The beauty of roses has been admired for ages: the flower was often depicted on cave paintings and old jewelry pieces. Roses are also the favorite flower of poets, artists, musicians and sculptors. Today, there are tons of flower varieties in terms of color and scent, as well as a red rose remains to be considered a classic symbol of love. Let's learn more about where roses come from, their variety and how to take care of them!
The origin and variety
The first roses were grown in ancient Rome. Today, there are over 25 thousand rose varieties, of which more than 6 thousand are garden roses. Florists distinguish different types by the outline of the flower bud.
Due to the essential oils, the roses have incredible aromas. The range of scents is so wide that everyone can choose the kind of roses they prefer: these are roses with notes of fruit, spices, honey and even wine.
As for the color, there are flowers of any existing color you can imagine or even mixes of several colors. The most traditional color options are red, yellow, pink and white roses, ranging from vivid pure colors to their pastel shades. But you can also get roses of such unusual tones as green, black, purple and even brown. Florists have even achieved multi-colored and -patterned rosebuds, including striped and spotted ones, sometimes with dashes and dots on the petals.
Fun facts
Here are some interesting facts about the queen of all flowers and the symbol of romantic feelings:
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rose is the official symbol of many countries
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some kinds of roses have small thorns or no thorns at all, which are the most praised kind in poetry
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the smallest rosebud in the world is the size of a rice grain
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in Japan, some kinds of roses change their petal color depending on the time of the day: they are bright red in the morning and white in the evening
As you can see, florists can really have a lot of fun with roses because of such a wide variety of rose kinds!
Mixing roses with other flowers
Of course, the queen of all flowers looks perfect in a single flower kind composition, but you can get pretty interesting arrangements when combining roses with different flowers. Both common flowers (peonies, carnations, gerberas, lisianthuses and tulips) and exotic plants (succulents, orchids, lotuses and eucalyptuses) will look and smell really impressive together.
In addition, experimenting with composition forms and the packaging will result in wonderful arrangements. These can be bouquets in cute craft paper or large static compositions in elegant boxes or even baskets.
Taking care of roses
To keep a rose bouquet or composition fresh for longer, cut the stems before placing them in a vase, change the water frequently, as well as keep the flowers away from drafts, high temperatures, direct sunlight and cigarette smoke. In addition, adding ice cubes to the water may be helpful.
We can talk about how magnificent roses are for ages because of how beautiful and diverse the flower is! Roses have been a fashionable flower for more than a millennium now and will remain to be such. So, when in doubt, check our FloralN5 store to choose a perfect rose composition for your special person!
