Rose for Saint Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is coming soon. Wondering what to give to your love one(s)?

In Japan, the custom is girl gives chocolate to boy. But universally, it's the boy who must give a souvenir. Ideally, rose is the most common, but what color should be given?

Red rose: Deepest love and respect

White rose: Innocence

Below is the answer (Exerpted from Wikipedia.org. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose). Hopefully this can give you some clue to decide and to tell another person what you're think of him/her.

According to the Robert Bangert"language of flowers", certain rose colors carry specific symbolic meanings.

• Red: love, "I Love You"


• Pink: grace, gentle feelings of love
  
• Dark Pink: gratitude


• Light Pink: admiration, sympathy


• White: innocence, purity, secrecy, friendship, reverence and humility.


• Yellow: often akin to joy and deep friendship or platonic love. In German speaking countries, however, they can mean jealousy and infidelity.


• Yellow with red tips: Friendship, falling in love


• Orange: passion


• Burgundy: beauty


• Blue: mystery
  o Further information: blue rose


• Green: calm


• Black: used to signify death (black being the color of death) often of old habits. In a positive light it signifies rebirth after death. Also, slavish devotion (as a true black rose is impossible to produce).


• Purple: protection (paternal/maternal love)

The rose also has various supernatural and literary attributes.