Introduction

• Known as Queen of flowers.
• They are the symbol of beauty, fragrance and are used to convey the message of love.
• Slow openings of the flowers and good keeping quality made roses popular.
• Almost all types of colors are found except complete blue and black.

Botany, origin, distribution and development of modern roses

• belongs to the family Rosaceae
• Are small or medium sized ornamental shrub with prickly stems.
• Few roses are known to be thornless.
• Some have climbing or creeping habits.
• The inflorescence in rose is of determinate type and in the form of panicle or solitary.
• About 120 known wild species of roses are indigenous to the northern hemisphere.
• Almost all types of colors are found except complete blue and black.
• There are about 300 species and 20000 cultivars of Rose but very few have played major role in evolving modern Roses.