A Dozen Facts You Didn't Know About Roses
A Dozen Facts You Didn't Know About Roses
The rose has been a timeless inspiration for artists, poets and song composers and they are of course an amazingly beautiful addition to any garden. Many women are complete and fulfilled when they receive a bunch of roses as a gift. Here are some facts about roses that you may not know!
The rose has been a timeless inspiration for artists, poets and song composers and they are of course an amazingly beautiful addition to any garden. Many women are complete and fulfilled when they receive a bunch of roses as a gift. Here are some facts about roses that you may not know!
Black Roses are an Illusion Of The Mind, and Don't Exist
Truly black roses do not exist, although there are a few species of roses that come close. The Turkish Halfeti rose, also known as "The Black Rose of Turkey", is an extremely rare breed that appears pitch-black to the eye, but in fact is a dark reddish-crimson colour.
2009 Marked the Arrival of the First Blue Rose
For years breeders have crossed different colours of roses in an effort to create the impossible. Rose petals lack the enzyme needed to create a blue pigment and breeders always failed. Now for the first time, thanks to genetic engineering, blue roses finally exist.