Rose color's and meaning, do you believe in it!?

Question

Red is for Love
Pink is for Grace, Joy, and Thankfulness
Yellow is for Friendship..
White is for innocence and secrecy
Coral is for Desire

So when you buy a rose, do you buy it for the smell, and look.. Or do you buy it for the meaning.

Answer 1

Nope. It's just a marketing ploy. It's not about the roses. It's about color. What color evokes what sort of emotions, feelings, etc. Red is always paired with "Passion", because it's a warm color. But it's also related to "anger". When we think of yellow, we think of the sun, its warmth... hence, it's a bright and "friendly" color. White is a neutral color. It feels clean, untainted, hence, "innocence". And so forth...

All flowers, in all it's different colors, hues, shapes n sizes are beautiful.

I buy/appreciate flowers based on,
1. the overall look and feelings it evokes
2. and yup, sometimes scent is a factor, like roses n lilies.

Answer 2

I actually do consider the meaning when buying roses or flowers of any sort. I think it's a lovely extra gesture and can make what has become rather commonplace a little more special. The only time I might veer from observing traditional meaning is if the recipient has a favorite flower. For example, my best friend's favorite is the white Casa Blanca lily. Traditionally, that would symbolize purity but she & I both know that's a joke. I get them for her anyhow though! On a more morbid note, it comes in handy knowing which flowers carry what associations - I wouldn't want to send something inappropriate to a funeral, let's say.

Answer 3

There is a book from England by Shelia Pickles called The Language of Flowers. It explains meaning the Victorians gave to flowers. I think you would be surprised to learn so much about so many flowers. Roses have always been known for love; however, a tulip is the declaration of love.

Red is sometimes for Love and Yellow is sometimes for friendship.
But consider the Yellow Rose of Texas--there is an important meaning. I believe all roses are gorgeous. The ones you purchase in a story usually are not as fragrant as the ones you get out of your garden. And shrub roses are as delicate as tea roses or long-stem roses.

Many cultures share different ideas about colors. I personally love a rose called "Peace" because of its history--it was the last rose to leave England before WWII, I believe. Roses have Latin names and common names. But what is not to love in a rose?
Shakespeare had to be right.

Sterling Silver is my all-time favorite color--it is a pale shade of shimmery silver/lilac/purple. But give any rose of any color and the recipient will be happy.

Answer 4

As a landscaper, I learned the meaning of the color of roses as part of a class on Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry. We actually had that on our final!
For us, the pink rose was romance, and red was everlasting love. When I give roses as a gift, I pick the color of roses the person they are for likes the best. But one year my boyfriend brought me a single, long-stemmed, red rose. He was telling me our relationship was forever. It did go 12 years before he died. And love is everlasting, indeed.

Answer 5

i think what ever one looks the best and smells great. I really don't know the colors and there meanings so looks and smell.