I am a colorful Valentine's Day bloom, but if you remove my very first letter, I become a direction meaning closer to the ground. What am I?
A flower
This wordplay relies on letter subtraction. Taking the initial letter 'F' away from the noun 'flower' (a staple Valentine's gift) leaves behind the word 'lower,' which means toward a reduced height or closer to the ground.
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