Pretty Lovely: Flora Focus || Rose

Roses are one of the most recognizable flowers around. Given in almost every occasion, from the most joyous of celebrations to days of condolences, always with a deeper meaning of love. The most common is the red rose, the classic symbol of love, but roses come in all shapes, sizes and colors. From large blooms with many showy petals to small blooms that only have five petals.

Rose

Botanical Name: Rosa spp.

Flower: Hard to classify because they come in almost every color, have five or more petals, and most are fragrant.

Leaf: Compound leaf with 3-9 leaflets. The margins have teeth.They turn yellow, orange, or red in the fall.

Meaning: White- A heart unacquainted with love

Pink- Grace

Pale Peach- Modesty

Burgundy- Unconscious Beauty

Moss- Confession of Love

Red- Love

Purple- Enchantment

Orange- Fascination

Yellow-Infidelity

A rose can take on many different faces. They are shrubs and trees and can climb up trellises. Some produce rose hips that are commonly used in tea. There are gardens dedicated specifically to ornamental roses as well as cultivars bred to be cut flowers. The petals can be crushed and the oils used in perfumes and made into rose water used in cosmetics, cooking and medicine.

Are there any rose gardens around your area that you visit often or have been wanting to visit? There is a rose garden very close to my boyfriends new place that I will hopefully be visiting very, very soon.