Artificial flowers or real flowers: beautiful for longer, and cheaper per day
A bouquet of real flowers is at its most beautiful on day one. After that, the countdown begins. After about five days, the first petals start to fall, the water begins to smell, you start removing the first wilting flowers, and after a week and a half to two weeks, the bouquet ends up in the green waste bin. Beautiful while it lasts, but it doesn't last long.
Artificial flowers reverse that relationship. You buy them once, and they remain looking as good as new for years. No water, no wilting, no weekly trip to the florist. Precisely that difference – how long something stays beautiful – ultimately determines what it truly costs you.
How long do artificial flowers stay beautiful?
Fresh flowers naturally have a short lifespan. An average bouquet looks good for seven to ten days, depending on the type and season. Some flowers, like peonies, are only available for a few weeks a year and are also quite expensive.
Fortunately, a well-made artificial flower doesn't have that problem. The materials we use, from silk to real-touch, do not discolour or lose their shape. A bouquet stays beautiful for years, and you are not bound by the season. Do you want peonies on your table in January? They'll be there, always looking just as vibrant.
The true price? Look at the cost per day.
The purchase price of an artificial flower is higher than that of a single bouquet of fresh flowers. This is logical because you are buying something that will last for years instead of just one week. Therefore, what's more interesting is not what it costs, but what it costs per day.
Let's do the math. A fresh flower bouquet costing around 35 euros looks good for about a week. That amounts to about 5 euros per day. If you buy a new bouquet every week, you would spend more than 1,800 euros in a year.
A bouquet from us, for example, costs 89 euros and remains good for years. If you divide that amount over a year, you're looking at less than 25 cents per day. And after that year, it's still there. The same look on your table, a fraction of the cost.
But can't you tell the difference?
That's the first question most people ask. The honest answer: with cheap plastic flowers, yes; with high-quality artificial flowers, no. Color, shape, and the slight irregularity of a real leaf make all the difference. Our bouquets are made to make you look twice. Most people have to reach out and touch them before they realize they're not real.
When real flowers are still preferable
Artificial flowers are not always the best choice, and we're honest about that. For a gift that's all about the gesture of that one moment, or if you simply love the scent and the ritual of getting new flowers every week, fresh is sometimes exactly what you want.
If you're looking for something that will remain beautiful in your interior, without maintenance and without recurring costs, then artificial flowers easily win. Especially when you add it up over the years. And artificial flowers are, of course, also suitable as a gift. A very beautiful gift, in fact.
Buy, rent, or something new every time?
With us, you can get a bouquet in the way that suits you best. You can buy one that will last for years, rent one for an event or occasion, or take out a subscription and receive a new bouquet periodically. If you like a bouquet as a subscriber, you can take it over at a reduced rate. This way, you choose how long you want to enjoy a bouquet.
Browse the collection and see for yourself how close to real it can get.
