Fleurenasci — Roses

Every month has a flower and June's birth month flower is the Rose. Did you know the Rose represents beauty, love and youth? Those are three wonderful characteristics for anyone to possess, much less a flower. The Rose has been a symbol of love, beauty, war and politics for hundreds of years. The genus rose has approximately 150 species that can be found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and even parts of Northern Africa. It is believed that the cultivation of roses began almost 5,000 years ago in China. The roses were grown in the Middle East during the Roman period....