Rose Bouquet Guide — How Many Roses, Color Meanings and Ho Chi Minh City Prices (2026)

How many roses should a rose bouquet have? The short answer is 1 or 3 roses to confess your feelings, 9 or 11 for a birthday, 20 to 50 for a big anniversary, and 99 or 108 for a proposal. The meaning of each number does vary a little from site to site, though. So I opened 9 Vietnamese articles about flowers, compared them side by side and kept only the numbers that several of them describe in the same way. I have also put together the prices of the 22 rose bouquets we actually sell at Hamy Flore (as of October 31, 2026).

How many roses should a rose bouquet have for each occasion?

Once you know the occasion, the number of roses almost decides itself. Picture the person you are sending to, and the table below is all you need.

Occasion	Suggested number	Why
Confessing your feelings, a small thank-you	1 or 3 roses	1 means your one and only love, 3 is read as “I love you”
Birthday, 100 days together	9 or 11 roses	9 often means lasting love, 11 often means “only you”
Wedding anniversary, big milestones	20 to 50 roses	A size that clearly feels generous in your hands
Proposal	99, 100 or 108 roses	Numbers that stand for forever, a lifetime together and a marriage proposal
Mom, a teacher	Color matters more than number	Colors that say thank you, like pink or yellow, matter more

What people remember is often not the exact number but their first impression when the bouquet is placed in their hands. So if your budget is tight, choosing larger, fresher roses will look lovelier than adding more stems.

What does each number of roses mean?

The numbers that sources agree on are 1, 2, 3, 9, 99, 100, 108 and 999. When I opened 9 Vietnamese articles on flower meanings and wrote down what each one said about each number, these eight were given the same meaning by 4 to 6 of them.

Number of roses	Meaning shared by several sources	Sources that agree
1 rose	One and only love, love at first sight	6
2 roses	Just the two of us in the whole world	6
3 roses	I love you	6
9 roses	Eternal love	5
99 roses	Love that never changes	5
100 roses	Complete love, a lifetime together	5
108 roses	A proposal, “Will you marry me?“	4
999 roses	I will love you forever	5

6, 11 and 12 roses are also covered by 4 sources, but their meanings differ slightly from one to another, and most other numbers appear in only 2 or 3 sources, so it is hard to speak about them as confidently as the table above. The meanings attached to numbers are a custom passed down from the old language of flowers, not fixed rules, and none of the sources named an original reference.

Why do 7, 10 and 11 roses mean different things in different places?

The meanings of 7, 10 and 11 roses differ from source to source. If you want to say something with one of these numbers, the safest way is to write its meaning on the card in one line.

• 7 roses means “deeply in love” on some sites and “secret love” on others.
• 10 roses is mostly “perfection,” but some read it as “with all my heart.”
• 11 roses is most often “I love only you,” though one florist describes it as “my most precious person.”
• 17 and 108 roses overlap, since some sources use both for “a proposal.”

Even if the person reads the number differently, one line on the card clears up any misunderstanding. Try something short, like “11 roses, only you.”

How do I choose a rose color?

Color catches the eye before the number does. The same flower can mean different things depending on its color and the occasion.

Color	Widely understood meaning	Best suited for
Red	Passionate love, desire	Partner, spouse, proposal
White	Purity, sincerity	Weddings, a heartfelt apology
Pink	Tenderness, gratitude, new love	Mom, teachers, someone you’ve just started seeing
Yellow	Friendship, joy	Friends, coworkers
Orange	Thanks and congratulations (few sources mention it, for reference only)	Shop openings, passing an exam

White roses are used most often for weddings, but some articles note that they are also used for funerals and condolence visits. If you are visiting someone in hospital or giving flowers to an elder, mixing in pink or pale yellow rather than using white alone will give you peace of mind.

How much is a rose bouquet in Ho Chi Minh City?

In Ho Chi Minh City, a simple rose bouquet from a flower market costs around 200,000 VND, while a carefully wrapped bouquet from a florist is usually between 600,000 and 2,200,000 VND at list price. Even for the same roses, the price changes a lot depending on where and when you buy.

According to a Tuổi Trẻ report (October 20, 2025), around Vietnamese Women’s Day, wholesale roses at Ho Chi Minh City flower markets cost 250,000 to 400,000 VND for a bunch of 50, and single stems at roadside shops cost 20,000 to 25,000 VND. A representative of Đầm Sen flower market said rose prices were about 50% higher than usual but still lower than on October 20 the year before, because a large supply of flowers from China had pushed prices down compared with last year. This year, a VOV report on October 20, 2026 said flower market shoppers are paying more attention to bouquets in the 200,000 to 400,000 VND range (this is a price for bouquets in general, not roses alone).

Hamy Flore offers 22 rose bouquets. Grouped by color, they look like this. These are list prices as of October 31, 2026. A 10% sale on all products is running right now, so the product pages currently show prices about 10% lower than the table.

