Chandigarh, Feb. 12 -- With Valentine's week coinciding with the wedding season, prices of roses have surged sharply across the tricity. A bouquet of 10 roses that would usually cost Rs.400- Rs.500 is now selling for Rs.800- Rs.1,000 in local markets while smaller bouquets that cost Rs.200- Rs.350 on normal days are priced at Rs.500 or more.

On quick-commerce platform Blinkit, a single rose is priced at Rs.80 while on Instamart, it costs Rs.99. On normal days, these cost anywhere between Rs.55 and Rs.70, depending on quality.

Satbeer Singh, a florist in Phase 5, Mohali, said, "This is the steepest rise I have seen in my 15 years in the business. We are getting a comparatively weak response from customers, but the prices remain high, lar...