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Sweatin’ (Tell Me)
History and Meaning of Yellow Roses
Primary Significance: Friendship, Joy, Get Well
Yellow roses have a shorter, albeit no less fascinating, history than other roses. It wasn’t until around the 18th century that yellow roses were discovered growing naturally in parts of the Middle East. Prior to this, roses in cultivation predominantly existed in various shades of pink and to a lesser extent, white. However, once the first...
“More beautiful than a rose is the soul that beholds it”
– Sunny Brooke
“If I had a rose for every time I think of you, I would walk in my garden...”
– Rose Macaulay (1889 - 1958)
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell...”
– Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)
