 Single
Color Meanings
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Red roses of any hue say "I love you"
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Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.
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White roses signify spiritual love
and purity
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Bridal white means happy love.
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Yellow roses today signify joy and
gladness; historically, they meant a decrease of love and infidelity.
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Coral roses imply desire
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Orange say "I am fascinated and enthusiastic."
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Lavender roses mean love at first sight
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Light pink roses imply grace, gentility
and admiration
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Dark pink roses say"thank you."
In general, pale-colored roses
signify friendship.
Variety
of roses
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Rose (Austrian) You are all that is lovely
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Rose (bridal) Happy love
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Rose (burgundy) Unconscious beauty
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Rose (cabbage) Ambassador of love
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Rose (Carolina) Love is dangerous
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Rose (China) Beauty always new
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Rose (damask) Beauty ever new; Young and brilliant
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Rose (deep red) Bashful shame
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Rose (deep-red) Admiration; Bashful; Embarrassment
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Rose (full-blown) Engagement
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Rose (guilder) Age; Winter
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Rose (half-blown) Timid love
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Rose (jacqueminot) I am true
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Rose (Japan) Beauty is your only attraction; Illusion
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Rose (marechal niel) Yours; Heart and soul
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Rose (montiflora) Grace
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Rose (moss) Superior; Confessions of love
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Rose (musk) Capricious beauty
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Rose (red) Unity; Romantic love
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Rose (rock) Popular favor
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Rose (thorn-less) Love at first sight; Ingratitude
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Rose (white) I am worthy of your love; Silence; Innocent
love
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Rose (white, withered) I am in despair
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Rose (wild) Charming simplicity
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Rose (yellow) Decrease of Love; Jealousy; Try to
Care; Let us forget; Love is waning; Friendship
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Rose (York and Lancaster) Conflict
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Rosebud Beauty; Youth; A heart innocent of Love
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Rosebud (red) Inclined to love; Pure and lovely
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Rosebud (white) Too young to love
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Rose-leaf You may hope
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Colors
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red=true love & desire
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white=spiritual & true love
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white=I'm worthy of you
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black=farewell,death
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yellow=friendship
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yellow=jealousy
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pink\peach=sweetness ,please believe me ,Gratitude,
Appreciation,Admiration or Sympathy
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Light Pink =Grace, Gladness, Joy
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Dark Pink =Thankfulness
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Lavender =Love At First Sight, Enchantment,uniqueness
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Orange =Fascination
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Coral= Desire
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white & red=unity
Combinations
of roses
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A single rose -simplicity
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Two Roses Joined Together -Engagement
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A dozen- the ultimate declaration of love
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Red and White Roses Together - Unity
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Red and Yellow-Happy Feelings
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Red and yellow roses mixed together say "Congratulations!"
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Yellow and orange roses together imply
passionate thoughts.
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Deep red rose - bashful shame
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Full red rose - beauty
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White rosebud - heart ignorant of love
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Burgundy rose - unconscious beauty (hmm?)
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Unique rose - call me not beautiful
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ROSE. - Love.
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ROSE, YELLOW. - Jealousy.
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ROSE, WHITE. - I am worthy of you.
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ROSEBUD, MOSS. - Confession of love.
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Rosebud with leaves but no thorns "I fear
no longer; I hope."
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Rosebud with neither leaves nor thorns "There
is nothing to hope or fear."
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Full blown rose over two buds Secrecy
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All
roses symbolize love, but certain colors of roses can take on special meanings.
Opinions vary on the many meanings of roses, but here are some of the more
common:
| Red |
Love,
Respect, Courage |
| Yellow |
Joy,
Gladness, Freedom |
| Pink/Peach |
Gratitude,
Appreciation, Admiration or Sympathy |
| White |
Reverence,
Purity, Secrecy |
| Two
Roses Joined Together |
Engagement |
| Red
and White Roses Together |
Unity |
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 The
Language of Flowers
Flowers may be combined and arranged so as to express
even the nicest shades of sentiment. If a flower is offered "reversed",
its direct signification is likewise reversed, so that the flower now means
the opposite. A rosebud divested of its thorns, but retaining its leaves,
convays the sentiment, "I fear no longer; I hope." Stripped of leaves and
thorns, it signifies, "There is nothing to hope or fear." A full-blown
rose places over two buds, signifies "Secrecy." "Yes", is implied by touching
the flower given to the lips; "No," by pinching off a petal and casting
it away. "I am", is expressed by a laurel leaf twined arround the bouquet;
"I have", "by an ivy leaf folded together; "I offer you", by a leaf of
Virginia creeper.
 This
whole flower language started in Constantinople in the 1600s, and was brought
to England in 1716 by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu who had spent time in Turkey
with her husband. The interest then moved to France (of course) where the
Book Le Langage des Fleurs was printed with over 800 floral signs. Many
were toned down in the English translation at the time of Queen Victoria
because they were quite lusty and risque! (wish i could get my hands on
an original French copy!!) |
10/09/99
