Colors of Rose Flowers and their Meanings

Many flowers have important symbolic meanings in Western culture. The practice of assigning meanings to flowers is known as floriography. Some of the more common examples include: Red roses are given as a symbol of love, beauty, and passion. Poppies are a symbol of consolation in time of death. In the UK, Australia and Canada, red poppies are worn to commemorate soldiers who have died in times of war. Irises/Lily are used in burials as a symbol referring to "resurrection/life". It is also associated with stars (sun) and its petals blooming/shining. Daisies are a symbol of innocence.
Colors of Rose Flowers and their Meanings

The following are the symbolic meanings of some of the different colors of roses:

Purple roses pertain to fantasies, hoping for some miracles, new opportunities and possibilities. However, lavender roses symbolize caution and the need to go on slowly and cautiously.

Orange roses signify enthusiasm, desire, and fascination. They actually say: I am proud of you!

Peach roses mean desire, anticipation, sincere, appreciation and hopefulness for the future. Pale peach roses symbolize modesty.

Pink roses represent elegance, gracefulness, sophistication, and refinement with the combination of fun and light-heartedness. These roses are best for carrying sweet thoughts and thank yous.

Red rose flowers, the most common floral gift, stand for romance, beauty, respect, courage, passionate love and bonding. Red roses combined with pink roses stand for strong romance and passion. Full blown red roses convey a message: I Love You!

White roses, sometimes referred to as the Flower of Light, signify unity, endless love, purity, silence and innocence, and youthfulness. They also represent spiritual love and anticipation of happiness. White roses combined with red ones signify unity and togetherness.

Yellow roses mean strong feeling of pure joy, freedom, and friendship. A yellow rose with red tip represents friends falling in love. Red and yellow roses when combined mean cheerfulness and faithfulness.

Rosebuds represent beauty, youth and a heart innocent of love or they express a message: You are young and beautiful. A single rose stands for simplicity and a message that says: You are the Only One.