Rose day gift ideas for boyfriend

On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article rose day gift ideas for boyfriend. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. Considered a symbol of love and friendship, roses were a gift from Persia to the entire world.

They remained native to Persia and its nearby territories for a long time. The yellow Persian rose was the first variety of the flower to be traded, reaching Vienna sometime in the 16th century. From there, it slowly gained prominence across Europe and the world for its color and fragrance. The leaves are borne alternately on the stem. The flowers of most species have five petals, with the exception of Rosa sericea, which usually has only four. Each petal is divided into two distinct lobes and is usually white or pink, though in a few species yellow or red. The aggregate fruit of the rose is a berry-like structure called a rose hip.

Many of the domestic cultivars do not produce hips, as the flowers are so tightly petalled that they do not provide access for pollination. The oldest remains of roses are from the Late Eocene Florissant Formation of Colorado. Roses were present in Europe by the early Oligocene. Today’s garden roses come from 18th-century China. Among the old Chinese garden roses, the Old Blush group is the most primitive, while newer groups are the most diverse. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.

Rosa minutifolia and Rosa stellata, from North America. This subgenus is subdivided into 11 sections. Roses are best known as ornamental plants grown for their flowers in the garden and sometimes indoors. They have been also used for commercial perfumery and commercial cut flower crops.