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A Trivia on Roses – How Much Do You Know About Your Favorite Flower?

Sreedevi Nair
Play this challenge and get to know more about the most beloved flower in the world.
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In November 1986, the rose was declared the national floral emblem of the USA by President Ronald Reagan while he was standing in the famous White House Rose Garden. The pink rose is the national flower of Maldives.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Though the pointy stems are often referred to as thorns in lay man’s terms, the correct word to use is prickles.
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The full quote in Romeo and Juliet said by Juliet: ‘What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.’
The phrase is used presently in conversations as a way to say ‘what really matters is what something is, not by what it is called…
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Most species of roses grow tiny fruits called rose hips. These look like red, black or purple berries and have a high nutritional value of Vitamin C.
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The oldest living rose plant is said to be over 1000 years old. It is located at St. Mary's Cathedral at Hildesheim built in the 11th century. The world’s oldest rose bush has also withstood bombings and survived throughout the changes in time.
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The ‘Diana, Princess of Wales Rose’ is a beautiful white-pink blend rose dedicated to the late Princess Diana. It blooms in early summer giving out light fragrances.
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Yellow roses have long been associated as a symbol of friendship and are given to signify a way to express friendly feelings to someone.
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Juliet Rose is known as the world’s most expensive rose ever developed. Renowned rose breeder David Austin took 15 years and spent 4.37 million dollars to create this apricot-hued rose.
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A miniature rose named ‘Overnight Scentsation’ is the first rose that was sent to space. The space researchers took it along to study the effects of gravity on the fragrance of a rose.
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Cavriglia Rose Gardens in Tuscany, Italy has more than 7000 varieties of roses and is currently the largest private rose garden in the world.
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For many years, rose breeders tried to create a blue rose by manipulating various species and colors of roses. The world successfully got a genetically modified blue rose in 2004.
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The tallest rose bush in the world - ‘Bewitched’ stands at 18 feet at California.