Nepal has an unusual flower culture. We send fresh roses from Kalimati — and we also send ribbon bouquets, crochet sunflowers, fuzzy wire lilies and handmade paper flowers, all of which outlast the fresh ones by years. Which one you send depends on the moment.

Fresh flowers

Lasts: 4–7 days (3–5 in monsoon)

Best for: Apologies, birthdays you'll celebrate the same day, anything that needs to smell of a garden

Cost: Rs. 1,200–2,500 for a proper bouquet

Fresh is the sentimental choice. A fresh bouquet says this moment, right now, this is for you. And when it wilts, it's supposed to — you're supposed to have appreciated it while it lasted.

Handmade paper bouquets

Lasts: 3–5 years, then slowly fades

Best for: Long-distance, anniversaries, anyone who'd keep a bouquet on a shelf

Cost: Rs. 1,200–1,800

Handmade paper bouquets are folded petal by petal in our studio. The result is a bouquet that looks like fresh flowers from three feet away and lasts 100× longer.

Crochet flowers

Lasts: Forever

Best for: Best friends, siblings, anyone who'd photograph it and then re-gift it

Cost: Rs. 700–2,000

Cotton yarn, wooden stems, made by a women's collective in Pokhara. Bright, cheerful, indestructible.

Fuzzy wire bouquets

Lasts: Forever, and you can bend them

Best for: The friend who keeps everything, and the shelf that needs colour

Cost: Rs. 700–1,500

Chenille stems twisted into flowers, wrapped in ribbon. Nepal's favourite new craft. Made to order — allow 4 hours.

Which to send

If they'll see you within the week — fresh flowers.
If they're far away — handmade or crochet.
If they keep everything — fuzzy wire.
If you don't know — send a combo. Fresh roses + handmade keepsake. One box, two ways to remember.