"The rose is probably the most seductive of flowers."
Of Asian origin, at least 4 thousand years before Christ, the Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks already used this flower in decorations, to care for the body and in baths.
Besides decoration (in bouquets, bunches, crowns, etc.) roses are used in the production of cosmetics, medication and infusions for aromatic teas.
There are thousands of known varieties of roses. Empress Josephine, enamored with roses, contributed to the popularity of the rose in the modern period. In her garden, in the “Chateau de Malmaison”, she had one of the largest collections in Europe which never ceased in grow until her death in 1814. It was also in France that, in 1816, the first Hybrid Perpetual appeared – the “Rose du Roi” – produced in the royal gardens in Sèvres, in Paris.
Continuous flowering and the staggering beauty of these flowers, as well as a robust growth and a hardy immune defense against diseases, are some of the greatest concerns by producers since the beginning of their cultivation. Through complex and persistent “hybridizations”, roses were improved and today the majority of commercialized species have a long flowering period and are very resistant to diseases.
The rose (rosa x grandiflora) is the most important species in the rose family, the rosaceae. An interesting characteristic of this family is that all rose species possess perfume and taste.
All together, 126 original wild species resulted, with the passing of the centuries and the intervention of civilization, in more than 30 thousand hybrids, now spread throughout the world.
We have selected a series of images of beautiful roses. See and delight yourself!
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The traditional red color.
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Yellow with a pink border.
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White with bright pink borders.
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Bouquet in the traditional light pink color.
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With big petals and wavy border, in light pink.
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Pale pink colour with a thin border in a darker color that make the centre of this flower even darker.
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Nuanced, in dark red and light yellow.
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Strong dark orange with multiple petals.
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Red and white: A romantic combination!
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Totally green, with multiple petals and cropped border.
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Yellow color and irregular border.
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The traditional white.
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Of velvety petals and blood red color.
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Of violet color.
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Salmon color.
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Bright red and white nuanced.
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Of purple color.
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White thick petals with indented border.
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Bright red with multiples petals and velvety look.
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Lucent Green and traditional petals.
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Of Champagne color.
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Of yellow color and thin orange border that faints while the rose is opening.
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Nuanced of salmon and old rose.
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Of pale rose.
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Tricolored flower, with indented bright pink borders. The rest of the petals in light pink and white.
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Of yellow petals and pink bright borders.
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Big orange and yellow petals.
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Pure white.
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Of big white petals and pale yellow center.
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Bicolored petals, in the inside in dark pink and in the outsider light pink.
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Classic flower in light rose.
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A lot of petals with indented border and fuchsia color.
Pictures
Flower:Lisianthus
Symbolism
Adonis' Flower: Loving memory
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Terminology
Unisexual: Monoecious or Dioecious plants in which the flower are male or female; flower that is not hermaphroditic, but is either male or female. (compare with Hermaphrodite).