Article: Valentine's Day Keeps Southwest Florida Flower Industry Hopping.

By Renee LePere, Sun Herald, Port Charlotte, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 14--Andree Belliveau barely had time to answer the phone Tuesday.

"They are slam-dunkin' me over here," Belliveau said, half-laughing, half-frazzled as the mad rush for Valentine's Day flowers started at Englewood Florist. "We'll have about 300 deliveries tomorrow and 300 walk-ins."

This Valentine's Day, nearly 110 million rose stems will be wrapped in bouquets and sold throughout the United States. And there will be no shortage of them in Southwest Florida.

"It's been a very good Valentine's Day so far," said Barbara Herron, owner of The ...

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