About Rose

Roses for the longest time have enjoyed the honor of being the most popular flowers in the world. The reason for popularity of the rose flower may be its wide variety in terms of color, size, fragrance and other attributes.

Kingdom

Plantae

Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rosaceae

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Genus

Rosa

The rose has been a symbol of love, beauty, even war and politics from way back in time. The variety, color and even number of Roses carry symbolicmeanings. The Rose is most popularly known as the flower of love, particularly Red Rose.

Roses have been the most popular choice of flowers for the purpose of gifting across the world. They also act as a great addition to home and office decor. A bunch of roses or even a single rose works wonders aesthetically and considerably enlivens a place. Besides fresh cut roses, artificial flowers like silk roses in different colors are also widely used as decoration.

Some Interesting Facts About Roses

• The birthplace of the cultivated Rose was probably Northern Persia, on the Caspian, or Faristan on the Gulf of Persia.
• Historically, the oldest Rose fossils have been found in Colorado, dating back to more than 35 million years ago.
• Roses were considered the most sacred flowers in ancient Egypt and were used as offerings for the Goddess Isis. Roses have also been found in Egyptian tombs, where they were formed into funeral wreaths.
• Confucius, 551 BC to 479 BC, reported that the Imperial Chinese library had many books on Roses.
• Ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia (in the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley) mentioned Roses in a cuneiform tablet (a system of writing) written in approximately 2860 BC.
• The English were already cultivating and hybridizing Roses in the 15th Century when the English War of Roses took place. The winner of the war, Tudor Henry VII, created the Rose of England (Tudor Rose) by crossbreeding other Roses.
• While no Black Rose yet exists, there are some of such a deep Red color as to suggest Black.
• Roses are universal and grown across the world.
• The Netherlands is the world's leading exporter of Roses.

Morning Glory

The Morning-Glory, in the family Convolvulaceae contains at least 50 genera and more than 1000 species. Morning-Glory flowers are one of the best flowers to decorate our fences and walls.

As the name goes, morning glory flowers are vines, which are saucer-shaped, opening at morning time.

Kingdom

Plantae

Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Convolvulaceae

Genus

Ipomoea

Species of morning glories are native of tropical America. Morning Glories are also present in Asia, although they also grow in subtropical and temperate regions.

Morning glory is a common name for a number of species of flowering plants in the family the Convolvulaceae, belonging to the following genera: Calystegia, Convolvulus, Ipomoea, Merremia, Rivea.

Morning glories belong to different genera with slightly different floral, fruit and leaf characteristics. But all Morning Glories produce typical funnel-shaped blossoms in white, red, blue, purple and yellow.

The Morning Glory flowers often show marks where the corolla was neatly folded or rolled up in the bud. The Morning glory flowers start to fade a 2 hours before the petals start showing visible curling.

Morning Glories prefer full sun throughout the day. Morning Glory flowers can be as much as 8 inches across although most are around 4 inches.

Cosmos

Genus Cosmos has about 20 species of annual and perennial plants in the Asteraceae family, the family ofsunflowers, Daisies and Asters. Cosmos genus includes, Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly known asMexican Aster and Cosmos sulphureus, Yellow Cosmos, and Cosmos atrosanguineus Chocolate Cosmos.

Kingdom

Plantae

Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Tribe

Heliantheae

Genus

Cosmos

Cosmos flowers are produced in a capitulum. Cosmos flower Capitulum is surrounded by a ring of broad ray florets and a center of disc florets. There is a lot of color variation in between the species. Cosmos flowers are 2-4 inches in diameter. Cosmos flowers come in brightly colored single or double flowers which include white, pink, orange, yellow, and scarlet colors.

Facts about Cosmos flower

• Cosmos are herbaceous perennial flowering plants.
• Cosmos flower plants grow to 3-6 feet tall.
• The leaves of Cosmos plant are simple, pinnate, or bipinnate, and are arranged in opposite pairs.
• The word Cosmos is derived from the Greek, which means a balanced universe.
• Cosmos flower blooms twice a year and only once in the season.
• Cosmos flowers blooms heavily, but dies with first frost.
• Cosmos flowers can regrow in the following spring if seed falls on bare ground.
• Cosmos flowers occurs in Solid pink, white, maroon, and pink with deep pink flares.
• Cosmos flowering plants can be grown quickly and successfully in all regions.
• Cosmos seeds are miniature pine needles.
• Cosmos seeds are one of the easiest seeds in the world to grow.
• Chocolate cosmos or Cosmos atrosanguinea, fills the air with its sweet scent of vanilla tinged chocolate.
• Lace cosmos have more rows of petals, and have ferny foliage of a very delicate texture. Cosmos sulphureus plant leaves resemble those of marigolds(member of the Compositae, to which Cosmos belongs).

