Why are red roses the standard flower for your significant other?
Dear tigerman, According to the Victorian "Language of flowers", different colored roses each have their own symbolic meaning:
Red: love Pink: grace, gentle feelings of love Dark Pink: gratitude Light Pink: admiration, sympathy White: innocence, purity, secrecy, friendship, reverence and humility. Yellow: Yellow roses generally mean dying love 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 Green: calm Black: slavish devotion (as a true black rose is impossible to produce) Purple: protection (paternal/maternal love) Sue