Garden Of Roses | 22 Fascinating Facts That Will Blow Your Mind | Useful and Colorful Flower

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[Applause] [Music] Timeless elegant and beautiful three words that we first think of when we hear the word r R more than a Valentine’s Day cliche roses are the most loved flower in the world and with good reason these flowers are astonishingly versatile they come in a stunning array of shapes sizes and shades making them a favorite in yards and gardens around the world what’s more roses are edible frequently enjoyed by the ancient Romans and Egyptians keep watching if you’d like to learn more fascinating facts about this astonishing bloom archaeologists have discovered Rose fossils that date back as far as 35 million years according to the Guinness Book of World Records roses are the oldest species of plant to be grown as decoration the rose genus Rosa family rosesi is the oldest species of plant cultivated and used for decorative purposes documents dated to ad50 suggest that ancient Romans grew the flowers in vast plantations and local hot houses to ensure a yearr round supply of medicinal extracts cooking ingredients and ornamentation ancient Romans used roses to decorate buildings furniture and people whilst petals were laid to create Rose carpets and walkways there is evidence dating back 5,000 years when the Chinese and Japanese created rose gardens although it is not known if these were for ornamental reasons similarly theopus 382 287 BC wrote about the cultivation of roses in ancient Greece but not their purpose even more shocking the oldest living Rose is 1,000 years old it grows on the wall of the Cathedral of hildesheim in Germany and its presence is documented since ad 8815 according to the leg the rose bush symbolizes the prosperity of the city of hildesheim as long as it flourishes hildesheim will not decline in 1945 Allied bombers destroyed the cathedral yet the bush survived its roots remained intact beneath the debris and soon the Bush was growing strong again while it is true that most people add roses to the garden for their looks alone roses have a long history of being used as food and Medicine roses are classified as herbs and as such are recognized as useful plants their petals are edible and Rose Water made from soaking the petals in water is often added to jellies or jams are used as an added flavor in Indian and Chinese dishes keep in mind if you are using roses as food that they should be chemical free don’t use roses that have been sprayed with pesticide or any other chemicals also don’t use cut roses from flower shop or Supermarket because they have been grown with many chemicals growing your own roses is the best way to ensure that you have good roses for your medicine cabinet table or any other use roses also grow a berry-shaped fruit commonly referred to as rose hips the fruit can be or orange red dark purple or even black rose hips are packed with vitamin C and can be dried to create a refreshing tea this is why rose hips are sometimes used to create Jam jelly and marmalade the hip also has minor medicinal uses used in food supplements and can be pressed or filtered to make rose hip syrup we all know the saying stop and smell the roses well roses weren’t chosen for this phrase by chance their lovely Aroma is a popular floral scent and is even used in many perfumes specifically rose oil has been an important ingredient in the perfume industry for centuries the process of extracting rose oil from flowers requires a huge amount of roses just 1 gram of oil is produced from 2,000 roses the rose scent comes from microscopic perfume glands on the petals I was astonished to learn that the Rose Valley in Bulgaria produces 85% of the world’s rose oil the rose scent is one of the flowers most treasured characteristics Greeks and Romans made perfume from roses and to this day their scent is an important element in many of the world’s best and most successful perfume Blends centifolia and damis Roses are the most common choices used to make perfume the petals are gathered at night as they are at their most fragrant Just Before Sunrise the essential oils are extracted and used to mix other ingredients in order to make perfume rose water is a byproduct of the process that makes rose oil rose water is used in perfumes and also in cosmetics as a flavoring and in medicines it is also used in Middle Eastern cuisine also referred to as Rose syrup the French use it as a flavoring the rose flavored liquid is added to desserts mering marshmallows and drinks for a distinctive taste everyone knows that roses have long been a symbol of love but the color Choice also plays a role in what a rose symbolizes also it is important to emphasize that meanings can vary in different cultures the following rose colors in the western world are commonly associated with the following meanings red love and romance pink grace and elegance yellow friendship and sheer white Purity and innocence and spirituality and orange enthusiasm and energy sorry to disappoint but there is no such thing as Black Roses what might sometimes be referred to as a black rose is actually a dark red rose a good example is the black rose of turkey is a breed that appears pitch black to the eye but in actuality it is a dark reddish crimson color true blue pigments don’t occur naturally in roses there are lots of good purples among the old roses and hundreds of excellent mes and lilacs were introduced in the 1950s and 1960s think of sterling silver lavender dream and lilac charm as the unexpected result of breeding for Vigor rapity in blue a vigorous shrub with Smoky purple flowers is one of the most popular of modern roses but it’s not the sort of blue we’re looking for the truth is that the only way to get clear Blues into our roses is by doing a bit of genetic modification in the lab this is something that many people approve of conveniently forgetting that the history of all plant breeding is basically a history of genetic Improvement in 2004 researchers used genetic modification to create roses that contain the blue pigment delphinidin but such roses still are better described as mes and lilacs not blue on November 20th 1986 President Ronald Reagan officially made the rose the national flower emblem of the United States he did this while standing in the famous White House Rose