Roses- The Meaning of Each Color Roses come in a wide range of colors. Each different color has a different meaning. It sends a silent, yet extremely important message from the sender to receiver. Make sure you are sending the right message when you select roses for someone, else he or she will get the wrong message! |
Red Rosebud Purity and Loveliness
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Single Red Rose I Love You
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Burgundy Roses Unconscious Love
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Deep Pink Roses Appreciation and Gratitude
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Light Pink Roses Admiration, Thank You, Perfect Happiness
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Pale Pink Roses Admiration and Gentleness
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Orange Roses Desire, Enthusiasm and Fascination
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Yellow Roses Decrease of Love and Jealousy
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White Roses Purity, Innocence, Silence, Secrecy, Reverene, and Humility
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White Rosebud Girlhood, Heart Ignorant of Love
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Blue Roses The unattainable or impossible (These come either dyed or sprayed blue, they are not naturally blue) |
Lavender Roses Enchantment
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Lilac Roses Love at first sight
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Red Roses + White Roses Unity
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Yellow with Red Tip Friendship and Falling in Love
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Single Rose Simplicity and Gratitude
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Thornless Rose Love at first sight and Attachment
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Rose Wreath Reward of Virtue
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Other Information Austrian Rose (Rosa foetida): Thou art all that is lovely
Cabbage Rose: Ambassador of love
Carolina Rose: Love is dangerous
Crown of roses: Reward of virtue
Damask Rose: Beauty ever new
Faded rose: Beauty is fleeting
Hybrid tea roses: "I'll remember you always"
Leaves: I am never importunate, Hope
Moss bud: Confession of love
Pale colors: Sociability and friendship
Provence Rose: My heart is in flames
Red bud: You are young and beautiful
Rosa canina: Pleasure mixed with pain
Rosa multiflora: Grace
Rosa mundi (striped): Variety
Rose in a tuft of grass: There is everything to be gained by good company
Rose bloom over two buds: Secrecy
Single rose: Simplicity
Thorn: Danger
Two roses joined together: Engagement or coming marriage
White bud: Youthfulness, "Too young for love"
Withered white rose: You made no impression
GARLAND or CROWN OF - Beware of Virtue, Reward of Merit, Symbol of Superior Merit
MUSK CLUSTER - Charming
ROSE-OF-SHARON - Consumed by Love
A rose in general means love.
A single rose means “I still love you.”
Two roses together mean a commitment or forthcoming marriage.
Light colored roses mean friendship.
A Rosa carolina rose means love is dangerous.
A damask rose means brilliant complexion, bashful love.
A moss rosebud means confession of love.
A thornless rose means early attachment.
A wild rose means simplicity.
A rosebud (except red or yellow) means young girl.
A Rosa canina means pleasure and pain.
A musk rose means capricious beauty.
A withered white rose means death or loss of innocence.
12 roses mean gratitude.
25 roses mean congratulations.
50 roses mean unconditional love. |
Positioning: Bent to the right - "I"
Bent to the left - "You"
Ribbon knotted on the left: Message from the giver
Ribbon knotted on the right: Message about the recipient
Accepted with right hand: Agreement, affirmative
Accepted with left hand: Disagreement, negative
Worn over heart: Love
Worn in hair: Caution
Worn in clevage: Frendship, Rememberance |
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