Varieties of Pink Cut Roses
Among pink roses, darker shades express gratitude while lighter pinks signify grace, sympathy or joy. Still other reasons for selecting pink roses include celebration of a newly born baby girl. They also set a light mood when adorning a dinner table. Does this Spark an idea?
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American Beauty
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Many florists offer the American Beauty as a choice for cut flower arrangements. The color is a vivid deep pink. The buds are large and round. A fully opened bud displays 50 petals.
Tiffany
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The Tiffany rose, a pink hybrid tea rose, is included on the All American Rose Society's l0 most fragrant roses. A Tiffany's tall and oval-shaped blossoms make it a favorite choice for long-stem cut roses.
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Moonstone
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The Moonstone rose has faint pink petals laced with a darker pink, giving the rose depth and texture. Like a moonstone, the roses change in color. As they age, the petals turn creamy white. The flowers are often large with long petals. The foliage is dense and dark green, making Moonstone roses suitable by themselves, with no need for additional greenery to fill out the vase.
Pink Promise
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Pink Promise is a 2009 All-America Rose Selections winner and the National Breast Cancer Foundation's official flower symbolizing the promise of compassion and awareness. Pink Promise is a long-stemmed rose that exudes a highly fruity scent and has blossoms that spread up to 5 inches in diameter.
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