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Rose
Facts
If floral orders are a reliable measure
of popularity, the rose is America's
favorite flower. This beloved bloom is
as rich in history as it is in fragrance
and beauty. Here are a few interesting
facts about the rose:
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The rose is the official National Floral
emblem of the United States. This
legislation was signed into law by
President Ronald Reagan on October 7,
1986. The rose is also the state flower
selected by Georgia, Iowa, New York,
North Dakota and the District of
Columbia.
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Three separate nationally conducted
public opinion polls, dating from
1975-1986, found the rose to be the
number-one choice of over 85% of those
individuals surveyed.
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George Washington, our first President,
was also our first U.S. rose breeder!
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In 1994, over 1,200,000,000 roses were
purchased by U.S. flower buyers. This
works out to a per capita consumption of
4.67 roses per person.
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The rose is native to the United States.
The oldest fossilized imprint of the
rose was left on a slate deposit found
in Florissant, Colorado. It is estimated
to be 35 million years old.
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There are nearly 900 acres of greenhouse
dedicated to the production of fresh-cut
roses in the U.S. One acre of greenhouse
rose production in the U.S. is valued at
about one million dollars, which
includes the value of the plants,
greenhouse structure and land.
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About 60% of the roses grown in the U.S.
are produced in California.
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The most popular rose holidays in the
U.S. are Valentine's Day, Mother's Day
and Christmas.
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Columbus discovered America because of a
rose! It is written that on October 11,
1492, while becalmed in the Sargasso
Sea, one of the crewmen picked a rose
branch from the water. This sign of land
renewed their hope for survival and gave
the seafarers the courage to continue on
to the New World.
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