35 facts about roses!

Roses are flowers that look very beautiful.

1. A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa
2. It belongs to the family Rosaceae.
3. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars.
4. The world’s oldest living rose is believed to be 1,000 years old.
5. It grows on the wall of the Cathedral of Hildesheim in Germany.
6. Its presence is documented since 815 B.C.
7. The world’s most expensive rose is a 2006 variety by famed rose breeder David Austin that was christened Juliet.
8. Breeding the rose took a total 15 years and cost 5 million dollars.
9. Juliet is now considered the world’s most expensive rose cultivar.
10. There are no black roses.
11. In fact, black roses are… dark red!
12. For instance, the Black Rose of Turkey”, is a breed that appears pitch-black to the eye, but it actually has a dark reddish-crimson color.
13. The tallest ever recorded rose bush stands at over 7 meters tall.
14. The rose also grows into a fruit.
15. The fruit is called a Rose Hip.
16. This fruit is really good for your health, since its full of Vitamin C.
17. Ancient Romans used roses as room decorations.
18. Sometimes they wore the roses as a necklace.
19. It was also believed in Roman circles that anything said “under the rose” was deemed to be top secret.
20. There are rose fossils discovered that date back 35 million years.
21.  Back in 2002 a miniature rose, named “Overnight Scentsation”, was taken to space to assist in studies that aimed to show effects of low gravity on the smell of roses.
22. Cavriglia in Italy is the largest private rose garden in the world.
23. It has over 7,500 different varieties of roses.
24. The rose is one of the only three flowers mentioned in the Bible, along with lilies and camphire.
25. Since ancient days, the rose has been known as the ultimate symbol of love.
26. It is often given as a gift to significant others.
27. The rose is also associated with sympathy or sorrow.
28. The name “Rose” is often used as a girl’s name in English speaking countries.
29. The famous Cleopatra of Egypt was believed to have covered the floor of her palace room with roses before Mark Antony visited her.
30. Rose is considered England’s national flower!
31. It is also the official flower of four states including the state of New York, Iowa, North Dakota and Georgia.
32. In 1986 rose became the emblem of the U.S.A.
33. Large herbivores, insects, and spiders often attack roses.
34. Wild roses bloom once per year.
35. You can extract rose oil from the roses.