Garden various varieties of roses are also the state flower of Georgia Iowa New York North Dakota and Washington DC George Washington was the first rose breeder in the United States and he even named a variety after his mother Mary Washington General Washington served two terms as president from 1789 1797 and then gratefully returned to his Plantation Mount Vernon to finally become the horticulturist he had always wanted to be back in Virginia he polished his home built a gorgeous greenhouse and oversaw planting food and other crops Washington had an affinity for planting what he called pleasure Gardens these had flowers of every color and roses that were available at the time he planted native roses old blush Egen timee and damus Roses at the time the petals and hips were used for food plate garnishes and prized rosew waterer according to President Reagan’s Proclamation George hybridized a rose and named it after his mother the Mary Washington Rose a noiset which is still available today in 1865 the Maro Robert Nursery of angers France introduced to New Rose in honor of the Fallen American president they called it souvenir to President Lincoln surprisingly it is still grown and available it is very full quartered Bloom with an amazing fragrance it gets huge arching canes and sprays blossoms all over like a giant magenta Fountain it is a very Hardy Rose repeats well all season long and is a lasting tribute to Honest Abe and then there is the widely available Rose hybridized by swim and weeks known as Mr Lincoln it is a tall hybrid tea with long stems and a big Bloom the flowers are a deep patriotic red and have so much fragrance that one can smell them from across the garden Ecuador is one of the world’s largest suppliers of roses with an astonishing 54% of the land filled with roses there is natural light all year round providing the perfect climate for flowers to thrive with longer growing Cycles records show that the tallest rose bush stands at 5.6 M High that’s 18.8 ft this was achieved by Christopher Rose in the USA on the 8th of November 2017 there are around 150 species of roses across the world with thousands of hybrids too cherries apples peaches plums pears apricots and almonds are all relatives of the Rose family rose petals have microscopic perfume glands on their lower petals and these are responsible for producing their beautiful scent the tutor Rose refers to England’s emblem of Peace at the end of The War of the Roses the civil war between the Royal House of Lancashire which wore a red rose and the Royal House of York which wore a white rose Rose breeder David Austin spent $5 million to create the apricot hute hybrid over the course of 15 years Rose Juliet debuted in 2006 at the Chelsea flower show and took the floral World by storm not only for its blushing Beauty but because it was the most expensive Rose ever developed the Juliet Rose sold for 15.8 million in 2006 which also made it the world’s most expensive Rose cultivar a fun fact about roses is that they’re name to celebrate politicians celebrities and other legendary people as a tribute to their contributions to society the Elizabeth Taylor Rose is a bright pink hybrid te Rose while Barbara strand’s Rose which she was very particular about is a lavender Bloom with a bright citrusy scent Julia Child’s Rose is appropriately a butter yellow color with a licorish tinged Aroma first lady Laura Bush selected an orange cinnamon hued Rose because it reminded her of a Texas Sunset even Elvis Presley has a rose named for him an orange pink hybrid T Rose in ancient Greece the rose flower was a symbol closely associated with Aphrodite the Goddess of love sexuality and Beauty according to the beliefs of this time red roses came to be when Aphrodite met her lover Adonis he was wounded by a wild boar and a mixture of his Blood and aphrodites Tears produced a red rose bush when they hit the ground they say all is fair in Love and War well roses saw their appearance not only in love but in war as well War of the Roses was a name given to a conflict in England between 1455 and 1485 where a red rose represented the Lancaster house feuding against the house of York which was represented by White Rose Nikita K Ru Haw offski a Californian Rose grower managed to grow a pink rose with a 33 in diameter or about 84 4 cm the stem was around 6 ft long or around 1.8 m this massive creation was presented at a rose show and had to be displayed on the floor as it was too big to place vertically this Rose was over five times bigger than typical large hybrid roses which are very large to begin with a popular Rose in the 15th and 16th centuries was the French Rose AKA Rosa Gala AKA Apothecary Rose if you are a fan of Renaissance art you’ve probably seen this flower in paintings from that era such as Pier AUST renoir’s roses Dan’s unas during the 19th century these roses were planted outside apothecaries all over Europe their flowers were often used for their medicinal qualities and their ability to cure hangovers indigestion and skin rashes Apothecary roses were often used in tea which was made by steeping rose petals in hot water and sweetening it with honey Empress Jose fine the first wife of Napoleon bonapart was known for her Love of All flora and fauna but it was the rose that was her favorite flower it is said that she had over 250 different types of roses in her garden one of the largest collections in the world she is credited with starting the idea of having a garden made up entirely of one kind of plant today rose gardens are a popular feature at botanical gardens around the world roses fall into three main categories old garden roses wild roses and modern roses old garden roses are also called antique or historic roses and many date back centuries these are well known for their fragrance but only bloom once per growing season Wild Roses are the wild flowers of the Rose family and are almost always pink modern roses constitute most roses growing today in gardens and yards these are the most popular type of rose as they have been bred to bloom more than once usually have larger Bloom size and beautiful fragrance and are often more disease resistant each of these categories of roses also contains other more specific types of roses such as tea roses climbing roses shrub roses miniature roses and ground cover roses to name a few [Applause] [Music]