Roses are red, says the poem, and violets are blue, but in fact roses come in almost every shade of the rainbow, including blue.

 

If you search, you can find yellow roses, which originated in the Middle East, pink roses (the original damask roses), white roses (alba species), traditional red roses, and even blue roses, the first of which was created in Japan in 2004.  There are even black roses, sold under the names Ink Spot, Black Magic and Baccara, though in fact these “black” roses are really only a very deep shade of red.

 

By any name, and in any color, roses are the most beautiful flower in existence, as well as the most varied, thanks to generations of breeding and cultivation for perfect forms and unique colors. In fact, roses are so well loved that certain cities, notably Tyler, Texas and Portland, Oregon, dub themselves “The Rose Capital of America” and “The City of Roses”. Both cities boast phenomenal rose gardens, and Tyler’s unique claim to fame is that it grows and ships more than half the roses distributed to garden centers across America.

 

Whether you are looking for a single rose for your beloved, or a dozen roses in such unique shades as blue or black for a special occasion, you can’t go wrong calling 1-800-FLOWERS, a worldwide chain of florists which can supply any color, style or variety of rose you have in mind.