As one of the oldest flowers known to man, the rose carries a lot of meaning. According to legend it was created by Chloris, the Greek goddess of flowers, but of a lifeless body of a nymph which she found one day in a clearing in the woods. She asked the help of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, who gave her beauty; Dionysus, the god of wine, added nectar to give her a sweet scent, and the three Graces gave her charm, brightness and joy. Then Zephyr, the West Wind, blew away the clouds so that Apollo, the sun god, could shine and make the flower bloom. And so the Rose was.

The Rose is the flower for the month of June and it is the symbol for 15th anniversarys. Here are the meanings behind the different colors of the rose:

BURGUNDY: Beauty within.

CORAL: Desire.

DARK CRIMSON: Mourning.

HIBISCUS: Delicate beauty.

LAVENDER: Love at first sight, enchantment.

LEAF: You may hope.

MOSS: Confessions of love.

ORANGE: Fascination, display feeling of enthusiasm.

PEACH: Desire, gratitude, apprecation, admiration, sympathy, modesty.

PINK: Happiness, appreciation, admiration, friendship, sympathy.

DARK PINK: Thankfulness.

LIGHT PINK: Grace, gladness, joy, perfect happiness, please believe me, gratitude, admiration, gentility.

RED: Love, passion, respect, courage, I love you, beauty, pure and lovely, prosperity.

DEEP RED: Un-selfconscious beauty.

SINGLE, FULL BLOOM: I love you, I still love you, new love.

BUD, SMALL: Pure and lovely, beauty and youth, a heart innocent of love.

THORNLESS: Love at first sight.

WHITE: Innocence, purity, secrecy, I am worthy of you, silence, friendship, truth, virtue, girlhood, humility spiritual love, but of the soul, reverence, charm, happy love.

WHITE, DRIED: Death is preferable to loss of virtue.

YELLOW: Joy, friendship, true love, decrease of love, jealousy, try to care, freedom, slighted love, shows "I care", joy, gladness.

ROSES, BOUQUET, MATURE: Gratitude.

ROSES, RED & WHITE TOGETHER: Unity, flower emblem of England.

ROSES, YELLOW & RED TOGETHER: Happiness, congratulations.

ROSES, YELLOW & ORANGE TOGETHER: Passionate thoughts.