• What does the colour of a rose mean?

• What is the meaning of a flower?

• What gift is suitable for a Wedding Anniversary?

• What does the number of roses signify?

 

There are several lists that assign meanings to rose colours. About the only thing they agree on is that deep red expresses passionate love.

With so many new shades and varieties being grown, we've given up trying to match a colour to a specific meaning. You should know that most women prefer peach, pink or cream shades and men prefer the richer red or orange tones.  Beyond that, experiment a little and try some beautiful two-toned varieties like Lipstick or Confetti. Big Fun is a huge rose with peach and red. Mauve roses tend to have the most scent. Yellow roses may open fast, but they last a long time.

Our growers in Ecuador are always developing new varieties. Trends now are towards highly scented roses with lots of petals - more like a garden rose. Ask us what's new!

 

Here is a compilation:

Red roses~ Passionate love, respect, courage

White & Red roses ~ Unity, inseparable love

White roses ~ Purity, innocence, spirituality, secrecy, silence

Yellow roses ~ Admiration, hope, joy, happiness

Orange roses ~ Secret love

Pink roses ~ Friendship, gentleness, gracefulness, admiration, sympathy

Black roses ~ Someone's obsession

Champagne roses ~ Tenderness, lasting beauty

Salmon roses ~ Commitment, adoration

Purple roses ~ First love, sweet love

Yellow & red roses ~ Prosperity

Copper roses - Gratitude

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Flowers are known for speaking without words, but some people want them to be explicit. Throughout history, lists have been compiled so that coded messages could be sent - mainly to impress a young woman! This was especially popular in Victorian England.

Here is a Dictionary of the Heart, compliments of FTD:

Anenome ~ Sincerity

Carnation ~ Joy

Chrysanthemum ~ Hope

Crocus ~ Gladness

Daffodil ~ Respect

Daisy ~ Innocence

Fern ~ Grace

Freesia ~ Trust

Heather ~ Admiration

Huckleberry ~ Faith

Iris ~ Promise

Lilac ~ Beauty

Orchid ~ Thoughtfulness

Pansy ~ Merriment

Peony ~ Compassion

Red Rose ~ Passion

Rose ~ Love

Snapdragon ~ Strength

Solidago ~ Success

Sunflower ~ Pride

Tiger (Asiatic) Lily ~ Prosperity

Tulip ~ Luck

Violet ~ Virtue

Winter Greens ~ Harmony

Wisteria ~ Welcome

Yellow Lily ~ Gratitude

 

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There are traditional and modern lists of suitable gifts for each anniversary. Here are both:

Anniversary   Traditional           Modern

1st	Paper	Wine, flowers
2nd	Cotton	Books
3rd	Leather	House plants
4th	Fruit, flowers	Pottery
5th	Wood	Crystal, glass
6th	Candy, iron	Copper
7th	Wool, copper	Linens
8th	Bronze, pottery	Wood
9th	Pottery, willow	Pewter
10th	Tin, aluminum	Art
11th	Steel	Gourmet cookware
12th	Silk, linen	Leather
13th	Lace	Clock, watch
14th	Ivory	Iron, steel
15th	Crystal	Pearls
20th	China	China
25th	Silver	Silver
30th	Pearl	Coral
35th	Coral	Jade
40th	Ruby	Ruby
45th	Sapphire	Sapphire
50th	Gold	Gold
55th	Emerald	Emerald
60th	Diamond	Diamond
75th	Diamond	Diamond

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How many roses? Here's what some sources say the numbers mean:

1 red rose ~ Love at first sight

2 roses ~ Mutual feelings

3 roses ~ I love you

7 roses ~ I'm infatuated with you

9 roses - We'll be together forever

10 roses ~ You are perfect

11 roses ~ You are my Treasured One

12 roses ~ Be mine

13 roses ~ Friends forever

15 roses ~ I'm truly sorry

20 roses ~ I'm truly sincere towards you

21 roses ~ I'm dedicated to you

24 roses ~ Forever yours

25 roses ~ Congratulations

36 roses ~ Remembering our romantic times

40 roses ~ My genuine love for you

50 roses ~ Unconditional love

99 roses ~ I will love you all the days of my life

101 roses ~ I'm completely devoted to you

108 roses ~ Will you marry me?

999 roses ~ I will love you until the end of time

 

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