Red Roses

The Meaning of Red Roses

The red rose is known as one of the highest-end roses available today, with its large open head and slightly darker red than normal, almost burgundy petals this premium rose ooses sensuality and safe to say there's no more prevalent or enduring symbol of love and beauty in Western culture than this red rose.

Red roses often appear in poetry, literature, classical artwork, contemporary films and everywhere in between. Renowned Scottish poet, Robert Burns, compared his love to a red rose in the poem Red, Red Rose, and the card "soldiers" in Alice in Wonderland lost their heads for painting white roses red, just to name a few classics.

These fragrant blooms come in varying shades of red, which also carry different symbolic meanings. For example, a bright red rose signifies romance, while burgundy means a love that has yet to be realised.