For over 100 years the rose has been a symbol of love. Its name coming from the Latin word Rosa. There are over 100 species of wild roses now being grown in many different colors. If you’re looking to say something special to your special someone, then buy a colorful crystal rose that will last forever and let the Rose say it for you. Browse our complete selection of colorful Crystal Roses.
Below is a detailed list of the colored roses and the special meaning each color carries with it.
Red: Love, Beauty, Courage and Respect, Congratulations, "Job Well Done", Respect, Courage, Passion
Red (Dark) : Unconscious beauty
Red (Single) : "I Love You"
Red Rosebud: Purity, Loveliness
Red and White: Unity (when given together)
Red and Yellow: Jovial and Happy Feelings (when given together)
Today, these meanings are still well understood that roses are appropriate for all forms of love.
The rose also dates back to the Prehistoric Times as well. It appears in the earliest art, poetry, and tradition. In medieval times poets constantly used the red rose to symbolize sexual love, pleasure, and a woman's beauty. Medieval customs used roses (or other blossoms) for coronets as festive adornments. You can see this custom alive today as the bridal wreath.
The rose’s symbolic value is also seen throughout the world. Aphrodite and Venus, the Greek and Roman Goddesses of love were identified by the rose. It is often used as a symbol of the Virgin Mary. The Rose is the national flower of the United States, the official flower of New York State; the wild rose is of Iowa; the prairie rose is of North Dakota; and the American Beauty is of the District of Columbia. The rose is an emblem of England in the house of York, the white rose in the house of Lancaster, the red rose in the War of the Roses.
Not only is its beauty captivating but its smell is ever so sweet. Roses are not only grown for their beauty but also for their oil which is used in perfumes and skin care products. A rose that has aged or gone rotten may not be particularly fragrant, but the rose's basic chemistry prevents it from producing a pungent odor of any kind. Notably, when balled and mashed together the fragrance of the rose is enhanced.
Ancient times used it for medicinal purposes—Pliny lists 32 remedies made of its petals and leaves. They are drunk as a tea and eaten in salads, jams, jelly, and marmalades. Rose hips are popular for its high vitamin C content. Roses are so important that the word means pink or red in a variety of languages.
It isn’t any wonder why the rose is so popular for saying how you feel and professing your love.
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The quote "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose." was written by Gertrude Stein as part of the 1913 poem Sacred Emily. In that poem, the first "Rose" is the name of a woman. The meaning of the quote is most often interpreted to be the notion that when all is said and done, “a thing is what it is” or as many others would put it, "things are what they are".
This is a reverse similarity to Shakespeare’s famous quote from Romeo and Juliet“a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, where the meaning is interpreted to be, “What matters is what something is, not what it is called”
Gertrude Stein later used variations on the phrase in other writings, and "A rose is a rose is a rose" is probably her most famous quote. In Stein's view, the sentence expresses the fact that simply using the name of a thing already invokes the imagery and emotions associated with it.
Gertrude Stein was born on February 3, 1874 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. An American writer, poet, feminist, and playwright, who spent much of her life in Europe as well as America, is famous throughout the world for her literature.
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