Rose is the Birth Flower of June

Rose is a unique flower which combines adorable beauty with unapproachability. In Greek mythology rose was considered to be a symbol of love and passion. It was an emblem of the goddess of love Aphrodite (Roman Venus). It was believed that when she was coming out of the ocean the foam that surrounded her turned into beautiful rose petals. It is interesting to know that according to one of the legends the first color of roses was white. Amour spilled red wine on white roses during his dance and they changed their color into red. Another legend tells how thorns appeared on the stem. When Amour was smelling the rose, a bee bit him. He got angry and shot the flower from his bow. Since then roses have thorns. Another old story tells that during the times of Adam and Eva roses didn’t have thorns at all. And when Eva kissed white rose it blushed from the pleasure and turned red.

According to the archeological records wild rose existed on the Earth for more than 25 million years. Cultivation of roses has lasted for more than 5000 years.  It was grown in the gardens of the East and the first notes about rose can be read in old Indian records, although Persia is considered to be roses’ motherland.  In Old Persian the word “rose” means “spirit”.

Different countries had different beliefs connected with roses. For example, Old Greeks worshiped roses. They used roses for weddings and ornamenting temples. Greeks threw petals of roses on the warriors who came back from war with victory. During excavations scientists found coins with a picture of rose on them. In Ancient Rome only rich people could afford themselves a rose garden and baths filled with rose water. They made rose wine, added them to different courses which are cherished in the East till current day. It was believed to be a symbol of silence. There is a Latin expression: “Sub rosa dictum” – “I said under the rose” which means that the information is a big secret. In the Middle Ages knights compared their ladyloves with roses. Ladies seemed to be as beautiful and unapproachable as this flower. Many knights had roses embroidered on their shields.

For many centuries the rose has been an international symbol of love. Gorgeous roses are given on special occasions and just because. If your beloved lady has a birthday in June, you are in luck. Our markets offer the widest selection of colors and sizes. Ukraine roses bouquet will make a wonderful surprise as an alternative or a gorgeous addition to a gift to Ukraine.