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There are many shades of white roses, as
there are interpretations as to what white
roses represent. In the photo above we took
a picture of a white rose bouquet that sat
on the tables of a dinner event we
attended. With the evening, golden glow of
some white wines, the flowers looks
especially nice in contrast to the darker
tones.
While the white rose has held special
meaning even to countries such as England
over 500 years ago when it was used as the
symbol of the House of York, current
appreciation of this delicate flower that's
especially natural looking and contrasts
well with other flowers is said to take on
meaning such as purity and innocence. The
Mystical Rose of Heaven (the white rose)
once also represented the Virgin Mary, while
today it is mostly enjoyed without a lot of
intrinsic meaning.
Florists do an especially good job of
assigning meaning to flowers, however, and
some of the attributes reportedly assigned
to this flower include reverence and
humility, secrecy and silence,
innocence, purity and heavenly. When buying
white long stemmed roses, we surfed the
Internet and discovered prices fluctuate
greatly. You can pay up to several
dollars for a single stem white rose, or we
found a deal at Sam's Club online where they
were selling a 50/50 mix of long stemmed
whites and long stemmed pink roses for $75.
They recommended brides think about the cost
savings for weddings.
While the interpreters of rose colors tell
us the lovely flower represents things
young, pure and innocent, beware as beauty
fades fast. Poor, withered flowers, the
white roses die and if you give them as
gifts on the down side of a quick life,
you may be sending a message that the
recipient's beauty is fleeting and the
person made no impression on you. Ouch! |
