Roses are bursting with beauty and meaning, the rose is the world's favourite flower and with such a wide array of colours, varieties and fragrances, it is easy to understand the universal appeal.
The rose has been used throughout history as a symbol of love and war and today there is thought to be over 150 different species being grown across the globe.
The War of the Roses in 1455-1487 saw the House of Lancaster represented by a red rose and the House of York represented by a white rose. When Henry VII won the war he merged the red and the white together and created the Tudor Rose, the rose of England.
The era of the modern rose was established in 1867 with the introduction of the first hybrid by Jean-Baptiste Guillot. All roses before this are now known as Old Garden Roses whilst any after that date are called Modern Garden Roses.
Scientific Name: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae
Availability: All year round
It will take more than words for me to describe the beauty of this bouquet. It is designed by our famous florist with different shades of pink roses, pink lilies, phlox and alstroemeria.
Send flowers this Christmas to your loved ones with this potted arrangement of red roses, purple aster, safari sunset, Christmas twigs and black tie aspidistra leaves. This really is a great gift of flowers to send online.
An elegant gift of 12 white luxury avalanche roses accompanied with meadow-like foliage the perfect gift.. Send Scented Roses with Belgid'Or Chocolates (175g) & a hurricane glass vase.Free Valentine's Card with this gift set to personalise with your gift message.Please note: the vase pictured is not included.
An elegant, simple and a sophisticated flower gift. This arrangement comes with a dozen orange roses, perfectly presented to your loved one.
A perfect thank you gift for the most special person of all - your mum. This bouquet is made with delicious grand prix red roses and amazing robina lilies, expertly wrapped with eucaliptus foliage by our florist experts.
An elegant, simple and a sophisticated flower gift. This arrangement comes with a dozen white roses, perfectly presented to your loved one.
An elegant, simple and a sophisticated flower gift. This arrangement comes with a dozen aqua pink roses, perfectly presented to your loved one.
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of the Cultural Enterprises Awards 2020 . Reminiscent of the stunning sunset in Turner's Fighting Temeraire, this striking bouquet includes beautiful Miss Piggy Roses, with orange fading to dusky pink outer petals. Contrasted with the subtle blue Eryngium and deep purple Trachelium. The white Bouvardia softens this bouquet like the mists and the ghostly Temeraire in the painting. These luxury flowers are inspired by the masterpieces housed at The National Gallery. Each bouquet is beautifully arranged by our floral designers exclusively for The National Gallery. This bouquet is available for UK next day delivery. Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851 The Fighting Temeraire (detail), 1839 © The National Gallery, London
Finalist for 2019 B&LLA Licensing Awards and Winner of the Cultural Enterprise Award 2020. This sumptuous bouquet represents quintessential London. The luxurious use of the classic English red Roses and red Calla Lillies set against the 'fountains' of white Calla Lilies create an elegant contrast. Dramatised with tall majestic steel grass just like to Nelson's Column. These luxury flowers are inspired by the masterpieces housed at The National Gallery. Each bouquet is beautifully arranged by our floral designers exclusively for The National Gallery. This bouquet is available for UK next day delivery. Detail from hand tinted 1950's postcard of Trafalgar Square © The National Gallery, London.