim.

Folks, send plants.  They live longer and are more rewarding.  Plus, you’re not throwing out some nasty bunch of dead vegetation with mold growing on the stems 3-5 days after receiving dead flowers.