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Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes. (Clare Ansberry)
Our national flower is the concrete cloverleaf. (Lewis Mumford)
It matters not what goal you seek Its secret here reposes: You've got to dig from week to week To get Results or Roses. (Edgar Guest)
For man, as for flower and beast and bird, the supreme triumph is to be most vividly, most perfectly alive. (David H. Lawrence)
God gave us memory that we might have roses in December. (James M. Barrie)
Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense. (Mark A. Overby)
What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. (William Shakespeare)
The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose. (Heda Bejar)
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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.
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.
Dark pink roses say "thank you." In general, pale-colored roses signify friendship.
About 60% of the roses grown in the U.S. are produced in California.
The rose is the official National Floral emblem of the United States. This legislation was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 7, 1986.
The rose is native to the United States.
Light pink roses imply grace, gentility and admiration.
Yellow roses today signify joy and gladness; historically, they meant a decrease of love and infidelity.
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.
In 1994, over 1,200,000,000 roses were purchased by U.S. flower buyers. This works out to a per capita consumption of 4.67 roses per person.
Columbus discovered America because of a rose! It is written that on October 11, 1492, while becalmed in the Sargasso Sea, one of the crewmen picked a rose branch from the water. This sign of land renewed their hope for survival and gave the seafarers the courage to continue on to the New World.
The rose is the state flower selected by Georgia, Iowa, New York, North Dakota and the District of Columbia.
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.
The most popular rose holidays in the U.S. are Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Christmas.
Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.
Bridal white means happy love.
The rose is the state flower selected by Georgia, Iowa, New York, North Dakota and the District of Columbia.
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.
The most popular rose holidays in the U.S. are Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Christmas.
Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.
Bridal white means happy love.
Orange say "I am fascinated and enthusiastic".
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