Facts about Rose

• Cultivation of roses started 500 years BC and resulted in creation of 13 000 varieties of roses.
• Roses can survive long period of time. The world’s oldest living rose is believed to be 1,000 years old.
• Rose water and rose syrup are used in cooking. Rose hip can be turned into jams, marmalades or it can be dried and used in the preparation of tea.
• Each colour of the rose symbolizes certain value. Red rose is a symbol of love, yellow of friendship, orange of enthusiasm, white of purity and pink of joy.
• Out of all colours, there are no black and blue roses.
• Colour of the rose depends on the species. Roses can be found in different shades of white, yellow, pink, orange and red colours.

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