Rose for Love, Health and Peace

While every flower has a wonderful story to tell, the rose stands alone in its abundant history and color meaning. So much so that we couldn’t resist giving it a little preferential treatment and dedicating a separate space to its rich symbolism.

Used for hundreds of years to convey messages without words, roses have long been a symbol of confidentiality - the Latin expression sub rosa (literally "under the rose") means something told in secret.

The rose has always been valued for its beauty and has a long history of symbolism. Roses are ancient symbols of love and beauty. Regardless of color, their unique beauty and subtle fragrance convey a message guaranteed to elicit delight from the recipient and envy from others. The rose was sacred to a number of goddesses. Also used for decoration.

Traditional Uses of the Rose

The uses of rose contain preparing of cosmetics, perfumes, hand lotions, creams, rose essential oil and rose water. In recent times almost all perfumes and fragrances contain rose oil. Attar of rose is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers that has been used in perfumes for centuries. Rose water, made from the rose oil, is widely used in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine. The French are known for their rose syrup, most commonly made from an extract of rose petals. In the United States, this French rose syrup is used to make rose scones and marshmallows.

The plant's fleshy edible fruit, which ripens in the late summer through autumn, is called a rose hip. Rose hips are occasionally made into jam, jelly, and marmalade, or are brewed for tea, primarily for their high vitamin C content. They are also pressed and filtered to make rose hip syrup. Rose hips are also used to produce Rose hip seed oil, which is used in skin products and some makeup products.

Apart from these roses are used to make medicines and have soothing effects in mind and body. Rose petal tea can be used to relieve uterine congestion causing pain and heavy periods. It is an excellent remedy for irregular periods and infertility. The oils made out of roses and the essential oils are used in aromatherapy and is said to have mild sedative activity and is used to treat anxiety and depression is also used to treat eye irritations.

Color Symbol

Color is definitely a personal preference. And while the red rose may be the first to come to mind, a rainbow of colors exists. Roses inspired people over thousands of years to develop a language of color. The most popular rose colors with the sentiments they express.

Red - Love, respect

Deep Pink - Gratitude, appreciation

Light Pink - Admiration, sympathy

White - Reverence, humility

Yellow - Sociability, friends, Joy

Orange - Enthusiasm, desire

Red and Yellow - Gaiety, joviality

Yellow - Sociability, friends

Lilac & purple - Enchantment, desire

Rose, the sign of love
Beauty is unique
Speaks for itself
An inspiration

Fragrance of rose
Sweet scent to the nose
So soft and smooth
It makes heart move

Rose for friendship

Rose to love deep

Rose for humanity

Rose for sympathy

Rose to melt the heart
Rose to force a start

Rose to rise the soul
Rose to achieve a goal

Rose to freeze body
Rose to mourn this memory
Rose to start a life
Rose to end the strife