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Roses: the Flower of Flowers
Roses are the most sought after flowers in the world for their exceptional beauty and intoxicating fragrance.
Though they come in different colors, it’s the red rose that has captivated the hearts of lovers more than any other rose.
Red Roses and Romance
Red Roses, the most sensually exhilarating of all the roses, are the very emblem of devotion and love.
Evoking feelings of romantic passion more than any other rose grown around the world,
it’s the red rose that a man may send to a woman for whom he feels a very strong sense of devotion and romantic feelings. And so, red roses send the purest feelings of love, adoration and affection.
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| Roses'
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The recipient of a long stem rose will always understand the feelings behind such a rose gift
as one of uncompromising attraction and admiration. Whether sending a single long stem red rose, or a flower bouquet of 12 long stem roses,
every red rose sends the same message to the person receiving them.
I adore you beyond words, and as the rose, so you fill my senses!
It’s as though mother nature has created through a rose the means to send
our feelings whether through a single long stem rose, or as bunches, or as
a complete bouquet by proxy when it’s not possible to personally present a rose
gift in person.
When Mother Nature blooms in the spring, the site of roses send the message of a bright promising day with breathtaking colors, while the air near the
bouquet of rose bushes sends out a fragrance that intoxicates with its
aroma and beauty.
Enthusiasts of roses the world over tending to rose gardens work on invigorating roses through cross breeding and thereby
producing exceptional pink roses, white roses, yellow roses, and a range of colored roses that serves as a testament to how caring people working together with nature can produce flowers of exceptional
quality.
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| Roses
in History |
Roses have been on earth for millions of years. Originally they were found in the Northern
Hemisphere then North America, and finally they were sighted in Africa. As the world’s population grew, so did the popularity of the rose.
Rose cultivation in gardens was first developed in China and thereafter in the Middle East.
The Romans developed significant rose gardens both to enhance their
homes as well as to express their high status in society. Whenever celebrations were held, a rose bowl containing rose petals provided both color and fragrance to the Roman gathering.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, roses also lost their vaunted status.
Over time, the popularity of the rose ebbed and flowed and eventually it was rediscovered in the use of a wide variety of applications including
celebrations both religious and non religious. It also found use in medicine and natural rose based perfumes.
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| Roses
in Celebrations |
Today, roses are cultivated in simple
to highly sophisticated greenhouses. A wide variety of roses are displayed in botanical gardens for our viewing pleasure for their delicate scent and for their ability to uplift us emotionally and spiritually.
For centuries, roses served as a symbol of human sentiment expressing a variety of feelings on a variety days of celebration.
For example, in the current times rose flowers are sent on a variety of occasions, such
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Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas;
Special days like New Baby’s birth, Birthdays, Weddings, Engagements, Secretary’s Day, or Just Because Days; Or for Parades such
as the Rose Bowl or Pageants such as Miss America or Miss Universe;
Roses also express sympathy in case of illness by sending ‘Get Well Wishes’ or by sending condolences at funerals.
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Whatever the occasion may be, by sending long-stem roses, miniature roses or single rose bouquets, they all send sincere and valued feelings in a wide array of delicate and delightful colors.
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Meaning of Roses
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The meaning of rose colors have come to be accepted
over time, and now have come to be accepted as a tradition.
Outlined below are the meaning of
roses:
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Red roses represent boldness and courage while its gentler side
communicates love and respect. It’s believed that to receive red
roses, is to feel the sender’s passionate flow of energy.
Yellow roses send the feeling of freedom, joy and complete
happiness. It also symbolizes deep abiding friendships and
sincere relationships; all of which pacifies within us the cynical and
doubting side of our personalities.
Pink or peach roses symbolize admiration, gratitude, and
appreciation; in addition they have been used to express sadness
or sympathy.
White roses stand for purity and reverence, and are
thus used mostly at weddings, communions, engagements, and births to
reflect the purity and innocence with which a new beginning may be
expressed in the journey of our lives.
Black roses represent magic, mystery and mysticism. The magic of the black
rose has attracted fascination for centuries. A black rose is the result
of cross breeding from other roses and in fact is not really black, but
rather a very deep shade of red.
There are other less common flowers, which occasionally occur in “black”
form. All black flowers, together with the black rose communicate
the mysterious ways of nature itself.
Blue roses unfortunately don’t exist in nature. Roses that are blue have
been actually spray painted blue to create unique visual effects that
sends a message of calm tranquility.
Bi-color roses are mixtures of two colors, resulting from cross
breeding a variety of colored roses. Because of the variety of
different color combinations bi-color roses can have, the effect can be
quite captivating. These rare breed of roses symbolize
creativity and long life.
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| Roses
in Seasons |
Roses, as strange as it
may seem, can communicate the four seasons of the year and can be
associated with our own emotions.
In the springtime, rose blossoms promote romantic emotions and many times
their message can be felt throughout the year, especially when sending
valentine roses on Valentine's Day.
Summertime is associated with yellow roses that bring happiness, joy and
spiritual enlightenment to our psychological and physiological well
being.
Pink roses are associated with change. Thus, autumn, a season of change is
well represented by the peach and pink rose blossom.
The white roses on the other hand is associated with the purity of the
magic of winter snows that are brought to the land. Representing innocence and
purity, the season with its picturesque snowfalls is captured through the
gentle innocence of white roses.
As autumn ends and winter begins the rose flower withers; the rose
bush goes to sleep through hibernation but is soon revived by the light
and warmth that spring with all its splendor revives.
So remember, saying your feelings with any colored rose, rose
bouquets, or just a single long stem red rose, no other flower sends as
much promise and excitement as are infused in a gift of roses.
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