| Evidence suggests that the red rose is
| |
| | growing them. French Empress Josephine,
|
| nearly 35 million years old. The most
| |
| | particularly after her divorce with
|
| commonly available roses belong to two
| |
| | Emperor Napoleon, took to roses and
|
| broad categories: the Oriental species
| |
| | dedicated a large space and resources to
|
| and their hybrids, and the European or
| |
| | the cultivation and hybridization of
|
| Mediterranean species and their hybrids.
| |
| | roses. The palace of Malmaison became
|
| It is possible to grow a red rose
| |
| | home to rose gardens with old and new
|
| anywhere in the world, if the species to
| |
| | species. Among these, the red rose
|
| which it belongs is selected according to
| |
| | received plenty of attention.
|
| climatic conditions.
| |
| | The red rose also has an interesting
|
| Not surprisingly, therefore, ancient
| |
| | place in the history of England. Opposing
|
| civilizations such as those of the
| |
| | factions in York and Lancaster fought for
|
| Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans
| |
| | control over England in the 15th century.
|
| seemed to have given the red rose a place
| |
| | York was synonymous with the white rose
|
| of pride. Rose fossils have been found
| |
| | and Lancaster with the red rose. In fact,
|
| near ancient Egyptian tombs. Greek
| |
| | the friction between these warring
|
| mythology is replete with references to
| |
| | factions led to the coining of the term
|
| the red rose being sacred to Bacchus, the
| |
| | 'War of the Roses'. Lancaster emerged
|
| Greek god of wine, and Venus, the Greek
| |
| | victorious, but this victory did not
|
| goddess of love. Cupid, of course, is
| |
| | spell defeat for York. Tudor Henry VII
|
| inextricably linked to the red rose.
| |
| | and his bride from York facilitated the
|
| The Romans seem to have been rather
| |
| | symbolic union of red rose and the white
|
| preoccupied with the red rose. Their
| |
| | rose, and gave England 'the Rose of
|
| preoccupation was not just the result of
| |
| | England'.
|
| their appreciation for its beauty and
| |
| | Whether it's red roses in England, or in
|
| fragrance. They had discovered the
| |
| | any other part of the world, botanists
|
| medicinal properties of the red rose, and
| |
| | credit China with the 'ever-blooming'
|
| also found ways of capturing its
| |
| | variety. In the late 18th century,
|
| fragrance in perfumes. In fact, there is
| |
| | botanists succeeded in bringing these to
|
| evidence which suggests that they
| |
| | Europe, and then the rest of the world.
|
| experimented with cultivation techniques
| |
| | Today, including hybrids, there are over
|
| and found ways to make red roses blossom
| |
| | 150 species of roses. Several of these
|
| beyond their natural peripheries.
| |
| | are red. There are different shades of
|
| The beauty of the red rose has always
| |
| | red roses available today, and they are
|
| driven rose lovers to find ways and means
| |
| | of different sizes.
|
| of collecting them, displaying them and
| |
| |
|