Color	Number of bouquets	Lowest price	Middle price	Highest price
Red	10	1,000,000 VND	1,400,000 VND	2,200,000 VND
Pink	7	600,000 VND	900,000 VND	1,300,000 VND
Orange, peach	3	800,000 VND	900,000 VND	950,000 VND
White	1	600,000 VND	600,000 VND	600,000 VND
Cappuccino	1	1,500,000 VND	1,500,000 VND	1,500,000 VND
All	22	600,000 VND	1,000,000 VND	2,200,000 VND

The middle price for red roses came out about 500,000 VND higher than the other colors. That is because all 4 of our large bouquets at 2,000,000 VND or more are red roses. Prices can change with promotions and the day’s flower prices, so please check the product page once more before ordering.

What if I choose by budget first?

If your budget is already set, it is easier to choose the type of bouquet first rather than the number of roses.

Budget	What is realistic
Under 300,000 VND	A few single stems or a small bouquet from a flower market, with simple wrapping
600,000 to 1,000,000 VND	A pink, orange or white rose bouquet, or a medium-sized red rose bouquet, from a florist. 12 of Hamy Flore’s 22 bouquets are in this range
1,000,000 to 1,500,000 VND	A full red rose bouquet, gift-ready with ribbon and wrapping
2,000,000 VND and up	A large bouquet framed with tulips or packed very generously with roses

Around the holidays, single stems at roadside shops cost 20,000 to 25,000 VND each (Tuổi Trẻ, 2025), so 300,000 VND buys roughly 12 to 15 single roses, not counting wrapping. The florist prices in the table are Hamy Flore’s list prices.

If you need an exact number, say exactly 11 or 99 roses, please message us on Zalo before choosing a product. We will suggest an arrangement within the same budget, based on the size of the flowers that arrived that day. Large bouquets like 99 or 108 roses take longer to make, so ordering about a day ahead is the safe choice.

How do I keep roses fresh longer in hot Ho Chi Minh City?

The hotter it is, the faster roses wilt. In a study by Clark and Dole published in 2015 in a journal of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), ‘Freedom’ roses stored at 30°C for 36 hours before arranging lasted only 6.4 days in the vase. Roses stored at 1°C for 12 hours lasted 11.7 days. In other words, the longer roses sit in the heat before they are arranged, the faster they wilt. A Ho Chi Minh City room at midday with the air conditioning off often gets close to that temperature.

So from the day the flowers arrive, please do the following.

1. Unwrap the bouquet, cut 1 to 2 cm off the end of each stem at an angle, and put them in water right away.
2. Remove any leaves that sit below the waterline. Leaves rotting in the water make it cloudy very quickly.
3. Change the water every day, and trim the stems a little each time you do.
4. During the day, keep the flowers in an air-conditioned room, out of direct sunlight.

Cutting the stems at an angle helps them drink more water, so they last longer. Just these four steps will let the person enjoy the flowers for much longer.

What should I keep in mind when giving roses to a friend from another country?

It is worth double-checking the number and color depending on where the person comes from. People from many countries live together in Ho Chi Minh City, which is why Hamy Flore takes orders in five languages.

• In Russia, an even number of flowers is associated with funerals. For a gift, choose an odd number.
• In Japan, some people read yellow roses as jealousy. For a partner, another color is safer.
• In Vietnamese flower articles, yellow roses are mostly introduced as meaning friendship and joy.

Small touches like these are often remembered longer than the flowers themselves. If you are curious about the meanings of other flowers, take a look at Vietnamese Flowers and Their Meanings as well.

Frequently asked questions

Q. How many roses look best in a bouquet? A. If it will be held for photos, many people choose about 20 roses, because it is easy to hold yet still looks full. With fewer, choose roses with large blooms, and with more, choose a neat ribbon and wrapping.

Q. Is it bad to give an even number of roses? A. For gift bouquets in Vietnam, there is no rule that you must avoid even numbers. Most talk about odd and even numbers is about flowers placed on altars. For friends from Russia, though, an odd number is safer.

Q. How many roses should I give my girlfriend for her birthday? A. 9 or 11 roses are the most common choice. Giving as many roses as her age is also a lovely idea, and writing the meaning of the number on the card makes it even more memorable.

Q. For a proposal, is 99 or 108 roses better? A. Choose 108 roses if you want the proposal to be unmistakable, and 99 roses if you want to emphasize eternal love. I have written more about choosing the number and color in our proposal bouquet guide.

Q. Can I get a rose bouquet delivered today in Ho Chi Minh City? A. Yes. Within central Ho Chi Minh City, delivery usually takes about 2 hours after your order is confirmed. We send you a photo of the finished bouquet before delivery. For details, please see our Ho Chi Minh City flower delivery guide.

A rose bouquet is at its most beautiful when the number, the color and the thought you give to the person receiving it all come together. Just tell Hamy what the occasion is, and we will help you choose within your budget. Take a look at our rose bouquets first, and if you are unsure, feel free to ask us on Zalo.