what are the meanings of the different colors of roses?

Answer 1

G'day Christine G.

Thanks for your question.

Roses have had different meanings at different times.\

In Greek legend "Flora, the goddess of flowers, was walking through the forest and found the body of a beautiful nymph. Unhappy seeing the lovely creature dead, she decided to give her a new life by turning her into a flower whose beauty surpassed by none. She asked Aphrodite to give beauty, brilliance, joy and charm; Zephyrus, the west wind, to blow away the clouds so that Apollo, the Sun, could cast his warming rays upon it, and Dionysius, the god of wine to give nectar and fragrance. When the new flower was complete, Flora placed a crown of dewdrops over her and named her the Rose, Queen of Flowers. Aphrodite presented the Rose to her son Eros, the deity of Love. The white rose became the symbol of charm and innocence and the red rose the symbol of love and desire."

According to the Victorian "Language of flowers", different coloured roses each have their own symbolic meaning:

* Red: love especially a single red rose
* Pink: grace, lesser feelings of love
* Dark Pink: gratitude
* Light Pink: admiration, sympathy
* White: innocence, purity, secrecy, friendship, reverence and humility.
* Yellow: Yellow roses generally mean dying love or platonic love. In German-speaking countries, however, they can mean jealousy and infidelity.
* Yellow with red tips: Friendship, falling in love
* Orange: passion
* Burgundy: beauty
* Blue: mystery
* Green: calm
* Black: slavish devotion (as a true black rose is impossible to produce)
* Purple: protection (paternal/maternal love)

I have attached some sources for your reference.

Regards

Answer 2

The colors of roses mean different things for different occasions;

Red Roses: Love, Respect, Courage.

White Roses: Reverence, Purity, Innocence, Secrecy.

Red and White Roses: Unity.

Pink & Peach Roses: Gratitude, Appreciation, Admiration, Sympathy.

Yellow Roses: Joy, Gladness, Freedom, Friendship.

Answer 3

All roses symbolize love, but certain colors of roses can take on special meanings. Opinions vary on the many meanings of the colors, but here are some of the more common ones:


Red
Love, Respect, Courage


Yellow
Joy, Gladness, Freedom, Friendship


Pink / Peach
Appreciation, Admiration, Sympathy


White
Reverence, Purity, Innocence, Secrecy


Coral/Orange
Fascination, Enthusiasm, Desire


Lavender
Enchantment


Red and White
Unity


Red, Pink & White
Trinity

Answer 4

Red roses mean romantic love; they're the "Valentine roses," par excellence.
Purple, coral and orange challenge red as the color for Valentine roses. The rose color meanings for these 3 are as follows:
* The specific purpose of purple roses is to signify that the giver has fallen in love with the recipient at first sight.
* Meanwhile, coral and orange roses signal desire.
The meaning of yellow roses is joy and friendship.
We express our gratitude and appreciation with pink roses....
While feelings of admiration and sympathy find words with roses that are light pink in color.
Peach is more ambiguous, as it can signify either sympathy or gratitude.
Their purity naturally enough lends to white roses the meaning of reverence and humility.
Many say black represents death and can thus be used as a symbol to express vengeance towards a foe. But others interpret that more liberally, suggesting as a meaning for black roses the death of old habits, thus signalling rebirth.

Answer 5

Red - Love/Beauty
White - Peace
Yellow - Attaraction
Purple - Group of people
Orange - Bright

Most of people use Red/Yellow - But red is the original variety of rose....

Answer 6

an unofficial guideline, many people seem to agree on the following:

Red: Love, Respect, Courage

Deep pink: Thanks

Light pink: "I think you're special", also ympathy

White: "I apologize", Reverence, Humility

Yellow: Joy

Orange: Desire

Red roses and White roses (or roses that are red and white): Unity, Mending bridges

Answer 7

Red Rose to declare your love to someone

Answer 8

White-purity, Red-love, Yellow -friendship

Answer 9

Flowers and Their Victorian Meanings. During the Victorian Era, each flower had its own unique meaning. ... name of the flower you want to know ...members.aol.com/mjkarl/flomean.htm

I think you'll like this site, you could send a bouquet and have a secret conversation.

Dictionary Of Flower Meanings. Flowers and Their Traditional Meanings. Flowers and Their Victorian Meanings ...www.uninets.net/~sarihou/fm.html

Answer 10

All flowers have a meaning. The Victorians used to use flowers as a symbol to express their feelings. Here is a list of different flowers and their meanings.

http://www.pioneerthinking.com/flowerlanguage.html