Lidl is offering 12 'Sweetheart' red roses with smaller blooms for just 3 Budget German rival Aldi has gone head to head with a bunch for a fiver Tesco, Morrisons and Asda also have a bunch of a dozen red roses for 5 Most red roses sold around Valentine's Day come into country from Africa Price variation reflects varieties with cheaper blooms and smaller heads

By Sean Poulter, Consumer Affairs Editor For The Daily Mail

Published: 12:15 EST, 11 February 2015 | Updated: 20:49 EST, 11 February 2015

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For thrifty suitors who believe it is the thought not the expense that matters, it could be a godsend.

With Valentine's Day looming, a supermarket price war has broken out over the traditional favourite statement of love: a dozen red roses.

Instead of the 70 that it could easily cost for a hand-tied bouquet of top-quality long-stemmed Grand Prix red roses, a chap can nip to Lidl and snap up a bunch for just 3.

That offer even undercuts its rival Aldi, which is charging 5 for its cheapest bunch.

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