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He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower. (Mary Howitt)
What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet. (William Shakespeare)
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)
Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into. (Henry Ward Beecher)
To see a world in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. (William Blake)
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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.
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.
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.
Bridal white means happy love.
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.
George Washington, our first President, was also our first U.S. rose breeder.
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.
Yellow roses today signify joy and gladness; historically, they meant a decrease of love and infidelity.
Dark pink roses say "thank you." In general, pale-colored roses signify friendship.
Coral roses imply desire.
Lavender roses mean love at first sight.
Light pink roses imply grace, gentility and admiration.
The oldest fossilized imprint of the rose was left on a slate deposit found in Florissant, Colorado. It is estimated to be 35 million years old.
The most popular rose holidays in the U.S. are Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Christmas.
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