Summer Flowers

Summer Flowers add brilliant color and beauty to the landscape through the heat of summer and until frost, with only minimum care. Summer is a time of beauty and abundance with Summer Flowers in the garden.

Though, many Summer Flowering Plantsare likely to suffer winter injury and need the tender care of spring, the magnificence, color and fragrance of Summer Flowers are a valuable addition to any garden.

Summer time is a time of brilliance and beauty with Summer Flowers in the garden. The season requires special care and attention for the maintanance of Summer Flower plants.

For flower lovers, hearts beat faster in summertime. Summer is also peak season for buying bunches of cut summer flowers. It is best to plant containers in early summer.

Summer Flowers and in patio pots, window boxes, and hanging baskets are breathtakingly beautiful. The containers can be placed outdoors but should be fed well as the summer progresses.

There are number of Summer flowering bulbs. Summer Flowering bulbs can add beauty to the home landscape. Many bulbs bloom with small flowers and should be planted in groups or beds to best show off their flowers.

Some Summer Flowering bulbs have large flowers and may need to be staked to be properly displayed.

There are a great number of plants that bloom with Summer Flowers from late June into September through several light frosts. Listed below are some of the Summer flowers of the season to help you prioritize your flower and act accordingly.

Exotic Flowers

Breathtaking Exotic Flowers and plants add that extra special touch to gardens, homes, and all ocassions - weddings, celebrtions, banquets, as well as solemn occasions. Find below the list of various exotic flowers, which we have compiled. You can click on the links to know more about individual Exotic Flowers:

Flower Name (with Scientific Name)	About the Flower	Flower Image
Dutch amaryllis (Amaryllis/Hippeastrum)	Amaryllis flowers are bulbous flowers coming in Orange, red, rose, pink, white, bicolored. Learn more about Amaryllis
Anthuriums (Anthurium species)	Anthuriums are rigid flowers with a thick and waxy feel and appearance. The anthurium flower is in fact the spathe of the plant. In the middle of the spathe is an upright organ called the spandix. The flowers actually grow on the spandix. Their colors range from whites to pinks and reds. Learn more about Anthuriums
Birds of Paradise (Stelitzia reginae)	The name Birds of Paradise comes from the spectacular flower shape, which resembles a birds beak and head plumage. Learn more about Birds of Paradise
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia)	The calla lily flower spathe, is a large, flaring, trumpet-shaped bract, surrounds the spadix which is covered with tiny flowers. Learn more aboutCalla Lily
Equadorian roses	Equadorian roses are very beautiful roses displaying in a wide range of colors. Learn more aboutEquadorian roses
Gardenias (Gardenia jasminoides)	Gardenias are waxy, white and very fragrant, seen either single or double and up to 4 inches in diameter. Learn more about Gardenias
Lilacs	Lilac flowers are purple color, clustered, beautiful and very fragrant, which carries quite a distance.Learn more about Lilacs
Lily of the valley	Lily of the valley are bell-shaped flowers that infuse the air with fragrance throughout the day. Learn more about Lily of the Valley
Miniature Calla Lily (Zantedeschia Rehmannii)	Miniature calla lilies are native to Southern and Eastern Africa.These flowers are funnel-shaped colored spathe enclosing a yellow finger-like spadix. Learn more aboutMiniature Calla Lily

Wedding Flowers

Wedding Flowers play an integral part in any wedding, used for both decoration and for tradition. Wedding Flowers - Wedding Ceremony Flowers and Wedding Reception Flowers - set the mood and tone for the day.

Flowers used in a wedding can range form natural Cut Flowers, artificial flowers like porcelain bridal flowers, to handmade flowers with Swarovski crystals, and silk flowers.

Wedding Flowers can also be made into keepsakes that live a lifetime.

Traditional Wedding Flowers

In early Roman Weddings, Brides carried herbs under their veils to ensure fertility and fidelity and ward off evil spirits. In Weddings in ancient Greece, Ivy was used to represent enduring love.

