Rose

I like all flowers but I love roses. The first time I ever got a rose was from my daddy on the day that I was born, which I do not remember but that is what I have been told. My first memory of really loving roses was when we lived in the Mintwood house and out front there was two rose bushes. Mom said that they would never bloom but they did and they were so pretty. My wedding was done with red roses both fake and real. My living room is decorated with rose things that are from my wedding. Anyways…..
I did some research on the net about roses and the following is some information that I found. I do not know if any of this is of any interest to anyone but I found it interesting. Also, if you leave me a comment tell me what your favorite flower is.

Colors and what the stand for.
Red: Love, Respect
Light Pink: Admiration, Sympathy
Deep Pink: Gratitude, Appreciation
Yellow: Joy, Gladness
White: Innocence
Orange: Enthusiasm
Red and Yellow Blend: Joviality
Pale Blended Tones: Sociability, Friendship
Black: Death, Hate. It used to mean Farewell
Blue: HarmonyLavender: Love at First Sight
Yellow and Red Edges: Falling in Love
Single Rose: Simplicity
Two Roses Wired Together: Coming Marriage or Engagement
Red Rosebuds: PurityRosebuds: Beauty, YouthRed and White Roses in a Bunch: The Greeks used them at funerals and it became a symbol of bad luck for them. Now it means unity for some people, bad luck for others.

Legends and Myths
The Christmas RoseWhen the Magi laid their rich offerings of myrrh, frankincense, and gold, by the bed of the sleeping Christ Child, legend says that a shepherd maiden stood outside the door quietly weeping. She, too, had sought the Christ Child. She, too, desired to bring him gifts. But she had nothing to offer, for she was very poor indeed. In vain she had searched the countryside over for one little flower to bring Him, but she could find neither bloom nor leaf, for the winter had been cold. And as she stood there weeping, an angel passing saw her sorrow, and stooping he brushed aside the snow at her feet. And there sprang up on the spot a cluster of beautiful winter roses, -- waxen white with pink tipped petals. "Nor myrrh, nor frankincense, nor gold," said the angel, "is offering more meet for the Christ Child than these pure Christmas Roses." Joyfully the shepherd maiden gathered the flowers and made her offering to the Holy Child.

Roses and Feng Shui (Chinese Superstition)Plants with thorns can create bad energy inside your house, but you can use them outside to protect your house from the killing breath entering the home or office. However, don't put them close to the entrance or they will prevent the good energy to come inside your home.

The Attar of Roses Legend (Indian Legend)They say that one day, Jahangir was on a boat with empress Nur Jahan, on a lake in one of the royal gardens. The lake was covered in roses and she noticed that the roses were making the water oily, so she took some of this water and found out it was scented. That's how she discovered the attar of roses (scented oil of roses)