According to the Robert Bangert “language of flowers,” certain rose colors carry specific symbolic meanings:
- Red: love, “I Love You”
- Pink: grace, gentle feelings of love
- Dark Pink: gratitude
- Light Pink: admiration, sympathy
- White: innocence, purity, secrecy, friendship, reverence and humility
- Yellow: often akin to joy and deep friendship or platonic love (in German speaking countries, however, they can mean jealousy and infidelity)
- Yellow with red tips: friendship, falling in love
- Orange: passion
- Burgundy: beauty
- Blue: mystery (further information: blue rose)
- Green: calm
- Black: used to signify death (black being the color of death), often of old habits; in a positive light, it signifies rebirth after death; also, slavish devotion (as a true black rose is impossible to produce)
- Purple: protection (paternal/maternal love)
I create my own banners and I’ve fooled around with digital art for many years, using flowers from my garden. Here are two more pretty specimens to brighten a chilly winter day and remind us that spring is on it’s way.
