Valentine's Day orders peaked for a flower retailer in Wuhan City, central China's Hubei Province on February 14 as flower sales blossomed. /VCG Photo

This year, the demand for tulips, lilies and other flower varieties have gone up in China, although red roses still remain the most popular, according to China Daily. /VCG Photo

According to a Taobao report based on online purchases, V-Day flower orders online climbed about 70 percent this year, with orders for roses tripling, based on data gathered from Sunday to Wednesday. /VCG Photo

Given the influx of V-Day flowers around the globe, many have also raised concerns about its hidden environmental cost and sustainability due to the complex journey that flowers take from the greenhouse to people's house. /VCG Photo

According to past British media reports, some 70 percent of the roses sold in the UK market come from Kenya. /VCG Photo

This year in America, Vox reported almost all of the V-Day roses would have been flown in from Latin America, specifically Colombia and Ecuador. /VCG Photo

These flights and other forms of transportation for V-Day flowers have important consequences for the rest of the planet, as the more fuel they burn, the higher the emission will be. /VCG Photo