by Deanna
Yesterday was Red Rose Day, the most popular American flower
and it was also the day I needed to write my bi-weekly post. Coming up with new and insightful posts for
our readers is always a challenge with the wealth of talented ladies we have
here at FOL. But after reading that it
was Red Rose Day I decided to dedicate this post to America’s favorite flower,
the rose. Right now they are blooming in
gardens all over, even after the harsh winter (and after losing 2 of my beloved
bushes) these glorious flowers are showing off their colors and beauty.
A year or two ago I read a delightful book entitled “The
Language of Flowers”, ever read it?
Along with the storyline you also learned the meaning of flowers and
that each one represented a feeling or an emotion. So, I thought that if each flower represented
a feeling surely the color of the rose did the same. So I did a little internet search and found
all kinds of info (sometimes more than you could possibly want) and found that
yes, each color symbolizes a specific meaning.
And not only the color but the number of roses has a meaning as
well. Well enough chatter…let’s get down
to it. I certainly don’t have every
color of rose growing in my gardens, would be nice, but that is not gonna
happen, so I grabbed my camera and decided the best place to capture the
different colors would be my favorite garden center. I don’t have an image of every color
mentioned in this mammoth heap of information, but I do have enough….
RED – represents love, beauty, courage and respect, romantic
love, and congratulations.
(see above)
DEEP BURGUNDY - represents Unconscious beauty
WHITE - represents purity, innocence, silence, secrecy, reverence, humility, youthfulness, heavenly
LIGHT PINK - represents admiration, sympathy, gentleness, grace, gladness, joy & sweetness
DARK PINK - represents appreciation, gratitude "Thank You"
PALE PEACH - represents Modesty
YELLOW with RED TIP - represents friendship and falling in love
YELLOW - represents joy, gladness, friendship, delight, welcome back, remember me & jealousy
LAVENDER - represents love at first sight, enchantment
CORAL - represents desire
And not only does the color matter in the giving, but the number as well. Didn't know that, did ya?
- A single rose of any color depicts utmost devotion
- Two roses entwined together communicate "Marry Me"
- Six roses signify a need to be loved or cherished
- Eleven roses assure the recipient they are truly and deeply loved
- Thirteen roses indicate a secret admirer
So the next time you look at a rose, whatever color, or perhaps give someone a rose or roses, know that the color and the number have a meaning....altho to be honest I would be thrilled to receive any color of rose or any number....how about you??
6 comments:
Your roses are picture perfect! We ... I should say ... my husband grows roses. I cut them and put them in vases. However we fight at annual battle with the rabbits who seem to find three or four of them an epicurean delight. But we do love our roses and so far we've had a good growing season. Thank you for your rose trivia today ... so much fun. And your pictures really are perfect.
Beautiful roses and beautiful photos.
I remember hearing about certain colors of roses having a meaning of some kind but didn't realize that there were so many that did! I'm with you that I would be happy getting ANY color of rose, especially beautiful ones like these. All of them are beautifully captured but that coral one has me swooning!
The roses are beautiful. If the storyline was the girl raised in foster care, I read it too. (Picked the hard back up at the grocer's for $3.) Enjoyed it immensely.
Oh I love roses and have almost every color growing in my garden. I also loved that book! Beautiful photos Deanna.
Oh my!! These images are divine Deanna!
Post a Comment
Thank you for sharing part of your day with us. If for any reason you are unable to leave a comment here on this post, please leave your comment on our Facebook page or in our Flickr discussion group. We love hearing from you!