![]() Let me give you a very quick overview of some parts of the flowers in the Rosaceae family that are most relevant for our drawing purposes.Īll the yellow little frilly bits you see sticking out along the middle of the flower are the male reproductive organs ( stamens), with the pollen at the tip. Not a dull moment with roses, in life as in art.īotanical knowledge might not be crucial in order to draw flowers, but it can be helpful indeed. They were used frequently in coats of arms (such as the Tudor rose), in poems and fairy tales, or as religious symbols since the ancient Greeks.Įither variety, wild, wild-looking or highly cultivated must be picked at the risk of stabbing oneself with their spiky thorns, that stand in stark contrast to their beautifully delicate petals. Of course, many wild varieties have also been cultivated these days, so it’s more exact to name them ‘wild-looking’. ![]() ![]() They’re more traditional, actually, having been used as symbols long before today’s super fancy, many-petalled roses were created. Much less flashy, with fewer petals and more imperfections the dog rose ( Rosa canina) and its relatives are the ancestors of the cultivated varieties. They’re pristine, striking and obvious.īut there’s also that other side of the coin, that we so often forget exists at all, the wild roses. We usually think of roses as expensive flowers, noble, classy, luxurious. But it’s also quite a contrary flower, with its petals and thorns, its wild and cultivated forms. Roses today are, of course, the ultimate symbol of love and passion. Each colour of rose has a different meaning, with pink symbolising happiness, red desire and so on. In that case a small flower was much less conspicuous than an open love letter. Which came especially handy if you were not supposed to court (such as servants). With books about meanings of specific flowers freely accessible it became quite common for men to send their love interest a blossom or two, relaying secret messages. In the UK floriography (the language of flowers) became especially popular in Regency and Victorian times, where expressing one’s feelings openly was just not the done thing to do. And in most cases it will be a pleasant one.įlowers as a form of communication have been used for many hundreds of years. Be that as it may, almost everyone here has some sort of memory related to roses.
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