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The meaning of Roses

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Do you love Roses? If you’ve been reading my site you know that I do! I grow over 60 different types of roses. I know that most people, well almost all women, enjoy the surprise of having roses delivered unexpectedly to their home, or office.

The gift of a rose can say so many things – from love to friendship to compassion. If you’ve ever been curious about what the color of roses really means you should visit the ProFlowers meaning of roses page. The main page has a brief summary of what each color means, but if you click the descriptive line for each rose color you’ll be taken to a page that has quite a bit of information about that roses particular color. Did you know that orange roses symbolize passion and excitement and are an expression of fervent romance? I bet you probably would have guessed that that would describe a red rose, wouldn’t you?

The next time you want to send roses to someone take a look at the Meaning of Roses page and send them roses that reflect how you really feel about that person.






Hardy Roses

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If you live in one of the colder gardening zones – Perhaps a USDA zone 2 or 3 you might have already found that you need to purchase very hardy roses.

Some of the hardiest are the Rugosa roses. They are the most cold tolerant group of roses. Most of the cultivars are hardy to zone 4 and a number of them are hardy to zone 3.

Another type of rose to search for are the Canadian Explorer roses. They have been developed to survive Canadian winters. They require minimal care and are environmentally friendly needing minimal spraying. The roses are hardy to -35 Celsius (-31 F) with only snow as protection. They are disease resistant, and flower repeatedly throughout the summer. The Parkland series of roses is similar in nature.

Just a few of the Canadian explorers to look for are Alexander Mackenzie, Champlain, Charles Albanel, David Thompson, De Montarville, and Frontenac.

I grow several of these roses myself and they are thriving. I love them.

The Bonica Rose

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The “Bonica” rose is a nice little rose for gardeners that would like to have roses in their garden, but would like one that can withstand little maintenance, and is fairly hardy.

Not only is the Bonica rose hardy from zones four and up, but it’s also disease resistant, , very colorful, carefree and be planted as a hedge, specimen, or focal point.

The Bonica rose was voted the World’s Favorite Rose in 1997 by the World Federation of Rose Societies, and an All America Winner in 1987.

‘Bonica’ is a lively rose of low, spreading habit.

It produces large sprays of cupped, fully double, rose-pink flowers with glossy, rich green foliage. Also known as Rosa Meidonomac.

This lovely rose grows to a height of 3 to 4 feet with a width of 1 to 4 feet.

  • Bloomtime Range: Mid Spring to Mid Fall
  • USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9
  • AHS Heat Zone: 3 to 9
  • Light Range: Sun to Full Sun
  • pH Range: 4.5 to 8
  • Soil Range: Sandy Loam to Clay Loam
  • Water Range: Normal to Moist

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