red roses

It is always good to know the symbolic meanings associated with flowers when you give them to your loved ones. When you consciously choose a certain type of flower, colour perhaps even variety or quantity for someone, you bring a whole new depth to the gesture of gifting flowers or flower delivery .

Roses

Roses are one of the most well-known types of flowers. They have been in existence for about 32 million years. Throughout history, roses or bouquet of roses have been a popular flower for a range of uses. Since ancient civilizations including the Greeks, Romans, and Persians, roses have been bred to be colorful, fragrant, and hearty for thousands of years. Rose petals were used for confetti at celebrations, in medicine, and as a perfume source. Later on, roses became so widely used that English royalty considered roses and rose water as legal tender.

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