Roses.
Roses. Who can resist them? Not me. And if you're like me, you'll pause, in the fragrant presence of a rose and you'll admire the exquisite shape of its tiny buds, the emerging flower itself, and the fully opened rose with its smooth pliant petals curling over each other in their quest to garner every bit of attention they can receive.
Roses have been admired for centuries for their beauty and fragrance, and many people will readily admit that they are their favourite flower. They have been given to initiate, ignite, and inspire romance along with countless other worthy and noble reasons.
Behind all that beauty which stirs the heart strings of the romantically inclined, there are some really interesting facts available about the practical benefits of roses. Such as, the rich source of Vit C provided by the fruit of the rose known as rose hip.
These woody perennials are from the Rosaceae family and hundreds of species and thousands of cultivars exist today. Roses are versatile plants as they can be grown as shrubs, or as climbers and their sizes range from large to miniature.
Fruit eating birds such as thrushes and waxwings love the hips and the seeds which are dispersed via their droppings.
Roses are widely grown throughout the world for commercial purposes. The oil from roses are extracted to produce perfumes for the beauty industry and rose water for the food industry and of course as a medicine. How dull our lives would be without one of my favourite flowers........The Rose.
Other uses for roses are for making jam, jelly, marmalade, soup or teas. The teas are brewed mainly for their vitamin C properties. A range of roses have been traditionally used in herbal, folk and Chinese medicines with some species reported to benefit stomach problems. There are apparently investigations ongoing to assess their ability to control the growth of cancer.
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