Different customs have apoted different conventions in the use of flowers in weddings. Jazz musicians lead a procession to the reception from the church in Louisiana, followed by the bridesmaids twirling umbrellas decorated with flowers. In England, the bride and the wedding party walked to the church together.

A young girl lead the procession scattering blossoms along the road so the Brides path through life would always be happy and filled with flowers.

A symbol of spring and renewed life, Peonies come in many colors and varieties, used as Centerpieces as well as Pew and Chair Decorations.

Luxuriant, long-petalled Orchids are exotic and fragrant, and an excellent choice for Wedding Bouquets as well as corsages for the bridal couple's mothers.

Lotus represents four virtues in the Buddhist religion as well as being the cornerstone of Asian flower culture.

Anniversary Flowers

Two kinds of Diamond Anniversaries are celebrated, the 60th and the 75th. The 60th anniversary was added when Queen Victoria of England celebrated her Diamond Jubilee on her 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne in 1897. This has since been adopted as an appropriate Wedding Anniversary also.

Anniversaries are a celebration of any notable event such as marriage, establishment of business etc. Death anniversaries are solemn events. A Wedding Anniversary is the most popularly celebrated anniversary worldwide. Anniversary wishes and flowers are the most important elements of an anniversary. Giving flowers to your spouse is the best way to express your feelings on your wedding anniversary. Romance is incomplete without Flowers.

Wishing your friends and family on their anniversary through flowers conveys your best wishes ideally. Convey your wishes and happiness through Flowers on wedding anniversaries of your friends and family members - parents, in-laws, siblings etc. Send a bouquet of fresh flowers to say, Happy Anniversary!. Flowers are a beautiful surprise on any anniversary. Flowers will most eloquently convey your sympathies to the bereaved family on a death anniversary.

Organic Flowers

Organic flowers are those flowers which are not raised or grown by chemicals or pesticides. The pesticides and chemicals used in farming harm the environment and the people who handle them.

It is a well known fact that most flowers sold in the U.S. are actually imported and that too from countries as far away as Ecuador and China. A huge amount of resources are wasted in transporting these flowers over great distances. It is a waste also of time and effort involved when you can get flowers locally from a farmer in the vicinity.

Some Facts about the Flower Industry

• Flower industry is the biggest user of agricultural chemicals.
• The U.S. imports about 60% of fresh-cut flowers from countries whose environmental standards are much lower than their own.
• Some chemicals banned in the U.S. are used in other countries and find their way back through imported flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
• Studies show that roses contain up to 50 times the amount of pesticides that are legally allowed.

Why buy Organic Flowers?

• The main intention of organic farming is to keep the environment pollution free by not using the pesticides and chemicals. It is a responsible approach towards preserving the environment for the future generations.
• When you buy organic flowers for someone you ensure that that person is not exposed to harmful chemicals by flowers given by you.
• When you buy organic flowers, you help support local organic farming communities and organizations, which often have charitable, philanthropic motives for selling their flowers.
• When you buy Organic flowers, they last longer than non-organic ones.
• By buying organic flowers you add to the growing demand for organic flowers. This in turn indicates a growing awareness regarding benefits of organic farming and ill effects of non-organic farming and also encourages more farms to convert to organic cultivation methods.

Rose Flower Meanings

Ever wondered about rose flower meanings before you gift roses to your beloved?

Roses have inspired people over ages to develop a language of roses by ascribing meanings to color, variety and number of roses being gifted. Traditionally, the rose is considered the flower of love. Nothing beats red rosesin saying "I Love You" on Valentine's Day.

It is always good to know the symbolic meanings associated with roseswhen you gift them to your loved ones. When you consciously choose a certain color, variety or number of roses for someone, you bring a whole new depth to the gesture of gifting roses. The Flower Expert compiles a concise list of rose flower meanings below.

Flowers & History

Evidence of flowers dating back to the prehistoric period have been discovered through Flower Fossils. There are traces of association of flowers with humans during the paleolithic age.
Archaeologists uncovered skeletons of a man, two women and an infant buried together in soil containing pollen of flowers in a cave in Iraq. This association of flowers with the cave dwelling Neanderthals of the Pleistocene epoch is indicative of the role of flowers in burial rituals.
Analysis of the sediment pollen concentrated in batches, implied that possible bunches of flowers had been placed on the grave. Closer examination of the flower pollen enabled scientists to identify many flowers that were present, all of which had some therapeutic properties. The use of flowers also testify abundant floral varieties available at that time.