The Ever-Regal Rose
With its intoxicating fragrance, graceful buds and blooms and rich symbolism, the rose is perhaps the most beloved and culturally significant flower in human history. Rose plants are woven into folklore and, of course, love and romance. (“Will you accept this rose?”). Classified under the genus Rosa, these regal woody perennials have captured hearts for…
The Allure of Roses
With about 150 species of wild roses and another 30,000 cultivated varieties, the first rose described for science – Rosa hilliae – was discovered in 1883 by Charles Leo Lesquereux, a paleobotanist. Lesquereux’s rose was initially found by geologists in samples collected in 1877 from the Colorado Florissant Fossil Beds. While that’s pretty impressive, roses…
A Rose of Another Color is Just as Sweet
We love them, don’t we – those crimson roses that smell so sweet, energize our bodies and provide pleasure to our brains? Red roses elicit feelings of love, passion and longing, while the color red is a physical stimulant associated with excitement. And then there are roses of other colors and we love them just…
There’s a reason why roses inspire poets and often sell out on Valentine’s Day. Actually, there are all kinds of reasons: Color: Sure, roses are red but there is a real palette of possibilities to add vibrancy to outdoor landscapes. Examples of bold bloomers include Oso Easy® Paprika, Easy Elegance® Coral Cove and Easy Elegance®…
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, as the saying goes, but might not be as simple to grow. Easy Elegance® roses, a cultivar series created by Bailey Nurseries of St. Paul, Minn., are designed to be both elegant and easy to grow. Dubbed the “fuss proof” rose, Easy Elegance roses combine…