I Will Share With You Some Beautiful Flowers Photography Red Roses

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The red rose may be the most popular of all roses. Movies, songs, and books talk about red roses as if they were special characters. Countries and villages choose to symbolize red roses because of the flower's rich contribution to their history. Even children are named because of all the beauty associated with this flower.

The reason red roses have garnered so much love is because their magnificence has stood the test of time. They were the luxurious presence of romance for the ancient Romans and Greeks, they were the flowers of the brave in early England, and to this day, they are messengers of love around the world.

The red rose has become a truly classic symbol and this article will discuss why this timeless flower will surely remain and the different colors and varieties of this magnificent flower.

Theophrastus, the father of botany, mentioned in his book 'Investigation of Plants' that the Greeks used roses extensively in perfumes, cosmetics and medicine, while the Romans grew them as ornamental garden flowers. These shared practical and aesthetic values of roses are the reason why their cultivation is common.

Red rose was preferred in making healing rose water and medicine. The scent of red roses masks the bitter taste in most medicines and bathing in rose water is said to be more healing. They are also eaten in salads with made into sweet candies.

Rosa gallica, a semi-double rose from medieval Europe, with bright red petals, is believed to be the oldest red rose. Along with many other rose varieties, this red rose was very popular and became the ancestor of many of today's cultivated roses.

This magnificent flower also caught the eye of Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster and made it the Red Rose of Lancaster. It was one of the symbols of England's War of the Roses in the 1400s. Later, the Tudor rose—a rose with red and white petals—symbolizing the union of the houses involved in the famous Civil War—became the national flower of England.

Even today the red rose is celebrated all over the world. They are often given as gifts, especially during Valentine's Day. Many rose organizations support the cultivation of new varieties of red roses with superior characteristics, which are often introduced at flower shows and competitions.