Facts About Roses
One of the oldest and most loved variety of flower is the rose. If you have always wanted to incorporate roses into your yard or garden, and are thinking of doing so in the not too distant future, then there will be a few facts about roses that you will need to know first.
Rose bushes and sold to the general public in a few differing ways, they are most commonly sold as bare rooted. If you are not a keen gardener you may never of heard of this term before, and prefer to buy your roses planted in some kind of container. If this is your preferred choice of buying your roses be aware that most experts on this subject will advise differently.
The horticulturist who supplies garden centers and stores will have acres upon acres of roses of different kinds. During the fall or autumn is the time of year when he will dig up the roses, place them in a cold environment for a while, and finally package them off to the garden centers and nurseries. The roots of the plants are usually protected with some form of sacking before being packed, and these are the roses that are known as bare rooted.
Because selling roses bare rooted is the preferred choice of the experts, one will also find a larger and more varied selection of roses to choose from. One of the many facts about roses that are bare rooted is that you do not always have to wait until spring to plant them, they can often be planted out as early as February (depending on where you live), giving the plant plenty of time to be settled and rooted before the flowering season arrives.
The history of the rose is very fascinating and well worth reading about. Even the more astute gardeners amongst us will learn some new and interesting facts about roses that they will never of heard before. For starters, did you know that the rose has been in existence for over thirty millennia. The evidence that helps prove this fact comes from archaeologists who have found fossils of early rose plants proving this.
The mass production of roses was said to of started more than four thousand years ago, probably somewhere in Asia. The rose, and the symbolism of this beautiful flower, has been mentioned in numerous legends and fables originating in Asian and other Eastern cultures. Another way we know all these facts about roses is from the works of art that date back to this period in time.
