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Deciphering Rose Color Meanings

Posted By Ashleigh Bethea on Feb 14, 2009 | 0 comments


Happy Valentine's Day!

Rose Mr. Lincoln

What would Valentine's Day be without roses? Wayside has plenty of the most popular roses in the country, including the beautiful Mr. Lincoln (Above). Everybody knows that certain rose mean different things, and you don't want to send the wrong message. I will try to sum it up really quickly:

Red – Red roses mean simply "I love you!"
Pink – Pink Roses connote Happiness and Admiration.
Yellow – Yellow roses mean "You're a Great Friend!"
Orange – Orange roses connote desire *wink*.
White -  White rose symbolize purity, and are often used for weddings.
Black – Black roses symbolize death and mourning – Only appropriate for funerals and your weirder friends.

That should give you at least some idea which roses go to which loved ones. Check out our Roses By Color if you'd like to grow them yourself in time for next year, or maybe give a live rose gift!

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