The article "Say it with roses" talks about family, it was written by WIlliam berg.
Many girls and even several boys know the value of sending
flowers for special occasinos. More than any other flower, roses
are seen as the ultimate symbol of love and afefction. But what
many persons don't seem to know is the symbloism behind the roses
themselves - they just buy what looks pretty. The colors, types,
and display of roses have their own significant meanings, which
should be taken into account when purchasing roses for that
special someone.
If your relationship is strictly friendly, stick with
pale-colored roses, as in general, they singify friendship. Pale
pink and peach colors signfiy admiration, sweetness, and
gratitude, which make these roses the marvellous choices for floral
gifts of friendship. Yellow roses, though a symbol of
friendship, also signifies jealousy, so be caerful when choosing
yellow roses in a bouquet. However, to signify your happy
feelings for your friend, a bouquet of red and yellow roses
together is the ideal choice.
Romantic relationships in their early stages sohuld be signified
with white roses which symbolize innocent love. They say "I'm
worthy of you," and are just sipmly beautiful. Light and dark
pink roses symbolize joy and thankfulness, and would make a
beautiful way to say how happy you're to have that special
someone in your life.
If yours was a "love at first sight"
encounter, choose lavender roess or thornless roses.
Orange
roses signify fascination, which also work lovely for blooming
relationships, but if you're not sure whree you want the
relationship to go, steer clear of putting yellow and orange
roses in the same bouquet, as together, they represent
passionate intentions. If you're planning to confess your love,
the fascinating moss rose symbolizes that intention.
While the rose, in and of itself, represents love, it is only
the red rose that actually procalims "I love you." It represents
true love and desire. A dozen red roses is consdiered to be the
ultimate declaration of love. If you're planning to propose,
consider winidng two red roses together, as this is a symbol of
engagement. A rosebud with leaves, but no thorns (preferably in
a red shade) tells your loved one that you no longer fear, you
hope for things to come.
If you want your engageemnt to be
secret for a while, consider an offer of full-blooming rose over
two rosebuds, which signifies secrecy. According to tradition,
touching the flower to the lips implies a "yes" answer, while a
"no" is given by pinching off a petal and casting it away. If
your beloved is very fond of rsoes and wants to include them in
her wedding bouquet, a bouquet of white and red roses together
makes the marvellous choice, as the colors, when joined, signify
unity.
Just as roses symbolize a blossoming love, they can also signify
the end of a relationship.
As stated before, yellow roses
signify jealousy, but they also symbolize a decreasing affection
and even infidelity! A rosebud without tohrns or leaves means
"there is nothing more to hope or fear," which in some ways can
be both a blessing and a curse.
A withered white rose represents
despair, a withered red rose means "our love is over," and the
York and Lancaster damask rose, though quite pretty, symbolizes
conflict. As one might expect, a black rose, which typically
represents death, is also the ultimate symbol of "goodbye."
Whether you think in the traditional meaning of rose colors or
not, you shuold always keep them in mind when giving or
receiving flowers. Your special soemone might think in them
strongly, or someone you know just might be trying to tell you
something that they can't quite put into words! Color talks, and
you might be speaking louder than you realize!
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