The gift that is given with meaning is most enjoyed and appreciated.  Often the gifts we choose are items that have caught our attention and are interesting to us.  When it comes to giving a meaningful gift or a gift that has a special message the rose is a super choice.  

Roses have a symbolic meaning according to their color.  You would be most wise to know the connotation before you invest in a number of these lovely flowers with thorns.  If you really want to delight your receiver give roses with exceptional fragrance.  The 'All America Rose Selections' (AARS) have singled out ten top roses for their 'Fabulous Fragrance'.   They are Sun Sprinkles, Double Delight, Elle, 4th of July, Honey Perfume, Memorial Day, Midas Touch, Mr. Lincoln, Sentimental and Sheer Bliss.  Of these Mr. Lincoln is the most widely recognized and bought.  

This guide will aid you in making the most suitable choice for the occasion and for the receiving party.  

• Read rose = love, respect and courage
• Rosebuds = beauty, youth and a heart innocent of love
• Red rosebuds = pure and lovely
• White rosebuds = girlhood or too young to love
• Moss rose bud = confessions of love
• A single rose = simplicity
• In full bloom = I love you or I still love you
• A bouquet in full bloom = gratitude.
• White and red = unity or white with red edges = unity
• White = you are heavenly, reverence, humility, innocence, purity, I'm worthy of you, secrecy & silence
• Pink = grace & gentility (deep pink = gratitude and appreciation
• Light pink = admiration and sympathy
• Yellow = joy, gladness and try to care
• Red and yellow blends = jovial happy feelings
• Coral/orange = enthusiasm and desire
• Deep burgundy - unconscious beauty
• Pale colors = sociability and friendship
• Hybrid tea = I'll remember always
• Sweetheart roses = as the name implies
• Two roses taped/wired together = engagement or coming marriage
• Full blown rose with two buds combination = secrecy
• Withered white = fleeting beauty or no impression
• Rose crown = reward or virtue
• Rose leaves are symbols of hope