Rose Considerations Beyond Traditional

Numerology, Superstitions, Colour and Such

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.

Some, particularly Asian gift-givers have other rose considerations. According to this flower forum eleven roses means "you are my treasured one: the one I love most,"while fifteen roses mean "I am truly sorry; please forgive me."

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. Having flourished for about 32 million year, roses are native to four temperate zones in the world and originally pink came from North America and the Orient, white from Europe and yellow from the Middle East brought to Europe in the 18th century.

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