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Single Rose Color Meanings
  • Red roses of any hue say "I love you".
  • Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.
  • White roses signify spiritual love and purity.
  • Bridal white means happy love.
  • Yellow roses today signify joy and gladness; historically, they meant a decrease of love and infidelity.
  • Coral roses imply desire.
  • Orange say "I am fascinated and enthusiastic".
  • Lavender roses mean love at first sight.
  • Light pink roses imply grace, gentility and admiration.
  • Dark pink roses say "thank you." In general, pale-colored roses signify friendship.
     
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Rose Facts
  • The rose is the official National Floral emblem of the United States. This legislation was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 7, 1986.
  • The rose is the state flower selected by Georgia, Iowa, New York, North Dakota and the District of Columbia.
  • Three separate nationally conducted public opinion polls, dating from 1975-1986, found the rose to be the number-one choice of over 85% of those individuals surveyed.
  • George Washington, our first President, was also our first U.S. rose breeder.
  • In 1994, over 1,200,000,000 roses were purchased by U.S. flower buyers. This works out to a per capita consumption of 4.67 roses per person.
  • The rose is native to the United States.
  • The oldest fossilized imprint of the rose was left on a slate deposit found in Florissant, Colorado. It is estimated to be 35 million years old.
  • There are nearly 900 acres of greenhouse dedicated to the production of fresh-cut roses in the U.S. One acre of greenhouse rose production in the U.S. is valued at about one million dollars, which includes the value of the plants, greenhouse structure and land.
  • About 60% of the roses grown in the U.S. are produced in California.
  • The most popular rose holidays in the U.S. are Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Christmas.
  • Columbus discovered America because of a rose! It is written that on October 11, 1492, while becalmed in the Sargasso Sea, one of the crewmen picked a rose branch from the water. This sign of land renewed their hope for survival and gave the seafarers the courage to continue on to the New World.
     
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Flower Ordering Tips:
  • Phone Ordering: Have the recipient's full name, address, phone number and payment information ready. It is a good idea to have a brief card message pre-written ahead of time. Ask the florist to recommend an arrangement based on your occasion and budget. Keep the design request as general as possible and let their artistic instinct take over.
     
  • Local Area Delivery: We highly recommend ordering directly from your local flower shop. We do not recommend ordering flowers intended for local delivery through a floral placement service.
     
  • Out of Area Delivery: If you know of a high quality local flower shop we recommend ordering directly with them. Otherwise, we recommend ordering through a floral placement service. Most local full service flower shops belong to a wire service and can place your out of area order for you. There are also several online services available on the Internet. Be careful not to order from a mail order service by mistake. Generally, you want your floral gift hand delivered by a professional florist.
  • Funerals: Funerals are an emotional time. It has been a long tradition to send flowers at the time of bereavement. White flowers are the most common, typically roses or lilies. Pink or yellow roses are also fairly common. Consult your local florists for more ideas.
  • Birthday: There is no better way to say happy birthday than with roses in any color. Another great option is an assorted arrangement in a vase or basket combining flowers such as lilies, iris and tulips.
  • Anniversaries: One of the most popular occasions to celebrate with flowers. A dozen red roses in a vase is the classic anniversary gift. Roses of mixed colors or multi colored mixed bouquets also do the trick.

 

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