Rose is the favourite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love and passion. Thus it is dubbed as the flower of love and passion. Red colour stands for intense and strong feelings of love and passion and so it is used to symbolise love. From the time Cleopatra filled a room two-feet deep with rose petals for the visit of her beloved Marc Anthony to modern lovers offering a single rose to their love, the rose has been a symbol of romance and love.
Rose speaks of the heart-felt emotions and expresses love when given to anyone. For years roses have served as the conveyor of feelings for scores of lovers.
Roses N Romance
Romance and Roses go hand in hand. Romance is incomplete without roses and roses have no meaning without romance. Roses are the only flowers to be used by lovers to express their love to their loved ones. No other flower than rose enjoys such an important position in human life. The fragrance from roses has a mesmerising effect on everyone and especially lovers. You just cannot think of getting romantic without having a bunch or atleast a single rose with you. Rose adds a spark to the feelings when gifted by a lover. It spices up the relationship and makes it more passionate.
Roses Speak
It is said that flowers speak and they have a specific language. Every flower reflects a human emotion and feelings. For example a red rose signifies passion but at the same time a withered red rose means ended love. A pink rose stands for blooming love between young ones while a black rose shows hatred. These meanings are understood by one and all.
Although many lovers present roses by the dozen in the form of a bunch, a single rose is all that is needed to promise lifelong devotion and romance to the love of your life.
Types of roses
Roses are basically classified into 5 different types. These are Hybrid tea roses, Floribundas, Shrub roses, Ground Cover roses and Climbers. A brief description of these types and a few of the famous roses belonging to these types are given below.
Hybrid Tea Rose:
These are tall, long-stemmed roses ideal for cutting. They are the Valentine's Day roses you see at the florists. The flowers are usually borne singly, one to a stem, rather than in clusters. In the garden they are often featured as single specimens or in a traditional rose cutting garden. These include American hero hybrid tea rose, Electron hybrid tea rose and Joyfulness hybrid tea rose.
Floribundas:
These were developed during the last century and have the large, showy blossoms of the hybrid teas but bloom more freely, setting clusters of blossoms rather than a single bloom on a stem. Floribundas are versatile; an individual shrub will fit easily into almost any sunny border planting. However, they are perhaps most striking in mass plantings. These include Octavia Hill Floribunda rose, Nicole Floribunda rose and Geranium Red Floribunda rose.
Shrub Roses:
Shrub roses in comparison to traditional varieties of roses are impressive due to features like natural disease resistance, ability to grow in various climates, less attention required, compact growth habit and above all their great beauty. These include Monticello Shrub rose, Niagara Shrub rose and Alchymist Shrub rose.
Ground Cover Roses:
These are basically low growing roses that cascade over walls. These generally do not grow tall and grow to a height of about 1 to 2 feet and around 3 to 4 feet wide. Ground Cover roses include Central Park Ground Cover roses and Madison Ground Cover roses.
Climbers:
Climbing roses produce long canes that can be trained to a trellis, fence, or other support. Grow them up and over an arching trellis to make a striking entryway; train them up a lattice to adorn a plain wall. Some climbers include Compassion Climbing rose, Lavender Lassie rose and Royal Sunset rose.