History of Rose

Hi Viewers,I am  Rose flower, I have a long and colourful history. Fossilized rose, 35 million years old, have been discovered in Europe. Embalmed rose buds were found along with the mummies of Ancient Egypt. The first written reference to me (rose) has been found in Iraq and it dates back to 3000 B.C.

 The cultivation of us (roses) most likely began in Asia around 5000 years ago. They have been part of the human experience ever since and mentions of the flower are woven into a great many tales from the ancient world.

A story on me (Rose) is, an ancient Hindu legend, Brahma (the creator of the world) and Vishnu (the protector of the world) argued over whether the lotus was more beautiful than me. Vishnu backed me, while Brahma supported the lotus. But Brahma had never seen me before and when he did he immediately recanted. As a reward Brahma created a bride for Vishnu and called her Lakshmi — she was created from 108 large and 1008 small petals of me.

In the seventeenth century we were in such high demand that we and our water were considered as legal tender. In this capacity they were used as barter in the markets as well as for any payments the common people had to make to royalty. Napoleon's wife Josephine loved us so much she established an extensive collection at Chateau de Malmaison, an estate seven miles west of Paris. This garden of more than 250 rose varieties became the setting for Pierre Joseph Redoute's work as a botanical illustrator and it was here Redoute completed his watercolor collection "Les Rose," which is still considered one of the finest records of botanical illustration.

 Until the beginning of the 19th century, we all  in Europe were shades of pink or white. Our romantic symbol of the red rose first came from China around 1800. Unusual green roses arrived a few decades later.