Rose Considerations Beyond the Traditional:

Numerology, Superstitions, Colour and Such

Rose considerations are simple if it's just a dozen red you want and then they're on their way, right? Well, red roses seem to speak of love and tradition and also seem an expedient way to send the perfect gift. But if you want to delve deeper, they can mean more.

ROSES AND MATH

Rose considerations might make you hesitate to ask why it is we mostly send 12. The dozen-gift is usually connected to love and appreciation;of perfection and completeness (as in, you complete me).But to know the reason behind that is to delve into the importance of the number 12 in religion and philosophy.Completion as in a complete cycle in terms of our Roman calendar, or in astrological charts, roses speak of true love and sending one dozen magnifies that.

And so if 12 roses are intensely perfect, then 24 can only be better, even in terms of our numerological symbolism. You speak of love each hour of the day. Gold comes in 24-carat so the metaphor applies that 24 is the very best, representing total devotion. And if you want to make an impact then think of the old advertising jingles where you could "double your pleasure, double your fun"....and do the same. Double your roses and get that WOW response.

And if you only send one flower, then make it a long-stemmed rose as it will surely make a statement. After-all, since Chinese and European roses were cross-bred in the 1800s, the newly emerged rose had the best of both worlds: large single blooms and wonderful scent, capable of year-long blooms.

ROSES AND MEANING An ancient system to measure affection --and to speak of such without being heard outloud, so to speak--attributes characteristics to many flowers, roses included.

ROSES AND COLOUR Rose bouquets come in a variety of colors and are used to convey many different meanings for all types of occasions.