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Meaning of Rose Colors: What Years of Seeing Roses Taught Me About Red, Pink, Yellow, White, and Wild Roses
The first rose I ever bought wasn’t for a romantic occasion. At least, not intentionally. I was still young, standing awkwardly in a flower shop, trying to choose something for a teacher who had helped me through a difficult season. The shop was filled with roses of every color, and I remember staring at them longer than I should have. Red felt too serious. White felt too formal. Yellow seemed cheerful. Pink felt gentle. In the end, I chose pink roses simply because they looked kind. Years later, I realized that choice wasn’t accidental at all. Flowers have a strange way of communicating things we struggle to put into words. We often think of roses as symbols of romance, but