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A '''rose''' is either a thorny, flowering [[shrub]] or the [[flower]] of that shrub. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnately compound, having pairs of leaflets along an axis with a single leaflet at the end. Many cultivated varieties have double flowers. Roses are used as ornamental plants in gardens and for cut flowers and rose [[oil]]. Roses come in many varieties and colors. Traditionally, red roses symbolize love and romance, white roses symbolize purity and innocence and are often used at weddings, and yellow roses are given for friendship. | A '''rose''' is either a thorny, flowering [[shrub]] or the [[flower]] of that shrub. The [[leaf|leaves]] are pinnately compound, having pairs of leaflets along an axis with a single leaflet at the end. Many cultivated varieties have double flowers. Roses are used as ornamental plants in gardens and for cut flowers and rose [[oil]]. Roses come in many varieties and colors. Traditionally, red roses symbolize love and romance, white roses symbolize purity and innocence and are often used at weddings, and yellow roses are given for friendship. | ||
| − | Red roses are often given on [[Valentine's Day]] as a symbol of love. The Rose | + | Red roses are often given on [[Valentine's Day]] as a symbol of love. The Rose was made the [[state flower]] of [[New York]] in 1955. <ref>http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/emblems/flower.htm NYSED.gov New York State Library</ref>. <ref>http://www.50states.com/flower/newyork.htm</ref> <ref>http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/statetreeflower.html - United States National Arboretum</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:59, March 5, 2010
A rose is either a thorny, flowering shrub or the flower of that shrub. The leaves are pinnately compound, having pairs of leaflets along an axis with a single leaflet at the end. Many cultivated varieties have double flowers. Roses are used as ornamental plants in gardens and for cut flowers and rose oil. Roses come in many varieties and colors. Traditionally, red roses symbolize love and romance, white roses symbolize purity and innocence and are often used at weddings, and yellow roses are given for friendship.
Red roses are often given on Valentine's Day as a symbol of love. The Rose was made the state flower of New York in 1955. [1]. [2] [3]
References
- ↑ http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/emblems/flower.htm NYSED.gov New York State Library
- ↑ http://www.50states.com/flower/newyork.htm
- ↑ http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/statetreeflower.html - United States National Arboretum
See also
- state flowers
- Mountain laurel - State flower of Pennsylvania & Connecticut
- Mayflower - State flower of Massachusetts
External Links
- Botany of Roses, from the American Rose Society