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If the day and the night are such that you greet them with with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, more elastic, more starry, more immortal--that is your success. (Henry David Thoreau)
God gave us memory that we might have roses in December. (James M. Barrie)
A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. (H. L. Mencken)
The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose. (Heda Bejar)
What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. (William Shakespeare)
Good taste is the flower of good sense. (A. Poincelot)
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Funerals: Funerals are an emotional time. It has been a long tradition to send flowers at the time of bereavement. White flowers are the most common, typically roses or lilies. Pink or yellow roses are also fairly common. Consult your local florists for more ideas.
Birthday: There is no better way to say happy birthday than with roses in any color. Another great option is an assorted arrangement in a vase or basket combining flowers such as lilies, iris and tulips.
Anniversaries: One of the most popular occasions to celebrate with flowers. A dozen red roses in a vase is the classic anniversary gift. Roses of mixed colors or multi colored mixed bouquets also do the trick.
There are nearly 900 acres of greenhouse dedicated to the production of fresh-cut roses in the U.S. One acre of greenhouse rose production in the U.S. is valued at about one million dollars, which includes the value of the plants, greenhouse structure and land.
Lavender roses mean love at first sight.
The rose is native to the United States.
Orange say "I am fascinated and enthusiastic".
George Washington, our first President, was also our first U.S. rose breeder.
Yellow roses today signify joy and gladness; historically, they meant a decrease of love and infidelity.
Light pink roses imply grace, gentility and admiration.
Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.
Red roses of any hue say "I love you".
Three separate nationally conducted public opinion polls, dating from 1975-1986, found the rose to be the number-one choice of over 85% of those individuals surveyed.
About 60% of the roses grown in the U.S. are produced in California.
The rose is the state flower selected by Georgia, Iowa, New York, North Dakota and the District of Columbia.
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