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Rose
A gardener's true delight, a poet's inspiring muse, a lover's heartfelt gift and a housewife's cherished pride, sweet-smelling and  exquisitely delicate rose blooms have held an undisputed and a special place in everyone's heart. Writers, kings, empresses, painters to commoners from every walk of life at some point of their lives or the other have been drawn to the majestic beauty and rich fragrance of these pretty flowers. Even literary geniuses like Shakespeare and Shelley couldn't help but profusely quote these flowers in their poems and sonnets. To know what makes these modest flowers such a breathtaking thing of beauty and joy, read on:
Biological Classification
A perennial plant of the genus Rosa, belonging to the family Rosaceae, rose is one of the most popular flowers in the world. The plant has over 100 species, each of which is characterized by a group of erect shrubs that bear sharp prickles. Most of these rose species are indigenous to Asia, Europe, North America, and northwest Africa.
Blooms of rose are large and varicolored, with hues ranging from white, yellow, red, purple, terracotta, orange, peach, fuchsia to green. One flower has multiple ovaries, which are generally found enclosed in a cup-like structure called hypanthium. Number of petals vary depending on whether the plant is a pure breed or a hybrid. These petals as well as the leaves of the plant wrapping the buds of rose flowers, i.e., the sepals are actually the modified leaves of the plant. The normal leaves of the plant are pinnate and feather-like, and are borne on both sides of a common stem.
Biological Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- (unranked): Angiosperms
- (unranked): Eudicots
- (unranked): Rosids
- Order: Rosales
- Family: Rosaceae
- Subfamily: Rosoideae
- Genus: Rosa
- Species: Rosa acicularis, Rosa alpina, Rosa anemoniflora, Rosa beggeriana, Rosa blanda, Rosa californica, Rosa filipes, Rosa kordesii, Rosa mollis, Rosa obtusifolia, Rosa sempervirens, Rosa webbiana, etc.
Types Of Roses
Rose is a flower whose classification is as grandiose as its lineage, as it is perhaps the only flower that boasts of such an awe-inspiring range of shape, size, color, blooming pattern and growing habitat. Nevertheless, we have mentioned below some of the most common rose types, which are popular worldwide:
- China Rose: Mild scented and pink-colored blooms that grow in summer and late autumn season. A typical trait of china rose is that its flowers darken with age.
- Climbing Rose: Available as both one-time blooming or repeated blooming variety, these are similar to vines, reaching to an average height of more than 20 ft.
- Damask Rose: This is a common rose hybrid, derived from a cross between Rosa gallica and Rosa moschata. Found mainly in shades of white, pink and red.
- Hybrid Tea Rose: This rose variety was derived in 1800s by hybridizing hybrid perpetuals with tea rose. It grows to a height of nearly 2 meters and comes in solid colors of white, yellow, orange, pink, red, lavender as well as in multicolored variety.
 Hybrid Tea Rose: This rose variety was derived in 1800s by hybridizing hybrid perpetuals with tea rose. It grows to a height of nearly 2 meters and comes in solid colors of white, yellow, orange, pink, red, lavender as well as in multicolored variety.- Floribunda Rose: Derived by crossing polyanthas with hybrid tea, these roses are extremely delicate requiring special care. Flowers may be borne singly or in clusters.
- Grandiflora Rose: First derived from a cross between hybrid tea and floribunda, grandilgola roses exhibit large flowers that are grouped into small clusters.
- Miniature Rose: As evident from the name, miniature roses are tiny roses that usually grow to a height of not more than 36". These are best planted in containers and pots.
- Provence Rose: Provence rose or cabbage rose, as it is commonly known as, can be easily identified by its heady fragrance. The plant is shrubby and its flowers exhibit numerous petals, generally arranged in a globular shape.
- Shrub Rose: This is a rose variety that is easy to grow and requires very less maintenance. Also known as landscape rose, these are repeated flowering roses that are identified by their strong fragrance and vivid colored blooms.
- A few other popular varieties of roses are Tree Rose, Alba, Bermuda Rose, Bourbon, Noisette, Gallica, Portland Rose, Canadian Hardy Rose, Hybrid Perpetual and Hybrid Musk.
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