Flower in the spotlight: Roses

Roses account in a normal flower shop for about 50% of the sales. This has been this way for decades, so there must be an explanation, right?

Carrousel – Bouquet, hand tied in circles using Cordyline fruticosa ‘Red Edge’, large flowered Rosa Marie-Claire!, Origanum and large flowered Rosa Aqua!

Even though we see a lot of creativity in flower decorations, the rose still gets the center of attention in many bouquets. Everybody knows and recognizes the flower, which is one of its stongest features. You can ask anybody around the world which flower you are holding, they will all know when you are holding a rose.

Wild Romance – Hand tied bouquet of large flowered Rosa Ilios!, large flowered Rosa Akito, Xerophyllum tenax Beargrass, Panicum ‘Fountain’, Ammi majus and Ophiopogon jaburan T-grass.

Another strong point is the possibility to combine roses with other flowers. Gerbera's, Chrysanths, lilies of the valley, the possibilities are endless. You can get roses in all colours of the rainbow, so you can always find a matching variety. Dutch flower growers are continuously experimenting with new colours to expand the assortment. Some excellent results can be found among the bicoured roses.

 

Two Faces+ – Bicoloured, large flowered, mid-pink rose with a haze of yellow.

 

Amalia – the petals are deep pink inside and dark red outside.

Giving a rose will undeniably result in a reaction of the receiver. You should never underestimate the emotional impact of a rose. When you give someone a rose, you are offering love and appreciation. Every rose variety tells a story. The colour has meaning, the fragrance has a value and each variety has an individual character.

 

Avalanche Peach+ – Peach coloured rose with curling outer petals.

 

Fiesta+ – Yellow and pale pink flames flicker on the petals.

Yellow, orange, lilac: they are very popular and deep red remains a firm favourite. Flower trends always fluctuate, but it is not likely that a (combination of) colour(s) can get dark red off its throne.

 

La Belle - A soft pink centre glows in a circle of pale green petals.

 

Tara - the bright yellow colour contrasts starkly with the curling petals.

Because of the high sales prices of roses can be kept relatively low. Some other flower can be quite expensive (orchids, zantedechia's, hydrangea's), but it is not hard to arrange funding for some roses, even in times of economic crises. Roses do not look at the status of the giver or the receiver. It makes no difference if you are living in the slums or go shopping on Bond Street every day: roses are everybody’s flowers.

 

Grande Amore – The most popular colour of the most popular flower: A true lover’s rose in velvet red.

Roses

Roses, Rosa (Latin Rosa) - a genus of plants of the family Rosaceae. When and who managed to withdraw from the common wild dog rose so beautiful flower unknown to anyone. No less than four millennia ago - that's all we can say about it.

Since ancient times, beautiful roses were forced to bow all nations, especially in the East. The earliest information about the rose found in ancient Indian legends claim that each person who brought the king rose, can ask him everything he wanted.

But the birthplace of "queen of flowers" is considered Persia (Iran). In Persian rose called Gul. Gulistan - means "rose garden". Since ancient times Persia affectionately called Gyulistanom.

It is believed that the fragrant Persian rose introduced to India in the XVI century ruler Babur, who laid the foundations of the Mughal empire. He devoted much of his life breeding orchards. And his wife's great-grandson - Emperor Jahangir - Jagan Nur (Light of the world) attributed to the opening of rose oil.

According to one ancient legend, rose blushed because of its petals fell a drop of blood from the legs of Aphrodite, ukolovsheysya thorn roses during searches of Adonis.

Brought from the eastern countries in ancient Greece, where a rose was a symbol of love and beauty. The Greeks believed that the roses came from the snow-white foam, which covered the body of the goddess of love Aphrodite, when she came out of the sea after swimming. Rose and was dedicated to this goddess and the god of love Eros.

And in ancient Rome, a rose was dedicated to the goddess Venus. Rose served as a symbol of bravery. The Romans believed that this flower inspires the hearts of courage, and so instead of helmets worn on the soldiers with wreaths of roses and on billboards knocked image roses. On the occasion of the victory they were decorated with pink wreath head the winner, and in homes are often hung over the table branch of roses as a symbol of what the spoken under the rose will forever remain a mystery. Since then, There is the expression "sub diktum Rose" - "I told you a rose," that is in great secrecy. Consequently, what is said must remain secret.

Cult of roses in Rome surpassed all limits. Patricia showered with roses beloved matrons: girls, privorazhivaya favorite, a pink fumigated with incense; patrician bathed in a pink water to keep you young, and gladiators umaschivali body rose oil to be invincible in combat.

History tells us that one of the feasts the guests were so covered with roses, many of them suffocated.

In Christian mythology, the rose embodies compassion, mercy, forgiveness, divine love, martyrdom or victory.
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