are there to end that rhyme? (Not sure, but if you
know the answer, we can add it to our list of fun
facts below.) Impress your honey on Valentine’s
Day with your knowledge of all things floral.
* Roses are valued for their romantic symbolism
but their blooms are also edible. No, they don’t
taste like chicken. Rather like the flavors of green
apples and strawberries.
* The rose family also includes pears, apples,
cherries, plums, peaches, apricots, and almonds.
* The rose is named as the favorite flower of
85% of Americans.
* George Washington bred roses at his home.
Apparently, pruning roses came naturally to him
(what with all that practice “pruning” cherry trees
as a child).
* A fossilized rose - over 35 million years old -
was found in Florissant, Colorado.
* Rose hips contain more Vitamin C than any
other fruit or vegetable.
* Mythology says that roses grew thorns when
Cupid accidentally shot an arrow into a rose garden.
* The oldest rose in the world has flourished for
over 1,000 years on the wall of Hildesheim
Cathedral in Germany.
* On Valentine's Day in 2008, a whopping 214
million roses were sold in the United States. 59%
of them were red. 100% of them were over-priced
(see next fun fact).
* Just in time for Valentine's Day, rose prices
typically jump 42% in February.
* There are more than 15,000 different types of
rose species and cultivated varieties worldwide.
* A nursery will name a rose after you for a fee.
To have the next rose named (not just any other
name, but your name) you'll have to fork over
$15,000. (Hmmmm… the "Doug" rose has a nice
ring to it.)
* The rose is the favorite flower of 85% of
Americans.
* In 1986, then President Ronald Reagan signed
legislation making the rose the official National
Flower of the United States.
* George Washington bred roses at his home.
* A fossilized rose, which was 35 million years
old, was found in Florissant, Colorado.
* Over 900 acres of greenhouse roses are
harvested in the United States every year. 60% of
these are grown in California.
* Florists sell millions of roses each year in the
United States. The two biggest days for sales are
Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. Christmas is the
third highest day for rose sales.
* Columbus’ crew picked a rose branch out of the
ocean on October 11, 1492. This signaled the
presence of land. The very next day, Columbus
discovered America.
* Rose hips contain more Vitamin C than any
other fruit or vegetable.
* Ancient Romans believed that white roses grew
where the tears of Venus fell when she was
mourning Adonis.
* Shakespeare referred to roses over fifty times in
his works.
* Mythology says that roses grew thorns when
Cupid accidentally shot an arrow into a rose garden.
* The oldest rose in the world has flourished for
over 1,000 years on the wall of Hildeshiem
Cathedral in Germany.
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