what do the different colors of roses (flowers) mean?
The colors of roses mean different things for different occasions; Red Roses: Love, Respect, Courage. White Roses: Reverence, Purity, Innocence, Secrecy. Red and White Roses: Unity. Pink & Peach Roses: Gratitude, Appreciation, Admiration, Sympathy. Yellow Roses: Joy, Gladness, Freedom, Friendship. Sources: http://www.flowerstocolombia.com/meaning-of-the-color-of-roses.
This: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_flowers That is an excellent wikipedia article with a chart that shows everything you are interested in. Copying some of it over here (just the stuff on roses): Rose red blue white black yellow pink dark pink light pink burgundy coral or orange lavender Red and white together Red and yellow together True love [edit: also passionate love] Mystery or attaining the impossible Silence or innocence, virtue, purity, secrecy, reverence and humility Death, hatred, or farewell Friendship, or dying love (or platonic love) or jealousy, infidelity Grace Gratitude Admiration, sympathy Beauty Desire, passion [edit: orange is also used for friendship] Love at first sight Unity Joy, happiness, and excitement The edits in bold are my comments from what I’ve learned through my love of the V
ok so i looked it up on the net and opinions differ for all colors other than red and yellow. i summarized one website below. Red signifies love and passion. True red is the rose for lovers. Fiery red signify passion, while cardinal red symbolizes desire. Fully bloomed red roses best convey the message “I still love you,” while red rose buds are a way to express love for the first time. Yellow roses signify friendship, familiar love, and domestic happiness. Yellow roses can also be an appropriate sentiment to express sympathy. Orange roses symbolize an expression of pride or amazement, while peach roses symbolize appreciation and desire. Pink roses signify elegance, gentility, and poetic romance, without the seriousness signified by red. Pink roses are more light-hearted and can signify mere admiration or sweetness of thought. White roses are sometimes called the “flower of light” and are the bride’s roses. They symbolize unity, sincerity, loyalty, purity, and a love stronger than deat
I have this book, “Tussie-Mussies: The Language of Flowers.” It’s fascinating–tells about all kinds of flowers and what they mean, what they’ve meant through history, and how people use bouquets to communicate. For anybody whose interested in stuff like this, this book is a must. Lots of lovely color pictures and drawings, attractive layout, and then examples of how to “send messages” with a bouquet. The stuff on roses (below) is from that book.
The colors of roses mean different things for different occasions; Red Roses: Love, Respect, Courage. White Roses: Reverence, Purity, Innocence, Secrecy. Red and White Roses: Unity. Pink & Peach Roses: Gratitude, Appreciation, Admiration, Sympathy. Yellow Roses: Joy, Gladness, Freedom, Friendship.
