Meanings of the Colors of the Roses

Roses are known to have flourished 35 million-years ago. The earliest known gardening was the planting of roses along the most travelled routes of early nomadic humans. Heaps of different varieties have been found in Europe, and it was the Romans who cultivated this great beauty and named it “Rosa Gallica”.

In Greek mythology, Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love, is said to have created the rose which came from her tears and the blood of her lover Adonis. Another version of the legend of the rose in Greek mythology is when Venus´ son Cupid was stung by a bee he accidentally shot arrows into a rose garden. It was believed to be the sting of the arrows that caused the roses to grow thorns. When Venus walked through the garden and pricked her foot on a thorn, it was the droplets of her blood which turned the roses red.

Each rose color has different meanings, usually more than one. Get to know them. Read more.
 
 
 
 
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