Roses are native to the United States and are our national floral emblem. June is National Rose Month (when I wrote about the colors of roses). The rose is the state flower selected by Georgia, Iowa, New York, North Dakota, and the District of Columbia.
Now, the numbers of roses and their meanings:
Single Roses: "Love at First Sight".
Two Roses: "Mutual love". Stems wired together signifies "Upcoming Engagement or Marriage".
Three Roses: "One Month Anniversary".
Six Roses:"I Need Your Love" or "Infatuation".
Seven Roses: "We're Together".
Nine Roses: "Together Forever".
Ten Roses: "Perfect Love".
Eleven Roses: "Treasured Love".
Twelve Roses: "Be Mine".
Thirteen Roses: "Secret Admirer", "Friends Forever".
Twenty Roses: "Sincere Love".
Twenty-one Roses: "Dedicated Love".
Twenty-four Roses: "I'm Yours All Day Long".
Twenty-five Roses: "Congratulations".
Thirty-three Roses: "Affectionate Love".
Thirty-Six Roses: "Remember OurFull-Blown, "Head-Over-Heels" Romance".
Forty Roses: "Genuine Love".
One Hundred Roses: "Undying love".
One Hundred and One Roses: "You Are My One and Only Love".
One Hundred and Eight Roses: "Marriage proposal".
Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Roses: "I Love You Every Day of the Year"!
May your loved one surprise you with beautiful roses!
Info from: http://www.teleflora.com, http://www.rose-works.com, http://www.love-of-roses.com, and http://www.loveletterbox.com
Photos: Flickr: jason tinder, Hello-Julie, Joe Shlabotnik, and pasotraspaso's photostreams.
In this economy, if someone can afford to give you 365 roses, they do love you!! They're also probably rich. :)
ReplyDeleteIv'e never been a fan of roses, I'm more of a tulip girl. But if someone is buying flowers for me, I'll take what I can get.
ReplyDeleteMakes me wonder who took the time to create this info and what influenced their choices. And how long ago was it designed? Have the number of flowers in a bouquet always had this significance or was it designed by florists? For me, any flower in any amount is welcome. Love them all!
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ReplyDeleteI welcome any color rose in any number. I do prefer a rich fragrance over visual perfection so I tend to gravitate toward the darker roses.
ReplyDeleteXXOO Kat
Ha, I told my guy, he should get me 101 roses. You should have seen his face. Who knew all these meanings existed. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting!! I love roses of all kind. If they send more than a dozen roses, they are in no need of money:)
ReplyDeleteI'm allergic to roses too. And lilies. Anything else is fine. Must be the fragrance... Oh well, plenty of other beautiful stuff out there.
ReplyDeleteI love all flowers.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure roses didn't originate from England? You know there's an old saying about the English rose. I can't remember all of it. lol
My favorite has always been the peace rose but I do love yellow tulips:-) Like Jean, I'm allergic to Lilly's but I do love them.
ReplyDeleteI think the old rose varieties that haven't been hybridized are the most fragrant! I used to have wild rose bushes in my yard and their scent was incredible!
I'm allergic to roses personally but I think 999 roses means be mine I'm loaded lol
ReplyDeleteWow, that was a very interesting post and I learned something today. I've been sending the wrong messages to most of my friends and loved ones. hahah
ReplyDeleteI love this information. thanks so much for sharing it.
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I love roses tooo but I sneeze like there's no tommarrow. Iowa's state flower the wild rose is beautiful but we don't see them like we used to.... its sad. This is an awesome post. I'm going to tell my hubby if he loves me he'll get me 999 and some benedryl, lol
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