“The mind is like a flower; These are open when the time is right. " Roses are one of the most well-known and most admired flowers in the world. It is as beautiful as a rose because of its aroma and quality.![144694114_416851659583112_6903324610519128534_n.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUCwpYeJGzhL2LgqvtjVaQuwszEjNnTAf4d26dXdtWtAC/144694114_416851659583112_6903324610519128534_n.jpg) More than a hundred species of roses and thousands of species have been found all over the world so far. Among them there are differences in color, structure and size. There are differences in its beauty and mahogany. There is a lot to know about roses. Below are some interesting facts about roses - Many of us have heard of black roses, and some have seen them. The funny thing is that roses are never black. The black rose that we hear about is the "Halfeti Rose", a very rare species in Turkey, which, although pale to the naked eye, is dark red in color. ![black-rose-dragon-768x576.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPKSaxmj4vgWEYMeXMFUsnTv6XK4HieotrKoCj2yFkaZL/black-rose-dragon-768x576.jpg) Breeders have been mixing different species for many years to create new colors and shapes of roses. However, they have repeatedly failed to produce blue roses due to lack of enzymes in rose petals. Finally, with the advancement of genetic engineering, they succeeded in producing the first blue rose in 2007. Famous for breeding roses, David Austin cultivated the world's most expensive rose, named Juliet Rose, in 2006. It took him 15 years to discover and cost 5 million. ![david-austin-roses-768x768.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaByRz4ePcpQUhXRYeKpxtQYni73tJarkXBqSvpPZktcr/david-austin-roses-768x768.jpg) you can't belive that,The record for the tallest rose tree so far is 23 feet. There is a rose bush called "Lady Banksia" which is the most forgotten rose bush in the world. It is forgotten with an area of 7500 square feet. The trunk of this tree alone is more than 12 feet in diameter and has more than 200,000 roses. ![Lady-Banksia.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb6DDivgDeR3FBu4eDLhpYShpdd5RRsNETC3rz7cJHtA2/Lady-Banksia.jpg) Roses have existed on earth since ancient times. Scientists have found a fossil of a rose that is 35 million years old.Many species of roses live more than a thousand years. The rose bush on the walls of the Hillesheim church in Germany has survived for more than 1,000 years. The largest privately owned rose garden is in Cavriglia, Italy, with more than 75,000 species of roses. All roses have five petals. Only one species, called Rosa seresia, has four petals. The first find of this species of rose was in the vicinity of the Himalayas. ![147756656_3525026094291276_3225370739642917723_n.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXCy4sXQfhfVE6F4Ut1d2MDYq7S4vguUWeHU2zugSides/147756656_3525026094291276_3225370739642917723_n.jpg) Roses are the main source of income and livelihood in many countries of the world. Roses are grown on 80 percent of Zambia's total arable land. 95% of the flowers exported in that country are roses. Roses are grown on 54 percent of Ecuador's land. The rose business is booming in many countries in Africa and South America. In those countries, roses are the main source of livelihood for millions of people. The demand for roses is huge in developed countries like France, America, Europe. The ankles of roses, also known as rose petals, are an excellent source of vitamin C. Significant amounts of Vitamin A and Vitamin B are also found in rose petals.Rose is used in salads, various desserts, and cakes. Rose petals are also used to make jams, jellies and pickles. Rose extract is used as a perfume in ice cream. Rose water is used as a perfume in many foods. Rose oil has been used for centuries to make perfumes. It takes a lot of roses to make even a small amount of rose oil. It takes more than two thousand roses to make just 1 gram of oil. Roses have conquered not only the earth but also space. In 2002, a miniature rose called "Overnight Sensation" was launched into space to observe the effect of the fragrance of roses on zero gravity. Roses have different meanings in color and number.![147818461_109838244355564_1809520578264584825_n.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmc6rqkmmgUQu5GM2fgVpRMYAz731vo7hi94r1JYK4jQzz/147818461_109838244355564_1809520578264584825_n.jpg) The red rose is a symbol of love and the yellow rose is a messenger of friendship. Orange roses express excitement or interest, white rose symbolizes holiness, pink roses joy. Purple rose symbolizes eternal love, black rose symbolizes death or mourning, blue rose symbolizes mystery and green rose symbolizes mystery. Peace and serenity.With a number of red roses, you can present your feelings to your loved ones. For example, a red rose means, "I love you." A red rose bud means, "You are my first love." 8 red roses - "I love you". 15 red roses means, "I'm sorry." 25 red roses means "congratulations".